ABSTRACT

Focusing on the life and work of the evangelical reformer John Bale (1485–1563), Wort presents a study of conversion in the sixteenth century.

chapter |20 pages

Introduction: Alter Et Idem

chapter |25 pages

Constructing the Converted Self

chapter |23 pages

Becoming Bale/Baal

chapter |28 pages

Contested Identities/Corporate Identities

chapter |11 pages

Epilogue: The Threat of Reconversion