Robert Abbot

Robert Abbott (c. 1560–1618) was an English Puritan theologian and bishop whose pastoral writings, particularly *Milk for Babes*, exemplified the early modern effort to make Reformed theology accessible to lay audiences and children. His work bridged the gap between academic divinity and popular religious instruction during a period of significant theological debate in the Church of England. Abbott's contributions to catechetical literature and his role in the ecclesiastical establishment made him an influential figure in shaping English Protestant piety in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.