Godly Reading: Print, Manuscript and Puritanism in England, 1580-1720

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 18; p. 145
• Main Author: Raffe, Alasdair
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2014
• Subjects: British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); English literature

[...]Cambers insists, the godly were gregarious. Cambers lists 'modes of fasting and prayer, Bible-reading, Psalm-singing, meditation, sermon-gadding, strict sabbatarianism, and a strong commitment to moral discipline and spiritual self-examination' (p. 14). Cambers presents his findings t...