Title: The Antichrist and the Lollards
First published: 1998
Description: "This study examines expectations of imminent judgment that energized reform movements in Late Medieval and Reformation Europe. It probes the apocalyptic vision of the Lollards, followers of the Oxford professor John Wyclif (1384). The Lollards repudiated the medieval church and established conventicles despite officially sanctioned prosecution. While exploring the full spectrum of late medieval apocalypticism, this work focuses on the diverse range of Wycliffite literature - political and religious treatises, sermons, biblical commentaries, including trial records to reveal a dynamic strain of apocalyptic discourse. It shows that sixteenth-century English apocalypticism was fed by vibrant, indigenous Wycliffite well springs. The rhetoric of Lollard apocalypticism is analyzed and its effect on carriers and audiences is investigated, illuminating the rise of evil in church and society as perceived by the Lollards and their radical reform program."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Church history, History of doctrines, Millennialism, Antichrist, History and criticism, Lollards, Apocalyptic literature, Histoire des doctrines, Apocalyptiek, Fin du monde, Histoire religieuse, Millénarisme, Réforme, Great britain, church history, 1066-1485, Great britain, church history, 16th century, History
Places: England
Time periods: 16th century, 1066-1485
LC classification: BR750 .B68 1998