« Nous sommes d’accord sur presque tout » ; l’impossible compromis ?

This paper addresses the controversy between Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1489-1556), and Stephen Gardiner (c. 1497-1555), late bishop of Winchester, in 1550 and 1551, in the context of the revision of the first English Book of Common Prayer during the reign of Edward VI. It focuses on...

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Main Author: Monique Vénuat
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Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires du Midi 2022-10-01
Series:Caliban: French Journal of English Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/caliban/10959
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« Nous sommes d’accord sur presque tout » ; l’impossible compromis ?
Caliban: French Journal of English Studies
rhetoric
Eucharist
communion
the Lord’s Supper
transubstantiation
Reformation
title « Nous sommes d’accord sur presque tout » ; l’impossible compromis ?
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title_full_unstemmed « Nous sommes d’accord sur presque tout » ; l’impossible compromis ?
title_short « Nous sommes d’accord sur presque tout » ; l’impossible compromis ?
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topic rhetoric
Eucharist
communion
the Lord’s Supper
transubstantiation
Reformation
url https://journals.openedition.org/caliban/10959
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