John Bale and Religious Conversion in Reformation England

• Introduction: Alter Et Idem; Chapter 1 Constructing the Converted Self; Chapter 2 Becoming Bale/Baal; Chapter 3 Recantation and the Sincerity of Conversion; Chapter 4 Contested Identities/Corporate Identities; epilogue Epilogue: The Threat of Reconversion;

'a very useful study. Wort's authoritative command of Bale's Latin and English writings strengthens his revisions of previous Bale scholarship ... engages fruitfully with several areas of Reformation study.' English Historical Review 'Wort is able to argue astutely for a better understanding of conversion as a process rather than event, and for the need to recognise the interaction between a personal articulation of religious identity and its social construction.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'an insightful and useful study into the nature of conversion during the English Reformation ... Wort's contribution is a welcome addition.' Renaissance Quarterly 'The subtlest and most persuasive book yet to appear on religious conversion in early Reformation England and the best book on John Bale - a triumph of scholarship, and essential reading for anyone working in the period.' John Guy, University of Cambridge