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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463469403321

Autore

Reeves Andrew (History Professor)

Titolo

Religious education in thirteenth-century England : the creed and articles of faith / / by Andrew Reeves

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 pages)

Collana

Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, , 0926-6070 ; ; Volume 50

Disciplina

268.0942/09022

Soggetti

Religious education - England - History

Creeds - History and criticism

Electronic books.

England Church history 1066-1485

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Theological and Historical Background -- Bishops, Synods, and Diocesan Clergy -- Preaching: Parish Priests and Canons Regular -- Preaching: The Friars -- Vernacular Religious Literature -- Beyond Verbal Instruction: Liturgy, Art, and Architecture -- Conclusions -- Appendix: The Creed and Articles of Faith as Set out by Various Authors -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors and Titles -- Index of Manuscripts -- Index of Subjects.

Sommario/riassunto

In Religious Education in Thirteenth-Century England , Andrew Reeves examines how laypeople in a largely illiterate and oral culture learned the basic doctrines of the Christian religion. Although lay religious life is often assumed to have been a tissue of ignorance and superstition, this study shows basic religious training to have been broadly available to laity and clergy alike. Reeves examines the nature, availability and circulation of sermon manuscripts as well as guidebooks to Christian teachings written for both clergy and literate laypeople. He shows that under the direction of a vigorous and reforming episcopate and aided by the preaching of the friars, clergy had a readily available toolkit to instruct their lay flocks.