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John Calvin · 1553 · Commentary
John Calvin's Commentary on the Gospel of John emerged from his systematic exposition of Scripture during his pastoral ministry in Geneva. Published in 1553 as part of his broader project to provide…
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Thomas Cranmer · 1553 · Treatise
The Forty-Two Articles represents Thomas Cranmer's final attempt to establish doctrinal clarity for the Church of England during the tumultuous reign of Edward VI. Published in 1553 just months before the young…
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John Calvin · 1554 · Commentary
Calvin's Commentary on Genesis, published in 1554, represents his first major venture into biblical commentary writing and his systematic engagement with the foundational book of Scripture. Written during his mature period in…
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John Calvin · 1557–1563 · Commentary
Calvin's Commentary on the Book of Psalms emerged from his conviction that the Psalter served as the church's premier school of prayer and devotion. Written between 1557 and 1563 during his mature…
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William Whittingham and English exiles in Geneva · 1557 · Scripture
Produced by English Protestant exiles working in the orbit of continental Reformed scholarship, the Geneva New Testament served as the immediate precursor to the complete Geneva Bible and proved influential in English…
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English Protestant exiles; including William Whittingham, Anthony Gilby, Thomas Sampson · 1560 · Scripture
Produced by English Protestant exiles in Geneva and first published in 1560, this version became the dominant English household Bible before the King James Version and a landmark study Bible. It presents…
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Teresa of Ávila · 1560–1582 · Other
For any reader wanting Teresa in small doses: brief counsels for daily life in community.
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Teresa of Ávila · 1560–1581 · Other
For readers of the Life who want what came after: her accounts of her prayer written for her confessors.
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Teresa of Ávila · 1560–1582 · Poem
For readers of devotional verse: short poems and songs written for her convents, including "Let nothing disturb you".
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Teresa of Ávila · 1561–1582 · Letter
For readers who want Teresa as she spoke to friends, family and bishops: lively, shrewd and funny; dip in rather than read through.
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John Jewel · 1562 · Treatise
John Jewel's Apologia Ecclesiae Anglicanae stands as the first systematic defense of the Church of England's break from Rome and its theological distinctives. Written in 1562, just four years after Elizabeth I's…
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John Jewel · 1562 · Treatise
John Jewel's Apology of the Church of England stands as the first systematic defense of the Elizabethan religious settlement and the emerging Anglican church. Written in Latin in 1562, just four years…
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Teresa of Ávila · 1562–1565 · Book
For any reader who wants to know Teresa: her own story of a divided life turned to God, with the image of the four waters of prayer; the best first book.
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John Foxe · 1563–1583 · Book
John Foxe's monumental martyrology emerged from the religious upheavals of sixteenth-century England, as Protestant reformers sought to establish their legitimacy against Roman Catholic claims to apostolic succession. Writing during the reign of…
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John Foxe · 1563 · Book
John Foxe's Acts and Monuments, universally known as the Book of Martyrs, emerged from the religious upheavals of sixteenth-century England as both historical chronicle and Protestant propaganda. First published in Latin in…
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Council of Trent · 1563 · Other
The Decree on the Sacrament of Marriage emerged from the Council of Trent's twenty-fourth session in November 1563, representing the Catholic Church's definitive response to Protestant challenges regarding marriage and clerical celibacy.…
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Heinrich Bullinger · 1566 · Treatise
The Second Helvetic Confession stands as one of the most comprehensive and influential Reformed confessions of faith, written by Heinrich Bullinger in 1566. Originally composed as Bullinger's personal confession of faith, it…
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Teresa of Ávila · 1566 · Book
For anyone learning to pray: written for her nuns, practical and warm, built around the Our Father; read after the Life.
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Firm Foundation A Firm Foundation: An Aid to Interpreting the Heidelberg Catechism
Caspar Olevianus · 1567 · Commentary
A Firm Foundation emerged from the immediate practical needs of Reformed churches in the Palatinate following the publication of the Heidelberg Catechism in 1563. Caspar Olevianus, one of the catechism's principal architects…
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Teresa of Ávila · 1567 · Other
For readers interested in how Teresa organised the reformed Carmelite life; a rule, not devotional reading.
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Committee of Church of England bishops under Matthew Parker · 1568 · Scripture
The Bishops' Bible was the Church of England's official answer to the Geneva Bible, produced under episcopal oversight and closely associated with episcopal authority. Covering the complete Bible, it drew on Hebrew,…
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Teresa of Ávila · 1569 · Treatise
For prayer rather than study: seventeen short outpourings of the soul to God, best read slowly, one at a time.
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Teresa of Ávila · 1572 · Treatise
For readers of the Song of Songs: her meditations on a few of its verses, on peace and the love of God.
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Teresa of Ávila · 1573 · Book
For readers who enjoyed the Life and want the adventure that followed: travel, money, bishops and difficult nuns, told with humour.
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