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The values and institutions of the Christian Church remained
massively dominant in early modern English society and culture, but
its theology, liturgy and unity were increasingly disputed. The
period was overall one of institutional conformity and individual
diversity: the centrality of Christian religion was universally
acknowledged; yet the nature of religion and of religious
observance in England changed dramatically during the Reformation,
Renaissance, and Restoration. Further, because English culture was
still biblical and English society was still religious, the state
involved itself in ecclesiastical matters to an extraordinary
extent. Successive political and ecclesiastical administrations
were committed to helping each other, but their attempts to mould
religious beliefs and customs were effectively attempts to modify
English culture. Church and state were complementary, yet because
they were ultimately distinct estates, they could work only, at
best, uneasily in partnership with each other. Cultural output is
thus an ideal lens for examining this period of tension in the
church, state and society of England. The case studies contained in
this volume examine the intersection of politics, religion and
society over the entire early modern period, through distinct
examples of cultural texts produced and cultural practices
followed.
The values and institutions of the Christian Church remained
massively dominant in early modern English society and culture, but
its theology, liturgy and unity were increasingly disputed. The
period was overall one of institutional conformity and individual
diversity: the centrality of Christian religion was universally
acknowledged; yet the nature of religion and of religious
observance in England changed dramatically during the Reformation,
Renaissance, and Restoration. Further, because English culture was
still biblical and English society was still religious, the state
involved itself in ecclesiastical matters to an extraordinary
extent. Successive political and ecclesiastical administrations
were committed to helping each other, but their attempts to mould
religious beliefs and customs were effectively attempts to modify
English culture. Church and state were complementary, yet because
they were ultimately distinct estates, they could work only, at
best, uneasily in partnership with each other. Cultural output is
thus an ideal lens for examining this period of tension in the
church, state and society of England. The case studies contained in
this volume examine the intersection of politics, religion and
society over the entire early modern period, through distinct
examples of cultural texts produced and cultural practices
followed.
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