Product Description: The leading personalities of his century would draw upon all their resources to stop him, from the brilliant Sir Thomas Moore to King Henry VIII; from Charles V, ruler of half of Europe, to the Pope. Both church and state hunted him relentlessly-at a time when the church held power over both soul and body and could condemn the heretic to execution by fire...read more

Traces the life of William Tyndale against the backdrop of England in the 1500s, describing the beliefs of the period's people--in particular Sir Thomas More--that led to his efforts to translate the Bible, his flight from England, and his eventual capture and death. 10,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

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Product Description: John à Lasco is primarily remembered as the Superintendent of various refugee congregations, collectively known as the Strangers' Church of London. Established in 1550, this body of French, Dutch and Italian immigrants was granted remarkable rights of nonconformity, eight years prior to the accession of Elizabeth I...read more

Product Description: This is a full-scale examination of the words and works of the 16th-century bishop and martyr known as "the father of Puritanism". After a comparatively detailed account of John Hooper's life, the study examines his theology at length and concludes with a chapter on his legacy, emphasizing at the end the relevance of his beliefs to the problems facing the Church in the late 20th century...read more

Product Description: This book tells the story of the English Reformation. It penetrates beind the facade of political change and acts of Parliament and brings to light the inner movement of the Spirit of God in men of humble heart and heroic faith. Its author believes there was a guiding hand at the helm of the Reformation, and that this divine guidance is most clearly revealed by a detailed study of the life and motives of those who were marked out as leaders of the movement and master of its theology...read more

Product Description: This book examines the struggle for Protestant consensus and unity through the work of John a Lasco (1499–1560). It is only in recent years that scholars have begun to recognize the importance of Lasco as one of the leading figures of the European Reformation, and a pivotal figure between Lutheran and Reformed theologians...read more

Describes the life and accomplishments of the martyr who spent his life translating and distributing copies of the Bible to the people of England, which was considered heresy and resulted in his execution.