I loved Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Thomas Cranmer and his later book The Reformation.
He’s now taking on the whole history of the faith in Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. (Yeah, I thought the title was interesting too!)
Here’s a review of it. Anybody heard anything about this book? Anyone planning to read it? Opinions?
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I recently read and loved MacCulloch's biography of Cranmer. He leans heavily on Ashly Null to get Cranmer's theological journey as correct as one can. I don't know that I am ready to wade into another of his books at this moment, but I will agree with the reviewer, MacCulloch is a first rate historian and a very engaging writer.
By the way I highly recommend Ashley Null's book, "Thomas Cranmer's Doctrine of Repentance." It is must reading for anyone wanting to understand Cranmer's view on justification by faith and the subsequent life lived in light of that justification.
Great blog.
Jack
Nice, thanks for the heads-up, looking forward to it!