The Institution of a Christian Man

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The Institution of a Christian Man is a 1537 English Reformation doctrinal manual, commonly called the Bishops’ Book, that set out official teachings on faith, sacraments, and church authority under Henry VIII.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican foundational document
Reformation text
doctrinal manual
religious book
theological work
about interpretation of the Apostles’ Creed
interpretation of the Ave Maria
interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer
interpretation of the Ten Commandments
justification and good works
royal supremacy over the Church in England
the role of bishops and clergy
the seven sacraments
alsoKnownAs first official doctrinal statement of the English Church under Henry VIII
associatedWith Cuthbert Tunstall NERFINISHED
John Stokesley NERFINISHED
Nicholas Heath NERFINISHED
Thomas Cranmer NERFINISHED
Thomas Cromwell NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Henry VIII NERFINISHED
compiledBy group of English bishops
group of English theologians
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
editor Thomas Cranmer NERFINISHED
endorses royal supremacy in ecclesiastical matters
follows Act of Supremacy 1534 NERFINISHED
genre catechetical work
hasAlternativeName Bishops’ Book NERFINISHED
King’s Book precursor
The Bishops’ Book NERFINISHED
hasSection exposition of the Creed
exposition of the Lord’s Prayer
exposition of the Ten Commandments
treatise on the sacraments
historicalContext Henrician Reformation NERFINISHED
early English Reformation
influenced development of Anglican doctrine
intendedAudience clergy of the Church of England
lay Christians in England
language English
mainSubject Christian doctrine
English Reformation NERFINISHED
church authority
faith and morals
sacraments in Christianity
partOf doctrinal settlement under Henry VIII
precedes The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1537
religiousTradition Church of England NERFINISHED
Western Christianity NERFINISHED

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Bishops’ Book hasTitle The Institution of a Christian Man
Bishops’ Book hasAlternativeName The Institution of a Christian Man
Bishops’ Book hasAlternativeName The Institution of a Christian Man
this entity surface form: Institution of a Christian Man
King’s Book officialTitle The Institution of a Christian Man
this entity surface form: The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man
King’s Book replaces The Institution of a Christian Man