In the summer of 1558, Knox published his best known pamphlet, The first blast of the trumpet against the monstruous regiment of women. In calling the "regiment" or rule of women "monstrous", he meant that it was "unnatural". The pamphlet has been called a classic of misogyny. Knox states that his purpose was to demonstrate "how abominable before God is the Empire or Rule of a wicked woman, yea, of a traiteresse and bastard". The women rulers that Knox had in mind were Queen Mary I of Engl...

16th Century.Conflict, Chaos and Corruption in Reformation Scotland He wants to reform Scotland, but his enemies will stop at nothing to prevent him. Scotland 1559: Fiery reformer John Knox returns to a Scotland on the brink of civil war. Victorious, he feels confident of his place leading the reform until the charismatic young widow, Mary Queen of Scots returns to claim her throne. She challenges his position and initiates a ferocious battle of wills as they strive to win the heart...

Em Tratado sobre a oração, John Knox nos ensina biblicamente o que é a verdadeira oração, como devemos orar, por que motivos é legítimo orar, onde, por quem e quando devemos orar. Ensina também que a oração deve ser feita com a máxima reverência em virtude do caráter de Deus, em arrependimento, sem hipocrisia e sem incredulidade. Para Knox, a oração piedosa pressupõe "o perfeito conhecimento do Advogado, Intercessor e Mediador". Esta pequena e importante teologia da oração não só o instrui...

Step into the life and times of one of the most influential figures of the Scottish Reformation with John Knox by William M. Taylor. This audiobook provides listeners with a vivid portrait of Knox, the fiery preacher and reformer whose vision and courage shaped the religious landscape of Scotland and left a lasting impact on Protestantism worldwide.Taylor presents Knox not merely as a historical figure, but as a man of unshakable conviction, passionate int...

John Knox (c. 1514 24 November 1572) was a Scottish clergyman and a leader of the Protestant Reformation who brought reformation to the church in Scotland. He was educated at the University of St Andrews and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1536. Influenced by early church reformers such as George Wishart, he joined the movement to reform the Scottish church. He was caught up in the ecclesiastical and political events that involved the murder of Cardinal Beaton in 1546 and th...

A fascinating biography from the "Famous Scots Series", written by famed church historian Alexander Taylor Innes about the 16th century Protestant Reformationist John Knox.

The Scots Confession of Faith is a book by John Knox. It details the faith confessional process by an author who was clergyman and a leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.

In "The Scots Confession of Faith," John Knox articulates a bold, comprehensive vision of the Reformed Christian doctrine that significantly influenced Scotland's Protestant Reformation. Written in 1560, this confessional document is characterized by its rigorous theological framework and poignant clarity, reflecting a blend of scripture and reason. Knox's work challenges the prevailing Catholic doctrines of the time, addressing key tenets such as grace, salvation, and the nature of the ch...

Jane Dawson has written the definitive life of John Knox, a leader of the Protestant Reformation in sixteenth-century Scotland. Based in large part on previously unavailable sources, including the recently discovered papers of Knox’s close friend and colleague Christopher Goodman, Dawson’s biography challenges the traditionally held stereotype of this founder of the Presbyterian denomination as a strident and misogynist religious reformer whose influence rarely extended beyond Scotland. ...

John Knox has suffered in this century from that trick of the popular imagination that seizes on one aspect of a historical figure and elevates it into the whole man. At one time he was the foremost Scottish genius, but in our day there have been those who would have us believe that he was a ranter, an iconoclast and perhaps a hypocrite. The Author of this classic biography has sought to find the truth between these two extremes. He shows us Knox against the disturbed currents of the Conti...

The vigour of the persecution had struck all heart out of the Protestants. Was this to go on for ever? Heart-wrung at the ruthless slaughter--as we, in our day, have been by the horrors of the Indian mutiny or of the Bulgarian atrocities---the Reformer sought to know the occasion of all these calamities. At that moment, he found it in the Empire of Woman. Afterwards he referred much of this book to the time in which it was written [pp. 58 and 61]. Shall we say that his heart compelled his ...

La deuxième moitié du XVIIIe siècle marque l’époque de la « découverte » des régions reculées ou périphériques des grands pays européens. Le voyage aux Isles Hébrides, en Ecosse, sera parmi les premiers classiques avec les ouvrages de Samuel Johnson, James Boswell et Thomas Pennant.Le voyage de John Knox (1720-1790) sort un peu de l’ordinaire : en effet, il a lu les livres de ses prédécesseurs et va marcher sur leurs pas, allant même jusqu’à demander à dormir dans la même pièce où ...