Puritan casuistry

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Puritan casuistry is a genre of British religious literature, in the general area of

moral theology, and recognised as founded about 1600. The work A Case of Conscience (1592) of William Perkins is considered foundational for the genre. So-called "case divinity" has been described as fundamental to Puritan culture.[1] The underlying theological trend is said to be visible in George Gifford: evidence from life accentuated as "proof of election", to be obtained reflectively, and matching "biblically promised effects".[2]

In line with the tenets of

election, and the assurance of it, and Perkins addressed it as a preoccupation.[5]

Otherwise, the content of "Puritan casuistry" is still somewhat contested by scholars, because the element of

Jesuit author that "casuistry" here is a misnomer, and "practical divinity" more accurate.[7]

Background in Early Modern casuistry

The medieval tradition in casuistry went under the name casus conscientiae, "cases of conscience". It took the form of

moral philosophy from theology.[8] In the early 17th century the term "practical theology" was coming in, to cover "cases of conscience", though its scope could be wider than that.[9]

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-1-57607-678-1
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  2. ISBN 978-0-8078-2850-2
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  3. ISBN 978-0-19-974483-1
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  4. ISBN 978-1-317-79586-5
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  5. ISBN 978-0-521-52020-1
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  6. ISBN 978-0-226-50019-5
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  7. ISBN 978-0-8020-4287-3
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  8. ISBN 978-0-521-53721-6
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  9. ISBN 978-90-04-25829-7
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