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moment, discussing how “Jewel’s work, reputation, and legacy” participated within “a crucial psychological moment at the start of Elisabeth’s reign” (5). The second part examines “Jewel’s theological achievement through an evaluation of his intellectual legacy” (11). Ian Atherton’s “An Apology of the Church of England’s Cathedrals” and Alice Ferron’s “Silence Is a Fine Jewel for a Woman” are important standout essays. Atherton investigates how English cathedrals survived the Protestant Reformation, concluding that their “kinship to the [English] universities” kept them from ruin (113). Ferron investigates the “unauthorized” (75) publication of Anne Cooke Bacon’s translation of The Apology. While the volume itself is light on textual exegesis, the reader is left with a sense that Jewel’s writing had a profound conceptual impact on the greater religious community, and the volume successfully opens the door for further contribution.