{"product_id":"richard-whitfords-dyuers-holy-instrucyons-and-teachynges-very-necessary-for-the-helth-of-mannes-soule-paperback","title":"Richard Whitford's Dyuers Holy Instrucyons and Teachynges Very Necessary for the Helth of Mannes Soule - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrandon Alakas\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStephanie Morley\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Whitford's \u003ci\u003eDyuers Holy Instrucyons and Teachynges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Very Necessary for the Helth of Mannes Soule \u003c\/i\u003eis the last printed work written by a brother of the Brigittine community at Syon Abbey. A vocal opponent of Lutheran reforms and Henry VIII's agenda to install himself as the head of the Church of England, Richard Whitford was also Syon's most prolific author. His writing provides pastoral guidance on a range of issues as well as powerful articulations of the value of religious life during the turbulent years preceding the king's break from the Catholic Church. Published in 1541, \u003ci\u003eDyuers Holy Instrucyons \u003c\/i\u003eis also the only Syon text printed after the dissolution of the monasteries. This text thus offers a rare perspective on the concerns of those faithful to the old religion from a religious brother who actively participated in the abbey's campaign against Lutheran reformers. As with his previous work, Whitford's \u003ci\u003eDyuers Holy Instrucyons \u003c\/i\u003emaintains an openly confrontational stance toward radical reformers while offering instruction to readers on issues that would certainly have been topical for faithful who lived after the 1534 Act of Supremacy--issues focussed on patience, avoiding vice, impediments to spiritual perfection, and detraction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cbr\u003eedition makes this significant work available for the first time to modern \u003cbr\u003ereaders with crucial discussions of the history and themes of the texts, \u003cbr\u003eincluding the indivisibility of politics and religion in the early years of the \u003cbr\u003eReformation and the crucial role that Syon Abbey played in the textual \u003cbr\u003erepresentation of this period in English history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrandon Alakas is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Alberta. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephanie Morley is Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Saint Mary's University, Halifax.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776183796000,"sku":"9781802078466","price":98.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1105740b6f8f47a6ab5ecc513c835ba2.webp?v=1780474113","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/richard-whitfords-dyuers-holy-instrucyons-and-teachynges-very-necessary-for-the-helth-of-mannes-soule-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}