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Becoming Jeremiah : the influence of John Knox's time in England on his formation PDF

2017·4.6 MB·English
by  FraserJames
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ii ABSTRACT This work focuses on John Knox's time spent in England (1549-1553) and its influence on him and on his approach to reform. The effect of this time is shown in his 1554 letters which he wrote to those who remained in England. Of primary interest is A Godly Warning and A Faithful Admonition. This study examines Knox's attitude towards the Lord's Supper and the debates he entered into regarding its practice while in England. The culmination of this being his objection to the 1552 Book ofC ommon Prayer, which commanded the participants to kneel to receive the sacrament, this resulted in the insertion of the "Black Rubric". Knox's attitude to the English Reformation and development into his role as a preacher, pastor and prophet is further revealed in his 1554 letters which he wrote after leaving England during Mary's reign. In particular, his longer treatises A Godly Warning-in which he invokes the biblical prophet Jerimiah-and A Faithful Admonition-where he begins to make radical political arguments-demonstrate the evolution Knox underwent during his time in England. Knox's development is finally demonstrated by his actions as pastor to the English Exile community in Frankfurt (1554-1555). This study examines Knox's development early in his career particularly through his understanding of the Lord's Supper and to evangelical reform. This also helps to better understand the influence his time in England had on the development of his political thought which is tied to his vision of reform.

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