Providence in Early Modern England

by Alexandra Walsham

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This is an extensive study of the 16th and 17th century belief that God actively intervened in human affairs to punish, reward warn, try and chastise. It seeks to shed light on the reception character and broader cultural repercussions of the Reformation.

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