From Tyndale to Madison : how the death of an English martyr led to the American Bill of Rights /
Farris, Michael,
From Tyndale to Madison : how the death of an English martyr led to the American Bill of Rights / [print] MIchael Farris. - Nashville, Tennessee : B and H Pub. Group, (c)2007. - 491 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
From out of the short fire -- Scripture for ploughboys -- The king, the pope, and the world -- War of the words -- Tyndale's triumph -- The Bible and the boy king -- Mary's five years of terror -- Debating freedom inside the King's Bench Prison -- Defending a doctrine, killing a man -- At the icy blast of the trumpet -- The "very wisest fool in Christendom" -- The bravest voices of liberty -- The English Rehoboam -- "The Lord hath now some controversy with England" -- Explicit faith and spiritual swords -- A foundation of paradoxes -- An irrepressible yearning -- Enclosed gardens of gods -- Better hypocrites -- A new light in Hanover -- Be ye separate -- "Very early and strong impressions" -- Free exercise of religion -- Battle for the Bill of Rights, part I -- Battle for the Bill of Rights, part II -- Epilogue: the lessons of liberty.
"'From Tyndale to Madison' is a sweeping literary work that passionately traces the epic history of religious liberty across three centuries, from the turbulent waning days of medieval Europe to coloinal America and the birth pangs of a new nation. With literally a cast of thousands, the tapestry of world history is on display here. From the remarkable translation work of William Tyndale to the court intrigues of Henry VIII and Thomas More, the battle for the English Bible culminates in the venerable King James Version. Also detailed is the spread of the Reformation through the eyes of Martin Luther, John Knox, and John Calvin--in their own, often surprising words" --Cover, pages 2.
9780805426113
2008295019
Freedom of religion--History.
Civil rights--History.
Religion and politics--History.
BV741.F246.F377 2007 BV741
From Tyndale to Madison : how the death of an English martyr led to the American Bill of Rights / [print] MIchael Farris. - Nashville, Tennessee : B and H Pub. Group, (c)2007. - 491 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
From out of the short fire -- Scripture for ploughboys -- The king, the pope, and the world -- War of the words -- Tyndale's triumph -- The Bible and the boy king -- Mary's five years of terror -- Debating freedom inside the King's Bench Prison -- Defending a doctrine, killing a man -- At the icy blast of the trumpet -- The "very wisest fool in Christendom" -- The bravest voices of liberty -- The English Rehoboam -- "The Lord hath now some controversy with England" -- Explicit faith and spiritual swords -- A foundation of paradoxes -- An irrepressible yearning -- Enclosed gardens of gods -- Better hypocrites -- A new light in Hanover -- Be ye separate -- "Very early and strong impressions" -- Free exercise of religion -- Battle for the Bill of Rights, part I -- Battle for the Bill of Rights, part II -- Epilogue: the lessons of liberty.
"'From Tyndale to Madison' is a sweeping literary work that passionately traces the epic history of religious liberty across three centuries, from the turbulent waning days of medieval Europe to coloinal America and the birth pangs of a new nation. With literally a cast of thousands, the tapestry of world history is on display here. From the remarkable translation work of William Tyndale to the court intrigues of Henry VIII and Thomas More, the battle for the English Bible culminates in the venerable King James Version. Also detailed is the spread of the Reformation through the eyes of Martin Luther, John Knox, and John Calvin--in their own, often surprising words" --Cover, pages 2.
9780805426113
2008295019
Freedom of religion--History.
Civil rights--History.
Religion and politics--History.
BV741.F246.F377 2007 BV741