These fifteen essays range from Peter Abelard to John Wyclif. Beryl Smalley brings these men to life, uncovering what they read and what they thought and putting them into their historical context.
In the years between the Indian Mutiny and Independence in 1947 the Indian Civil Service was the most powerful body of officials in the English-speaking world. About 300,000,000 Indians, a sixth of the human race, were ruled by 1000 Civilians. With Whitehall 8000 miles away and …
Religion, society, and politics in France since 1789
Religion, society and politics in France since 1789
This book has been carefully planned to give a coherent account of the impact of religion in France over the last two hundred years. Most books in English dealing with the subject are now dated, and in any case concentrate on institutional questions of church-state relations rat…
