He Descended into Hell

CHARLES F. CAMLIN holds a PhD from the University of Middlesex centring on English Reformation controversies around the Apostles' Creed, as well Master of Theology degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and Cranmer Theological House, Texas. He is the Dean of Cranmer Theological House, editor of Cranmer Theological Journal, co-editor of the book Re-formed Catholic Anglicanism, and is a member of the Society of Anglican Theologians. He is married to Kimberly and they have three children and five grandchildren. CHARLES F. CAMLIN holds a PhD from the University of Middlesex centring on English Reformation controversies around the Apostles' Creed, as well Master of Theology degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and Cranmer Theological House, Texas. He is the Dean of Cranmer Theological House, editor of Cranmer Theological Journal, co-editor of the book Re-formed Catholic Anglicanism, and is a member of the Society of Anglican Theologians. He is married to Kimberly and they have three children and five grandchildren.

• AbbreviationsIntroduction 1. He Descended into Hell: The Patristic Background The Terminology Associated with the Doctrine Biblical Passages Associated with the DoctrineThe Doctrine of the Descent in the Second CenturyThe Doctrine of the Descent in the Third CenturyThe Doctrine of the Descent in the Fourth CenturyThe Doctrine of the Descent in the Fifth CenturySummary2. The Doctrine of Christ's Descent into Hell from the Medieval Era through the Reign of Edward VI Late Patristic and Medieval Developments Regarding the Doctrine of the Descent The Doctrine of the Descent in the Thought of Erasmus and the Continental Reformers The Doctrine of the Descent in England during the Reign of Henry VIII Devotional and Catechetical Works Official Doctrinal Statements Controversy over the Descent in Henry VIII's Reign The Doctrine of the Descent in England during the Reign of Edward VI Catechetical Works Homiletical and Liturgical WorksOfficial Doctrinal Statements Foreign Influences and Controversies during Edward VI's ReignSummary3. The Doctrine of Christ's Descent into Hell in Elizabethan EnglandThe Doctrine of the Descent during the Reign of Mary Tudor The Doctrine of the Descent during the Reign of Elizabeth I The Doctrine of the Descent in the Articles of Religion The Doctrine of the Descent in Other Official and Semi-Official Documents of the Church of England The Doctrine of the Descent in the Sternhold- Hopkins Psalter The Doctrine of the Descent in Continental Reformation Influences on EnglandThe Doctrine of the Descent in Sixteenth- Century Bible TranslationsThe Controversies over the Descent during Elizabeth I's ReignChristopher Carlile vs Richard Smith William Hughes vs John WhitgiftWilliam Fulke vs Gregory Martin John Northbrooke vs the English Church Formularies William Perkins vs John HiginsAdam Hill vs Alexander Hume Thomas Bilson vs Henry Jacob Summary Conclusion AppendixBibliography

Charles Camlin has written a groundbreaking study of the doctrine of Christ's descent into hell, which will stand as the authoritative book on the topic for years to come. While focusing on the Tudor period of the English Reformation, He Descended into Hell also carefully traces the entire preceding history of the Creed's descent clause. Camlin's meticulous work sheds new light on vigorous debates within the Church of England, tracing both continuity and discontinuity with the patristic and medieval eras. Any future scholarship on the teaching of Christ's descent into hell will have to consult Camlin's remarkable accomplishment.