Download or read book Religion and the English People, 1500-1640 written by Eric Josef Carlson and published by Truman State University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection brings to the fore new topics and a new and active generation of Reformation scholars. The relationship between the clergy and laity receives long-overdue attention, and the impact of early preaching, religious satire, and the Book of Common Prayer is addressed. Use of more sophisticated and reliable sources such as wills also adds to the new scholarship.