The chantries of medieval England were founded in the belief that intercessory masses could shorten the period spent by souls in purgatory. They played a greater role in the daily life of sixteenth-century Englishmen than did monasteries, yet the dissolution of the monasteries has been a far more popular subject of study than the dissolution of the chantries. Alan Kreider writes about the social, religious, and numerical importance of the chantries. He explains the significance of purgatory in their founding, as well as the theological and economic changes of the 1530s and 1540s that caused the government to jettison traditional practices concerning prayers for the deceased.

Product Description: On the margins of the biblical canon and on the boundaries of what are traditionally called 'mainstream' Christian communities there have been throughout history writings and movements which have been at odds with the received wisdom and the consensus of establishment opinion...read more

Product Description: In this time of post-Christendom, worship and mission are to be integrated anew. This is the view of Alan Kreider & Eleanor Kreider. Worship and Mission After Christendom looks at how we can re-think our understanding of "worship" and of "mission"...read more

Product Description: A revised edition of this classic work by C. Norman Kraus. Key material from another influential book, The Authentic Witness, is incorporated and a new chapter is added.Repeatedly Kraus stresses the key point: the good news of the gospel is not that all will be well in the future...read more

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Product Description: Christianity has, from its very beginnings and because of its beliefs and practices, had a paradoxical relationship to the world. This stimulating book, which contains articles by seven leading historians, argues that the relationship between the Nonconformist tradition in Britain and ‘culture’ provides a particularly illuminating example of this paradox...read more

Product Description: In this book Kreider explores with insight, passion and high interest the aspect of holiness which Wesley alluded to - and practiced- but which has received inadequate attention from Wesleyan scholars.