The Uses of Reform: 'Godly Discipline' and Popular Behavior in Scotland and Beyond, 1560-1610 (Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions) [Hardcover]

Michael F. Graham (Author)

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ISBN-10: 9004102612 | ISBN-13: 978-9004102613 | Publication Date: May 1, 1996

"The uses of reform" is a study of the Reformation as a movement for behavioral reform, concentrating on Scotland during the first fifty years (1560-1610) of its reformation as a primary example. The opening chapters trace the development of "Godly discipline" as part of the European-wide reform movement. Graham follows this general narrative with a study of the creation and implementation of a disciplinary system in Scotland. Finally, he compares disciplinary practices in the Scottish Church with those of the Huguenot communities of France. Looking closely at the proceedings of church courts which enforced regulations concerning behaviour, Graham paints a picture of the Reformation as a social process. This book, the first of its kind in the historiography of the Scottish Reformation, explores how reformed protestantism affected local communities and redefined relationships.

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Winner of the 1997 Roland Bainton Prize, awarded by the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 373 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004102612
• ISBN-13: 978-9004102613
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,428,610 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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