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Jansenism and England : moral rigorism across the confessions / Thomas Palmer.

Author/creator Palmer, Thomas John, 1986-
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Descriptionx, 286 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Religion
Subject(s)
Jansenists--France --History --17th century.
Jansenists--Great Britain --History --17th century.
Church controversies--History --17th century.
Christian ethics--Great Britain.
France--Church history --17th century.
Great Britain--Church history --17th century.
Europe--Church history --17th century.
Series Oxford theology and religion monographs
Oxford theology and religion monographs. ^A1147374
Contents The Jansenist critique -- Transmission into England -- Translation into English -- Jansenist Augustinianism and the springs of pastoral rigorism -- Two Case Studies: Jeremy Taylor on Augustine and Original Sin, and Herbert Thorndike on Jansen and Liberty -- A Popular Asceticism: Antoine Arnauld's Frequente Communion and Jeremy Taylor's Doctrine of Repentance -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Some Books and Papers Relating to the Jansenists in the Allestree Bequest, Christ Church Library, Oxford.
Summary This study examines the impact in mid- to late seventeenth-century England of the major contemporary religious controversy in France, which revolved around the formal condemnation of a heresy popularly called Jansenism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [251]-275) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Other formsAlso available in electronic format.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017954535
ISBN0198816650 hardback
ISBN9780198816652 hardback
ISBNelectronic bk.
ISBNelectronic bk.

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