Acknowledgements; Conventions; Introduction; 1. The Early Years; 2. In Search of Perfection: Colet's Written Works; 3. Reform I: St Paul's Minor Clergy in 1506; 4. London Life: The Mercers and St. Paul's School; 5. Preaching to the Converted: Colet's Convocation Sermon of 1511/12; 6. Preaching and Controversy: The King, the Bishop and the Cardinal, 1512-15; 7. Reform II: Colet's Final Reform Effort of 1518; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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This is an important and original biography of John Colet, the leading humanist theologian in early Tudor England and the founder of St Paul's School in London. Taken at face value, the facts of John Colet's life, spanning the late 15th and early 16th centuries, appear to portray a successful, humanist clerical reformer, active in London on the eve of the English Reformation. In fact, as a cleric, John Colet was neither successful nor a reformer, nor were the reforms he attempted particularly welcome. His greatest achievement, and lasting legacy, was the foundation of his school. Thus, in the.
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Dean John Colet of St. Paul's.
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Colet, John,1467?-1519.
Colet, John,1467?-1519.
Colet, John.
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Catholic Church and humanism-- History-- 16th century.
Christianity and religious humanism-- History-- 16th century.