A Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man

Name: A Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man
Author: Thomas Cranmer

Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and the chief architect of the English Reformation's liturgy. Serving under Henry VIII and Edward VI, he oversaw the production of the Book of Common Prayer and the doctrinal formularies of the English church, including the Necessary Doctrine and Erudition in our library. Under Mary I he was tried for heresy and burned at Oxford in 1556.

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First published: 1543
Category: Theology
Length: 838 words · about 1 hour
Chapters: 1

About this book

The official doctrinal statement of the English Church under Henry VIII, issued in 1543 and associated with Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. Sometimes called the King's Book, it expounds the Creed, the sacraments, the commandments, and prayer for the instruction of ordinary Christians. It stands between the older order and the coming Reformation settlement, showing doctrine being taught to a whole nation.