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John Bale’s 'The Image of Both Churches'

This book is a critical edition of John Bale's The Image of Both Churches (c. 1545). The Introduction provides a thorough overview of this sixteenth century work, explaining its relationship to the apocalyptic tradition and to Bale's important inspirations, from Augustine to Erasmus and Lu...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Minton, Gretchen E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Studies in Early Modern Religious Tradition, Culture and Society, 6
Subjects:
Religion.
Religion—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
History.
Religious Studies, general.
Philosophy of Religion.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
History, general.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7296-0
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • The two churches model
  • Paraphrase or commentary?- Princely power and the elect nation
  • Apocalyptic exegesis and history.-The place of the Image in Bale’s oeuvre
  • Bale’s language
  • Dating and publication
  • The woodcuts
  • The influence of the Image
  • Note on the text
  • The Image of both Churches
  • A preface unto the Christian reader
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Appendix 1: Bibliography and abbreviations
  • Appendix 2: Glossary of words and phrases
  • Appendix 3: Names, terms, and historical events
  • Appendix 4: Periods of history and symbols in the Image.-Appendix 5: Marginal references.

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