Title: The loyal opposition
First published: 1996
Description: Between 1535 and 1558, Bishops Gardiner, Tunstal, and Bonner, the theologian Richard Smith, the layman Miles Huggarde, and other traditionalists mounted a spirited defense of Catholic teaching. Ellen Macek's The Loyal Opposition breaks new ground by analyzing the intellectual and theological basis of their polemics on the key issues of justification and the Eucharist.

It demonstrates how they drew upon a blend of scholastic and humanistic elements to oppose religious innovation while simultaneously submitting to the schism with Rome. In conclusion, it reassesses the fatal weaknesses and enduring contributions of their position.
Subjects: Catholic Church, Catholic literature, Church history, Doctrines, History, History and criticism, Church of england, relations, Church of england, doctrines, Lord's supper, Justification, history of doctrines, Scholasticism, history, Humanism, Great britain, church history, 16th century, Relations, Church of England, Justification (Christian theology), History of doctrines, Scholasticism
Places: England
Time periods: 16th century
LC classification: BX1492 .M244 1996