'The Whore of Babylon': How Corrupt Was the English Church on the Eve of the Reformation

Was the sixteenth century English Church corrupt and deeply unpopular? Too many parish clergy absent and worldly, monks and nuns lascivious and ignorant, bishops more concerned with profit than with prayer? If so, the rapid success of Henry VIII’s Reformation seems inevitable. However this orthodoxy has now been challenged by an alternative vision of a vibrant, well-led and popular Church at the focus of the local community. This day course will examine the debate and attempt a conclusion.

Tutor: Joseph Oakley MA PGCE

Term: Autumn

Day: Saturday

Start Date: 05 October 2024

Time: 10am-1pm

No. of weeks: 1

Full fee: £30

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