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Ecclesiastical Biography, Or, Lives Of Eminent Men Connected With The History Of Religion In England: From The Commencement Of The Reformation To The

Ecclesiastical Biography, Or, Lives Of Eminent Men Connected With The History Of Religion In England: From The Commencement Of The Reformation To The

Wordsworth, Christopher

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Biographies GeneralGeneral ChristianityBritish History

ISBN10: 9354442358
ISBN13: 9789354442353
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 24 2021
Pages: 590
Weight: 1.88
Height: 1.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Meet the men who reshaped English faith, from the first shock of the Reformation to the dawn of a new political order. These quiet lives still speak. A landmark in English ecclesiastical biography, Christopher Wordsworth's Ecclesiastical Biography, Volume I gathers vivid portraits of divines, preachers, scholars and statesmen whose convictions steered religious reform in England. Written with pastoral warmth and rigorous scholarship, this church history biography collection traces the emergence of English Reformation clergy and the evolving Church of England through the turbulent centuries of Tudor and Stuart religion in 16th and 17th century England. Drawing on original documents and contemporary testimony, Wordsworth offers a measured, Anglican church history counterpart to works such as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, illuminating not only suffering and controversy but also prayer, learning and quiet steadfastness. The result is a reference book for historians that remains deeply readable, ideal both for seminary and theology students and for general readers who treasure Church of England classics and Reformation era collected lives. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, preserving a cornerstone of English religious memory for every serious library and collector's shelf.

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