Introduction : the plain man in characters and court books
'Theologus, a divine' : the preacher and his people
The preacher and his people
Theologus : pastor of a flock
'Asunetus, an ignorant man' : knowledge and neglect
Asunetus : ignorance is bliss
Asunetus : why all the fuss?
'Philagathus, an honest man' : the professors and the profane
Philagathus : godly living
Philagathus : the godly and the rest
'Antilegon, a caviller' : liberty and laughter
Antilegon : attitudes to authority
Antilegon : scoffing at the sacred
Popery and other enemies
The papist : outside the church, inside the community
Enemies of the godly
Conclusion : pathways to heaven.
The plain man's pathways to heaven : kinds of Christianity in post-Reformation England, 1570-1640 by Christopher Haigh. ISBN 9780199216505. Published by Oxford University Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.