Susan Royal

Early Modern British Religious History: Looking Forward

This article reviews the recent trajectories in the study of early modern British religious history, arguing that the modes of cultural history and the rejection of a teleological narrative have opened up new topics and rejuvenated perennial debates while putting older ones to rest. Consequently, a fuller understanding of the long reach and fundamental place of reform within British society has precipitated a “religious turn” within early modern British studies. The article ends with a look at two promising trends: the use of new types of primary sources and a wider geographical scope.

The Search for Authority in Reformation Europe

Penitentials and hunger-striking (to death). The absence of a reference in entries for both Biblical ethics and Scripture and ethics to The Bible and Morality (Pontifical Biblical Commission, 2008) is striking as is the lack of an entry for Spirituality, given the recent interest in its relationship to morality/moral theology and the inclusion of Fuga mundi. Bretzke’s Handbook offers a vital and valuable resource to students, teachers, and writers for reading, research, and reflection. It will be included in reference lists in moral theology/theological ethics for many years to come.