Richard Hooker and the Vision of God: Exploring the Origins of Anglicanism

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Finally filling the gap between specialist volumes and ‘companion texts , Charles Miller s rigorous and well written exploration of the works and theology of Richard Hooker is a comprehensive and critical testament to one of the most important founders of Anglican thought. Miller introduces the main theological topics in Hooker s writings and identifies his distinctive contribution to the emergence of Anglicanism via discussion of such themes as Hooker s conception of God, of Mankind and of the place of Scripture in the Church. These discussions are deeply founded on Hooker s own works and Miller makes good use of the yet un-translated work L Anglicanisme de Richard Hooker by Olivier Loyer, which has not been frequently cited in English language scholarship until now. Richard Hooker and the Vision of God is a groundbreaking new text that serves as both an introduction to, and substantive analysis of, this hugely influential sixteenth-century theologian.