Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 1160 Knox, John 1572 Arber, Edward 1836 1912 The First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous regiment of Women Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Steve Schulze, Debra Storr and PG Distributed Proofreaders. "The First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous regiment of Women" by John Knox is a polemical treatise written in the mid-16th century. This work articulates Knox's vehement opposition to female rule, positing that it is not only unnatural but also a divine abomination. Knox embarks on a theological and philosophical argument to assert that authority over men should fundamentally lie with men alone, invoking religious texts and reasoning to bolster his assertions. The opening of the text presents Knox's critical perspective on the political climate of his time, where he sees a significant threat posed by women in power, particularly in the context of Protestant struggles against Catholic monarchs. He laments the silence of other religious leaders and insists that the rule of women is a root cause of national suffering and divine displeasure. Knox aims to awaken his contemporaries to what he perceives as a monstrous deviation from the natural order, drawing on scripture and historical examples to argue against the legitimacy of female governance. Through assertive proclamations, he sets the stage for a discourse that interrogates the implications of women holding political authority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Women -- Social and moral questions Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Women heads of state Church of Scotland -- Doctrines Reformed Church -- Doctrines HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Politics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 226224 226274 2024-10-04T11:35:00.228194 2023-10-05T03:42:29.137045 text/html text/html 216345 2020-06-20T15:24:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 75751 2021-01-02T07:43:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 185559 2024-10-04T11:35:08.836149 application/epub+zip 186102 2024-10-04T11:35:04.395185 application/epub+zip 139445 2024-10-04T11:35:02.945210 application/epub+zip 444390 2024-10-04T11:35:11.897166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428610 2024-10-04T11:35:07.875156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383954 2022-09-05T05:02:12.453276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187077 188962 2024-10-04T11:34:59.525227 2023-10-05T03:42:28.565031 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 187296 2020-06-21T05:41:49 text/plain; charset=utf-8 69987 2021-01-02T07:43:07 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 70314 2021-01-02T07:43:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 70296 2021-01-02T07:43:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23626 2024-10-04T11:35:12.043141 application/rdf+xml 25164 2024-10-04T11:35:03.503199 image/jpeg 4711 2024-10-04T11:35:03.222183 image/jpeg 175507 2024-10-04T11:35:00.247218 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia