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Abstract / Description of output
Jane Dawson has written the definitive life of John Knox, a leader of the Protestant Reformation in sixteenth-century Scotland. Based in large part on previously unavailable sources, including the recently discovered papers of Knox's close friend and colleague Christopher Goodman, Dawson's biography challenges the traditionally held stereotype of this founder of the Presbyterian denomination as a strident and misogynist religious reformer whose influence rarely extended beyond Scotland. She maintains instead that John Knox relied heavily on the support of his "godly sisters" and conferred as well as argued with Mary, Queen of Scots. He was a proud member of the European community of Reformed Churches and deeply involved in the religious Reformations within England, Ireland, France, Switzerland, and the Holy Roman Empire. Casting a surprising new light on the public and private personas of a highly complex, difficult, and hugely compelling individual, Dawson's fascinating study offers a vivid, fully rounded portrait of this renowned Scottish preacher and prophet who had a seismic impact on religion and society.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Number of pages | 384 |
Edition | Paperback |
ISBN (Print) | 9780300219708 |
Publication status | Published - 3 May 2016 |
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'Satan's bludy clawses': How religious persecution, exile and radicalisation moulded British Protestant identities
Dawson, J. E. A., 2018, In: Scottish Journal of Theology. 71, 3, p. 267-286 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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John Knox
Dawson, J., 26 May 2015, New Haven; London: Yale University Press. 384 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Press/Media
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Jane Dawson discusses impact of Martin Luther on Scotland in two BBC documentaries
Jane Dawson
29/10/17 → 31/10/17
3 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Jane Dawson interviewed for John Knox documentary
Jane Dawson
1/11/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Jane Dawson discusses John Knox on BBC Radio Scotland
Jane Dawson
15/12/14
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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What was John Knox doing in Holy Rude on 29 July 1567?
Jane Dawson (Invited speaker)
29 Jul 2018Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Society of Reformation Studies Conference 2018
Jane Dawson (Keynote/plenary speaker)
12 Apr 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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'What was that German heresy anyway?: Scotland 1517-1560'
Jane Dawson (Invited speaker)
8 Mar 2018Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk