St Matthew's Guild

Elizabethan Religion Bibliography

A big thank you to Tim Duncan for providing this bibliography. Please feel free to contact Tim for further information about Elizabethan Religion.

Comparative Elizabethan Religion - Selected Readings

Bossy, John. "The Character of Elizabethan Catholicism." Crisis in Europe, 1560-1660. Ed. by Trevor Aston. New York, 1965.

Calvin, John. John Calvin: Writings on Pastoral Piety. Ed. & trans. by Elsie Anne McKee. The Classics of Western Spirituality. New Jersey, 2001. Hard-to-find prayers, some written for lay people's use. Radical Protestant Q&A Catechism for children preparing for 1st Communion.

Counsell, Michael, compiler. 2000 Years of Prayer. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1999. Chapters on, Celtic, Scottish, Teutonic, and English prayers of the period and before. Amazingly useful resource.

de Dalmases, Cándido, S.J. Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Jesuits. Trans. by Jerome Aixalá, S.J. St. Louis, 1985. Chps. 13, 17 of interst to those who are, associate with, or hunt Jesuits.

Doran, Susan. Elizabeth I and Religion, 1558-1603. Lancaster Pamphlets. London, New York, 1994. Excellent concise overview produced by Univ. of Lancaster History Dept. Best single starter piece on the subject.

Dupré, Luis and Saliers, Don E., eds. Christian Spirituality III: Post-Reformation and Modern. Parts 1&2. New York, 1996.

Ganss, George E., S.J., ed. & trans. The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius. Chicago, 1992. Most accessible edition for the newcomer; essential reading for anyone Jesuit, or ministered to, or educated by them.

Gilles, Anthony E. The People of Anguish: the Story Behind the Reformation. Cincinnati, 1987. Balanced, but from modern Roman Catholic perspective.

González, Julio L. The Story of Christianity, Vol. II. New York, 1985. Very balanced and objective.

Gregory, Brad S. PhD. The History of XTY in the Reformation Era. 2001. The Teaching Co. "Gr Courses." 36 hour audio course.

MacCulloch, Diarmaid. The Later Reformation in England, 1547-1603, 2nd Ed; British History in Perspective Series. Palgrave, New York, 2001.

MacCulloch, Diarmaid. The Reformation: A History. Viking Penguin, New York, 2004.

O'Malley, John W., S.J. The First Jesuits. Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, 1993. Essential reading for anyone Jesuit.

Spencer, Bonell, O.H.C. Ye Are the Body. Chps. VIII and X. West Park, New York, 1965. Balanced, but from a modern Anglican perspective.