John Colet's Significance for the English Reformation

Authors

Carl S. Meyer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

7-1-1963

Document Type

Article

Keywords

john colet, cambridge, english, parker, reformation, latimer, luther, england

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

John Colet, dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, died in 1519. Two years later Henry VIII wrote the Assertio septem sacramentorum, his polemic against Martin Luther. Although Colet's death occurred (16 Sept. 1519) 20 months before Luther's books were burned in St. Paul's Cathedral courtyard (12 May 1521), he knew of Luther and Luther's books before his end came.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Meyer, Carl S. (1963) "John Colet's Significance for the English Reformation," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 34, Article 44.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol34/iss1/44