Religion of the Word The Defence of the Reformation in the Reign of Edward VI Book

	Acknowledgements	vii
	Sources and Methodology	ix
	A Note on the Term 'Protestant'	xx
	Abbreviations	xxiii
	Introduction: historical perspectives on the reign of Edward	VI
	A religious revolution? Edward VI's reformations	1
	Crisis or continuity?	5
	The 'commonwealth men': reality or illusion?	6
	Whatever happened to social conscience?	6
	Edward VI: 'godly imp', 'young Josiah', or chip off the old block?	8
	Somerset and Northumberland: a reversal of roles?	10
	Unstable politics?	12
	Conclusion	13
1	The struggle against popery
	Introduction	18
	Dichotomy	21
	Inversion	28
	Conspiracy	34
	Disorder	37
	Delusion	41
	Repression	47
	Conclusion	51
2	The threat of religious radicalism
	Introduction	67
	Who were the radicals?	68
	Protestant images of 'anabaptism'	73
	Conclusion	79
3	The reform of the church
	Introduction: reformation by the Word	87
	The ministry of the Word	88
	The need for further reformation	106
	The Christian body	114
	Conclusion	127
4	The godly commonwealth
	Introduction: models of order in the commonwealth	140
	Godly judgement: the role of the magistrate	146
	Obedience and its limitations: the duty of the subject	158
	The social bonds: justice and charity	162
	Conclusion	168
5	Signs of the times: hope and fear in the Edwardian reformation
	Introduction	177
	Assumptions	178
	The ungodly commonwealth	197
	Conclusion: England in the balance	214
	Conclusion	231
Appendix	Brief Biographies of Authors	235
	Bibliography	247
	Index	259