How did an obscure personality cult come to be the world's biggest religion, with a third of humanity its followers? This book describes not only... Læs mere
The reformation which engulfed England and Europe in the sixteenth century was one of the most highly-charged, bloody and transformative periods in their history, and has remained one of the most contested. This book explores a turbulent and endlessly fascinating era.
Unravels a polyphony of silences from the history of Christianity and beyond. This book considers Judaeo-Christian borrowings from Greek explorations of the divine, and the silences which were a feature of Jesus' brief ministry.
At a time when men and women were prepared to kill - and be killed - for their faith, the Reformation tore western world apart. In this title, the author... Læs mere
This study throws new light on the relationship between the counties and central government, and on the changing political and religious views of both gentry and people at the time of the English Reformation. Winner of the Royal Historical Society's Whitfield Prize.