Title: The school of heretics : academic condemnation at the University of Oxford, 1277-1409 /
Authors: Larsen, Andrew E.
Publisher: Brill,
Year: 2011
Subjects: University of Oxford History.; University of Oxford Faculty History.; Heresy England History.; Criminal investigation England History.; Lollards Legal status, laws, etc. England History.; Academic freedom England History.; Freedom of speech England History.; Censorship England History.; Lollards Legal status, laws, etc. History. England; Heresy History.
Abstract: "This work is the first book-length study of academic condemnations at Oxford. It explores every known case in detail, including several never examined before, and then considers the practice of condemnation as a whole. As such, it provides a context to see John Wyclif and the Oxford Lollards not as unique figures, but as targets of a practice a century old by 1377. It argues that condemnation did not happen purely for reasons of theological purity, but reflected social and institutional pressures within the university."--Back cover.