Treasures New and Old: Oxford, John Wyclif, and the Reformation
... afterwards, and in 1368 Wyclif took a position in the rectory of Ludgershall in Buckinghamshire. He remained there until April 1374, when he received the rectory of Lutterworth, Leicestershire, which was his final home.11 He held that position through the peak of his career, after his dismissal from ...
... afterwards, and in 1368 Wyclif took a position in the rectory of Ludgershall in Buckinghamshire. He remained there until April 1374, when he received the rectory of Lutterworth, Leicestershire, which was his final home.11 He held that position through the peak of his career, after his dismissal from ...
The Forerunners of the Reformation
... One of the most significant contributions Wycliffe made to the church was his translation of the New Testament into English from the Latin Vulgate in 1382. He wanted to see that the Bible was accessible to the common English people. During the same year, his views were condemned in London and he ret ...
... One of the most significant contributions Wycliffe made to the church was his translation of the New Testament into English from the Latin Vulgate in 1382. He wanted to see that the Bible was accessible to the common English people. During the same year, his views were condemned in London and he ret ...
9.1_Reformation
... in Christianity. His marriage, in1525, to Katharina von Bora, a former nun, began the tradition of clerical marriage within several Christian traditions. ...
... in Christianity. His marriage, in1525, to Katharina von Bora, a former nun, began the tradition of clerical marriage within several Christian traditions. ...
John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe (/ˈwɪklɪf/; also spelled Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, Wickliffe; c. 1331 – 31 December 1384) was an English Scholastic philosopher, theologian, lay preacher, translator, reformer and university teacher at Oxford in England. He was an influential dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. His followers were known as Lollards, a somewhat rebellious movement, which preached anticlerical and biblically-centred reforms. The Lollard movement was a precursor to the Protestant Reformation. He has been characterized as the evening star of scholasticism and the Morning Star of the Reformation. He was one of the earliest opponents of papal authority over secular power. In assessing Wycliffe’s historical role, Lacey Baldwin Smith argues that Wycliffe expounded three doctrines that the established church recognized as major threats. First was his emphasis upon an individual's interpretation of the Bible as the best guide to a moral life, as opposed to the Church’s emphasis on receiving its sacraments as the only way to salvation. Second, he insisted that holiness of an individual was more important than official office; that is, a truly pious person was morally superior to a wicked ordained cleric. Wycliffe challenged the privileged status of the clergy, which was central to their powerful role in England. Finally he attacked the exorbitant luxury and pomp of the churches and their ceremonies.Wycliffe was also an early advocate for translation of the Bible into the common language. He completed his translation directly from the Vulgate into vernacular English in the year 1382, now known as Wycliffe's Bible. It is probable that he personally translated the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; and it is possible he translated the entire New Testament, while his associates translated the Old Testament. Wycliffe's Bible appears to have been completed by 1384, with additional updated versions being done by Wycliffe's assistant John Purvey and others in 1388 and 1395.