William & Mary logo W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1989 Milk for Babes: The Catechism in Reformation England 1550-1640 William Howard Dannemaier College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the History of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Dannemaier, William Howard, "Milk for Babes: The Catechism in Reformation England 1550-1640" (1989). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539625539. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-gc9v-e857 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. MILK FOR BABES: THE CATECHISM IN REFORMATION ENGLAND 1550-1640 A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of History The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by William H. Dannenmaier 1989 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts William H. Dannenmaier Approved, IbuUxodl illSL Michael McGiff Barbara Q/J Carson James P . Whittenbung ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......................................... iv ABSTRACT ............................................... v INTRODUCTION................ 2 CHAPTER I. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISHCATECHISM.. 10 CHAPTER II. THE PRACTICE OF CATECHISM......... 40 CHAPTER III. THE REASON TO CATECHIZE.......... 56 CHAPTER IV. A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CLERGY AND LAITY... 66 CONCLUSION .......... ................................... 7 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................