We threw in some Reformed works to manage things and keep the air a bit clearer.
Bray,
Gerald. The Anglican Canons 1529-1947. Woodbridge:
Boydell and Brewer, 1998. The reviewer
says of this 1104-page volume priced at $156 the following: This volume is a major new scholarly
edition of some of the most important sources in the history of the Anglican
Church. It includes all the canons produced by the Church of England, from the
opening of the Reformation parliament in 1529 to 1947. Most of the material
comes from the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, among which the
canons of 1529, 1603 and 1640, and Cardinal Pole's legatine constitutions of
1556, are of particular importance. But the volume also includes the first
scholarly editions of the deposited canons of 1874 and 1879 and the proposed
canons of 1947. In addition, it includes both the Irish canons of 1634 and the
Scottish canons of 1636. The canons are accompanied by a substantial number of supplementary
texts and appendixes, illustrating their sources and development; Latin texts
are accompanied by parallel English translations, and the editor provides a
full scholarly apparatus, which is particularly valuable for its identification
of the sources of the various canons. The texts are preceded by an extended
introduction, which provides not only an up-to-date analysis of the framing and
significance of each set of canons, but also critical discussions of the
origins and development of canon law and the system of ecclesiastical courts.
It is an essential work of reference for anyone interested in the history of
the Church of England since the Reformation, or in Anglican canon law.” It is
available at: http://www.amazon.com/Anglican-Canons-1529-1947-England-Society/dp/085115557X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391823405&sr=8-1&keywords=bray+anglican+canons
-------- Tudor Church Reform: The Henrician Canons
of 1535 and the `Reformatio Legum Ecclesiasticarum (Church of England Record
Society). Woodbridge: Boydell and
Brewer, 2000. The reviewer says: The
English Reformation began as a dispute over questions of canon law, and
reforming the existing system was one of the state's earliest objectives. A
draft proposal for this, known as the Henrician canons, has survived, revealing
the state of English canon law at the time of the break with Rome, and
providing a basis for Cranmer's subsequent, and much better known, attempt to
revise the canon law, which was published by John Foxe under the title
`Reformatio legum ecclesiasticarum' in 1571. Although it never became law, it
was highly esteemed by later canon lawyers and enjoyed an unofficial authority
in ecclesiastical courts. The Henrician canons and the `Reformatio legum
ecclesiasticarum' are thus crucial for an understanding of Reformation church discipline,
revealing the problems and opportunities facing those who wanted to reform the
Church of England's institutional structure in the mid-Tudor period, an age
which was to determine the course of the church for centuries to come.This
volume makes available for the first time full scholarly editions and
translations of the whole text, taking all the available evidence into
consideration, and setting the `Reformatio' firmly in both its historical and
contemporary context.” Available at: http://www.amazon.com/Tudor-Church-Reform-%60Reformatio-Ecclesiasticarum/dp/0851158099/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391903579&sr=8-1&keywords=gerald+bray+tudor+church+reform
Bridge,
G. R. The Thirty-nine Articles. Charlottetown,
PEI: St. Peter Publications, 1989. Unable to locate.
Davies,
J. The Caroline Captivity of the Church:
Charles 1 and the Remoulding of Anglicanism. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 1992. “A scholarly and original study of the
Church of England in the reign of Charles I, Davies's detailed analysis of
religious policy and ecclesiastical practice offers a bold new interpretation
of the Caroline Church, firmly based on documentary evidence. Davies examines
the roles of Charles I and of Archbishop Laud, demonstrating both Laud's
essential conservatism in religious matters and Charles's highly personal
notion of sacramental kingship which he was attempting to realize through his
prerogative as Supreme Governor of the Church. As a vital arm in the political
apparatus of the state and as the vehicle for Caroline ideology, the
established church under Charles I became more highly politicized than ever
before. Julian Davies reassesses the significance of doctrinal Arminianism in
the seventeenth-century church, taking issue with a number of scholars. He
brings to the forefront of the debate constitutional issues which have recently
been underplayed. His book makes an important contribution to a controversial
area of historical study.” http://www.amazon.com/The-Caroline-Captivity-Church-Anglicanism/dp/019820311X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391907052&sr=8-2&keywords=Davies+caroline+captivity
Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils. Edited
and translated by N. Tanner. Georgetown:
Georgetown University Press, 1990. The
reviewer says of the $190 2-volume set: This
monumental two-volume publication brings together in the original languages and
an English translation, all the decrees of all the ecumenical councils from
Nicaea I to Vatican II. As such it represents an indispensable reference work
for theologians and historians, as well as for anyone interested in the
development of Christian thought and doctrine. Indeed, these decrees represent
