Cet article examine la religion de John Donne du point de vue historique ainsi que littéraire, en mettant en valeur ses rapports avec les branches catholique et réformée de l’église anglicane en début de l’époque des Stuart. Ses écrits révèlent les fêlures de cette église et illuminent les versions plus extrêmes et moins sophistiquées des conflits qu’il incarnait lui-même. En particulier, la poétique sacramentelle de Donne, sa rénovation de termes réfutés et ses formulations rhétoriques paradoxales témoignent des accommodations avec le Catholicisme qui marquent sa via media comme variable et instable et qui servent de preuve exemplaire des efforts de l’église anglaise de rester unie.
Prelate as Pastor: The Episcopate of James I by Kenneth Fincham offers a detailed examination of the nature and function of the office of bishop in England and Wales from 1603 to 1625. Based on the episcopal records of the 66 bishops active during James's reign, this book investigates the range of their activities and attempts to assess their influence on the ecclesiastical and political development of the Church during this period. In particular, Fincham provides detailed evidence of their role in central politics, in local society, and as diocesan governors enforcing spiritual discipline and supervising parish clergy.
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