The English divine Richard Hooker (1554-1600) is best known for his "Ecclesiastical Polity," a work that provided a solid theological basis for the newly established Church of England. Nothing is known of Richard Hooker's early life apart from his...

Richard Hooker was an Elizabethan of the greatest importance. He is remembered today almost exclusively for Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity: Eight Books (1593-1662), his magnum opus. In the composition of this monumental treatise, primarily...

Eliminate from you that which is evil and the Lord will be your God and you will be his sons and daughters. Dear brethren, keep in mind what Paul admonishes Timothy when he says, The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,...

HOOKER, RICHARD (1554–1600), was an apologist and theologian of the Church of England, famous for his work Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (hereafter cited as Laws). Born at Heavitree near Exeter, Hooker received his basic education in the...

Hooker, Richard(1553–1600) Richard Hooker, the English theologian and social and political philosopher, was born at Heavitree, near Exeter. His family was poor but well connected, and in 1568 Bishop John Jewel secured for Hooker a clerk's...

Richard Hooker (March 1554 – November 3, 1600) was an Anglican priest and an influential theologian.[1] Hooker's emphases on reason, tolerance and inclusiveness considerably influenced the development of Anglicanism. He was the co-founder (with Thomas...

As the judicious Richard Hooker celebrated divine revelation as well as law and reason, so too his emphasis on a mystical union with Christ, personally experienced and ecclesially oriented, serves to enrich the spiritual life of the church. Hooker concentrates on gradual growth in...

PHILIP B. SECOR. Richard Hooker: Prophet of Anglicanism. Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Burns & Oates; and Toronto, Ontario: The Anglican Book Centre, 1999. Pp. xxii +362, bibliography, index. $37.95. This is not a critical, scholarly biography of Richard Hooker. What Philip Secor attempts is...

In the following essay, Booty considers the influences on Hooker's writing career and the critical reaction to his works.

In the following essay, Edelen examines the length and complexity of Hooker's sentences, concluding that his writing style places “a deliberate emphasis on the whole rather than the part.”

In the following essay, Shuger discusses community-related matters explored by Hooker in his writings, including jurisdiction, authority, law, and socio-political organization.