Summary: <br> Podcast: lecture by Angus Kennedy recorded at The Academy 2016<br> The Reformation ushered in a shift in authority from clergy to scripture, from obedience to the Word towards interpretation and opinion. Authority became grounded in a reading, in individual perspective, and open to debate. Being true to one’s conscience was more important than obedience to an external ruler: the self, the autonomy of the inner person, grew in importance and led to a conceptual distinction between subject and object, between the internal and the external world - to the emergence of the individual.<br> For details of this year's event, visit <a href="http://instituteofideas.com/events/the_academy_2017#.WTFnfuvyvIU">The Academy 2017 page</a>.<br> <br>