the authoritative distillation of Christian tradition which itself is bound
together with scripture "in a close and reciprocal relationship" so
that the two "form a single sacred deposit of the word of God, entrusted
to the church." The original text is a reproduction of the brilliant
edition by G. Alberigo and others of the decrees Conciliorum Oecumenicorum
Decreta, which provides for the first time a reliable critical text for all
the ecumenical councils. The English translation faces each page of the
original text and is the first rendering into English of all these decrees
taken together. The translators have used inclusive language throughout to
emphasize the continuity of conciliar documents. The 2,528 total pages of these
two volumes include all the authenticated texts and their English renderings as
well as a preface and introduction by the oringinal languages editor, a
foreword by the English language editor, a bibliography for each decree,
various commentaries and explanatory notes, and ten comprehensive indices.” http://www.amazon.com/Decrees-Ecumenical-Councils-Volume-Set/dp/0878404902/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391904289&sr=8-1&keywords=decrees+of+the+ecumenical+councils
Jones,
Thomas R. An Exposition of the
Thirty-nine Articles, by the Reformers, Being Extracts from the Works of
Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer, Hooper, Jewel, Philpott, Bradford, Sandys, Grindal,
Whitgift, Etc. No location: Nabu
Press, 2010. 268 pages. http://www.amazon.com/exposition-Thirty-nine-articles-reformers/dp/1177623943/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1387404385&sr=8-2&keywords=thomas+jones+thirty-nine+articles
Miller,
Joseph. The Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England, a Historical and
Speculative Exposition. No location:
Ulan Press, 2012.
Quantin,
J.L. The Church of England and Christian
Antiquity: the Construction of a Confessional Identity in the Seventeenth
Century. Oxford: OUP, 2009. “Today, the statement that Anglicans are fond of the Fathers
and keen on patristic studies looks like a platitude. Like many platitudes, it
is much less obvious than one might think. Indeed, it has a long and complex
history. Jean-Louis Quantin shows how, between the Reformation and the last
years of the Restoration, the rationale behind the Church of England's reliance
on the Fathers as authorities on doctrinal controversies, changed
significantly. Elizabethan divines, exactly like their Reformed counterparts on
the Continent, used the Church Fathers to vindicate the Reformation from Roman
Catholic charges of novelty, but firmly rejected the authority of tradition.
They stressed that, on all questions controverted, there was simply no
consensus of the Fathers. Beginning with the "avant-garde
conformists" of early Stuart England, the reference to antiquity became
more and more prominent in the construction of a new confessional identity, in
contradistinction both to Rome and to Continental Protestants, which, by 1680,
may fairly be called "Anglican." English divines now gave to
patristics the very highest of missions. In that late age of Christianity--so
the idea ran--now that charisms had been withdrawn and miracles had ceased, the
exploration of ancient texts was the only reliable route to truth. As the
identity of the Church of England was thus redefined, its past was reinvented.
This appeal to the Fathers boosted the self-confidence of the English clergy
and helped them to surmount the crises of the 1650s and 1680s. But it also
undermined the orthodoxy that it was supposed to support.” http://www.amazon.com/Church-England-Christian-Antiquity-Oxford-Warburg/dp/0199557861/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391907409&sr=8-1&keywords=quentin+the+church+of+england+and+christian+antiquity
Skouteris, K. The Thirty-nine
Articles of the English Church in the Light of the Orthodox Creedal Tradition. Athens: G. K. Parisianos, 1982. This is in
Greek. Unable to locate.
Spear, Wayne R. Covenanted Uniformity in Religion: The
Influence of the Scottish Commissioners upon the Ecclesiology of the
Westminster Assembly.
Reformation Heritage Books, 2013.
Review
Dr. Wayne Spear s study of the discussion of church government at the
Westminster Assembly has for decades remained hidden in the relative obscurity
of scholarly libraries. It is a cause for rejoicing that it is now being made
available to a wider public. Carefully researched and written with a gracious
clarity, it is enormously helpful in walking us through the long and complex
debates on church government in which the Westminster divines engaged. Dr.
Spear brings out the role of the small group of unusually gifted teaching and
ruling elders sent to the Assembly as commissioners from the Church of
Scotland. The value of Covenanted Uniformity in Religion extends far
beyond the world of academic study and discussion, where it will certainly be
welcomed. It also has a special relevance and value to the large number of
ministers and other leaders of churches who today are thinking for the first
time, or rethinking, the significance of the structures of church life. Wayne
Spear has given us a study of historical ecclesiology with considerable
practical value for the contemporary church. --Sinclair B. Ferguson, professor
of systematic theology, Redeemer Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas
About the Author
Wayne R. Spear is professor emeritus of systematic theology at Reformed
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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