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The Act for the Advancement of True Religion (34 & 35 Hen. 8.c. 1) was an Act passed by the Parliament of England on 12 May 1543. Its intent was to quash the possession and reading of Tyndale's translations of scripture by "the lower sortes", and any commentary that spread doctrines contrary to Henry's theology, particularly relating to the eucharist and baptism.
Act for the Advancement of True Religion; Act of Uniformity 1551; ... Religion Act 1592; Revival of the Heresy Acts; Root and Branch petition; S. Sacrament Act 1547;
It was also statutorily enforced by the Act for the Advancement of True Religion. [43] Because of its royal authorisation, the King's Book officially replaced the Ten Articles as the official doctrinal statement of the Church of England. [44] Significantly, the doctrine of justification by faith alone was totally rejected.
This was followed days later by passage of the Act for the Advancement of True Religion, which restricted the Bible reading to men and women of noble birth. Henry expressed his fears to Parliament in 1545 that "the Word of God, is disputed, rhymed, sung and jangled in every ale house and tavern, contrary to the true meaning and doctrine of the ...
Little is known about Cranmer's parents: "we know that Katharina Preu was the daughter of the brewer Heinrich Preu and Margarete his wife, née Hertzel, but we cannot be sure whether [Thomas] Cranmer’s wife was the daughter of a sister or brother of Katharina, so the younger Margaret’s maiden name remains uncertain". [1]
Puritans in both England and New England believed that the state should protect and promote true religion and that religion should influence politics and social life. [107] [108] Certain holidays were outlawed when Puritans came to power. In 1647, Parliament outlawed the celebration of Christmas, Easter and Whitsuntide. [109]
Mary Astell's works were published anonymously. Her two best-known books, A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, for the Advancement of Their True and Greatest Interest (1694) and A Serious Proposal, Part II (1697), outline her plan to establish a new type of institution for women to assist in providing women with both religious and secular ...
The Republic of Letters was the sum of a number of Enlightenment ideals: an egalitarian realm governed by knowledge that could act across political boundaries and rival state power. [189] It was a forum that supported "free public examination of questions regarding religion or legislation."