Jane Dawson's John Knox, Yale University Press, 2015, is the definitive modern biography, drawing on previously unknown source material and significant advances in the understanding of sixteenth-century Britain since the earlier landmark treatments. It covers the August 1560 Reformation Parliament, the Scots Confession Knox helped draft in four days with five other ministers, and the Confession of Faith Ratification Act that made the Church of Scotland the kirk of the realm.
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AuthorJane Dawson
PublisherYale University Press
Publication Year2015
Source Typeacademic biography
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Major university press academic biography, the definitive modern life of Knox, drawing on previously unknown source material. NotesUsed for the August 1560 Scottish Reformation Parliament and the Scots Confession.
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Source John KnoxJane Dawson
This source names John Knox directly: "Jane Dawson's John Knox, Yale University Press, 2015, is the definitive modern biography, drawing on previously unknown source material and significant advances in the understanding of..."
Source John KnoxJane Dawson
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