How Long to Read Roger Ascham’s Themata Theologica

How Long Does it Take to Read Roger Ascham’s Themata Theologica?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read Roger Ascham’s Themata Theologica by Lucy R. Nicholas

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Roger Ascham is often classified as 'a great mid-Tudor humanist' and he is perhaps best known for his role as tutor to Elizabeth I. His most famous works, The Scholemaster and Toxophilus, have been extensively quarried and anthologised in studies on prose style and English humanism. By contrast, his Neo-Latin works that engaged with theology and key Reformation concerns have languished in the shadows of modern scholarship. Ascham's Themata Theologica ('Theological Topics') is one of these, and its content has the potential to open up many an investigative avenue into the intellectual and religious culture of the sixteenth century. This is the first volume to offer a corresponding English translation. The Themata can be dated to the early to mid- 1540s, and was composed by Ascham while still at Cambridge University and serving as a senior fellow at St John's College. The work mainly comprises a compendium of relatively short commentaries on Scriptural verses (both Old and New Testament), many of which developed into expositions on difficult philosophical concepts, such as the notion of felix culpa (literally, 'happy fault') and some of the most intractable theological questions of the day, including the nature of sin, adiaphora ('matters of indifference'), justification and free will. This little-known text offers a rare opportunity to trace the course of Ascham's own religious maturation, but also offers fresh insights into the confessional climate at Cambridge University during one of the most turbulent periods of the Reformation in England.

How long is Roger Ascham’s Themata Theologica?

Roger Ascham’s Themata Theologica by Lucy R. Nicholas is 265 pages long, and a total of 67,575 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Roger Ascham’s Themata Theologica Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 9 minutes to read Roger Ascham’s Themata Theologica aloud.

What Reading Level is Roger Ascham’s Themata Theologica?

Roger Ascham’s Themata Theologica is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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