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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1501–1600

The Sixteenth Century

2 works

1550

Latin

On the Kingdom of Christ

De Regno Christi

Martin Bucer · 1491–1551

A programme for a Christian commonwealth presented to Edward VI — poor relief, education, marriage law, and the reform of worship — written in English exile.

Reformed · Political theoryRead elsewhere

1560

Scots

The First Book of Discipline

John Knox and colleagues

A blueprint for a reformed Scotland: a school in every parish, a college in every burgh, universities reformed, and church lands used for ministry, education, and the poor.

Reformed · Church orderRead elsewhere