John Bale and Religious Conversion in Reformation England - 9781848933880

Taylor & Francis

Focusing on the life and work of the evangelical reformer John Bale (1485\u20131563), Wort presents a study of conversion in the sixteenth century. > Focusing on the life and work of the evangelical reformer John Bale (1485\u20131563), Wort presents a study of conversion in the sixteenth century. > Introduction: Alter Et Idem; Chapter 1 Constructing the Converted Self; Chapter 2 Becoming Bale/Baal; Chapter 3 Recantation and the Sincerity of Conversion; Chapter 4 Contested Identities/Corporate Identities; epilogue Epilogue: The Threat of Reconversion;