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Tucker, Jameson (2011) Vrais Chrestiens : strangers in the martyrologies of Jean Crespin. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
This thesis examines the portrayal of outsider, or ‘stranger’ groups in the series of
Protestant martyrologies known as the Livre des Martyrs. The book’s compiler,
editor, and publisher, Jean Crespin, placed the defence of religious doctrine as a
mark of a true martyr, and a central theme of the book. He also, in the manner of his
contemporaries John Foxe and Ludwig Rabus, wished to write a history of the true
persecuted Church, which led him to search for martyrs from a wider range of
groups who had come into conflict with the Catholic Church. These two impulses,
towards theological purity and the inclusion of outsiders, respectively, came into
conflict with the inclusion of ‘strangers’ who held views divergent from the French
Reformed norm.
Comparison of the succeeding editions of the martyrology with each other
and, where possible, with the original sources allows us to see that Crespin often
altered the content of his narratives, especially by removing theological elements
which conflicted with official Reformed doctrine to in effect render their content
‘safer’. The changes that he made to Lutheran and Hussite passages reveal a marked
concern with the nature of the Eucharist, one of the primary disputes between
Protestant denominations of that period, while omissions from his passages from the
German Peasants’ War and the Vaudois reveal an uncertainty about the
permissibility of resistance to the State. The Livre des Martyrs, by presenting an
idealised vision of the wider Protestant movement allows us some insight into the
self-definition of the French Reformed Church, and the ways in which they
perceived their relationship to other groups.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Crespin, Jean, d. 1572. Livre des Martyrs, Martyrologies, Reformed Church -- France -- History -- 16th century, Martyrs -- History -- 16th century | ||||
Official Date: | October 2011 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Department of History | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Roberts, Penny | ||||
Sponsors: | French Protestant Church (London, England) ; Huguenot Society of London | ||||
Extent: | iii, 291 leaves | ||||
Language: | eng |
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