"John Ponet (1516-1556) was a central figure in the English Reformation-an intellectual, ecclesiastical leader, and political thinker. This monograph revisits Ponet's contributions to theology, humanism, and political theory, revealing his vital role in the Edwardian Reformation as a leading member of the Cambridge "Athenians". Using newly discovered archival material and his reconstructed personal library, this study offers a fresh perspective on Ponet's influence, from his promotion of evangelical reforms under Edward VI to his advocacy for limited monarchy and resistance against tyranny under Mary. By rightly remembering Ponet, this book challenges the prevailing narratives and reshapes our understanding of the early English Reformation and mid-Tudor England"-- Provided by publisher.
This book explores the life and theology of John Ponet (1516-1556), a scholar, bishop, and insurgent who shaped the Edwardian Church. This monograph accounts for his theological contributions, political activism, and enduring influence on the Reformation and early modern England.
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"Mark Earngey has carried out a notable task of rediscovery on a Protestant bishop who was central to the mid-Tudor Reformation, but whose relatively early death in exile curtailed a career that would probably have made him one of the leading forces in the Elizabethan Church. Earngey retrieves the brilliance and originality of this multi-talented scholar, and has reconstructed much of his library now scattered right across Europe, providing extensive analysis of the lively and fascinating annotations in Ponet's books. This is a major achievement in English Reformation studies."
Diarmaid MacCulloch, University of Oxford
"Bishop John Ponet has been remembered, if at all, as the punch-line to a joke about scandalous clerical marriages. Mark Earngeys book finally does justice to him and more. Drawing on a hugely impressive range of archival discoveries, Earngey is able not only to reconstruct Ponets intellectual world, but to show how and why this theological street-fighter was made a bishop aged only 34, and became a central figure of Edward VIs Reformation and of the English Protestant exile community in the 1550s. The book not only gives us a wealth of lost detail, but provides a compelling overview of a man who, had he not died at the age of forty, would have become a colossus of the Elizabethan Church of England."
Alec Ryrie FBA, Durham University
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Notes on the Text
Introduction
1The Birth of a Cambridge Humanist (15161543)
1The Early Years
2Student at Queens College, Cambridge
3Fellow of Queens College, Cambridge
4Bursar of Queens College, Cambridge
5Final Years at Queens College, Cambridge
6Summary
2The Rise of an Evangelical Theologian (15431549)
1Evangelical Patronage and Preparation
2Evangelical Study and Publication
3Summary
3The Accomplishments of an Edwardian Bishop (15501553)
1The Notable Sermon
2Bishop of Rochester
3Bishop of Winchester
4Summary
4The Life and Death of a Marian Insurgent (15531556)
1The Rise of Queen Mary and the Rising of Thomas Wyatt
2Settling in Strassburg
3Tragedies and Terminus
4Summary
5The Theological Writings of a Marian Insurgent (15531556)
1The Debate over Clerical Marriage
2Behind the Debate over Clerical Marriage
3The Draft Reply: Provenance
3.1Questions of Authorship
3.2Dating of Annotations
4The Draft Reply: Literary Structures
4.1Organisation of Notation
4.2Symbols and Structures
4.3Corrections and Errors
4.4Use of Sources
5The Draft Reply: Polemical Processes
6Theology in Strassburg: Holy Scripture
7Theology in Strassburg: Clerical Marriage
7.1The Tradition of Clerical Celibacy
7.2Hermeneutical Framework
7.3Old Testament Exegesis
7.4New Testament Exegesis
7.5Vows of Celibacy
7.6The Gift of Celibacy
8Theology in Strassburg: A Misattribution to Ponet on the Eucharist
9Theology in Strassburg: Political Theology
9.1Calvinist Resistance Theory?
10Summary
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Letters Relative to John Ponet
Appendix 2: John Ponets Books
Appendix 3: List of Sources in the Draft Reply
Bibliography
Index
Mark Earngey, DPhil (2018, in Ecclesiastical History, University of Oxford), is Head of Church History and Lecturer in Christian Thought at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. His research interests and publications have focused on English Reformation history, theology, liturgy, and marginalia.
