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'''Richard Hooker''' (25 March 1554 – 2 November 1600) was an English priest in the Church of England and possibly one of the most influential theologians and saints in the history of that church and the entire Anglican Communion. | [[File:Exeter , Hooker Statue - geograph.org.uk - 5213671.jpg|thumb|Richard Hooker, Statute at Exeter]] | ||
'''Richard Hooker''' (25 March 1554 – 2 November 1600) was an English [[Priesthood (Anglican)|priest]] in the [[Church of England]] and possibly one of the most influential [[Theologian|theologians]] and [[Saints and Holy Days|saints]] in the history of that church and the entire [[Anglican Communion]]. His defense of the [[Elizabethan Settlement]] set the groundwork for the later [[Caroline Divines]]. His seminal work "[[The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity]]" remained the closest approximation to a totalizing dogmatic work within the Church of England for centuries to come, and was respected by the likes of C.S. Lewis into the 20th century. | |||
Hooker was firmly ''[[Reformation|Protestant]]'' and defended the traditional view on [[Justification]] in his "[[A Learned Discourse on Justification]]", while also being remembered for his defense of the established Church of England's liturgy, ceremony, and episcopacy, over and against [[Puritan]] detractors. | |||
On the [[Calendar of Saints]], he is commemorated on November 3. | |||
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Richard Hooker (25 March 1554 – 2 November 1600) was an English priest in the Church of England and possibly one of the most influential theologians and saints in the history of that church and the entire Anglican Communion. His defense of the Elizabethan Settlement set the groundwork for the later Caroline Divines. His seminal work "The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity" remained the closest approximation to a totalizing dogmatic work within the Church of England for centuries to come, and was respected by the likes of C.S. Lewis into the 20th century.
Hooker was firmly Protestant and defended the traditional view on Justification in his "A Learned Discourse on Justification", while also being remembered for his defense of the established Church of England's liturgy, ceremony, and episcopacy, over and against Puritan detractors.
On the Calendar of Saints, he is commemorated on November 3.