From Tyndale to Madison : how the death of an English martyr led to the American Bill of Rights
"'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"--Page 2 of cover
Nonfiction
491 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780805426113, 0805426116
156978500
I. From out of the short fire : Scripture for ploughboys
The king, the pope, and the word
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"
Called hither to save a nation
Explicit faith and spiritual swords
A foundation of paradoxes
II. An irrepressible yearning : Enclosed gardens of God
Better hypocrites
A new light in Hanover
Be ye separate
"Very early and strong impressions"
Free exercise of religion
The rising sun of liberty
Battle for the bill of rights, part I
Battle for the bill of rights, part II