 | Becoming Christian: Race, Reformation, and Early Modern English Romance Subjects: English literature -- Early modern 1500–1700 -- History and criticism; Religion and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century; Religion and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century; Conversion in literature; Christians in literature; Jews; Examines early modern English literary representations of Jews and Muslims converting to Christianity alongside English translations of Calvin's writings, polemical writings, treaties on the sacraments, catechisms, and sermons. Demonstrates that the development of a theology of race in post-Reformation England helped resolved doctrinal controversies about baptism. Britton Dennis Austin : Dennis Austin Britton is Associate Professor of English at the University of New Hampshire. His areas of research include early modern English literature, Reformation theology, and race and ethnic studies. In 2012, he received a year-long National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library. |
