Relates one of the most remarkable lives in the tumultuous English Reformation

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) was the first Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, the author of the Book of Common Prayer, and a central figure in the English Protestant Reformation. Few theologians have led such an eventful life: Cranmer helped Henry VIII break with the pope, pressed his vision of the Reformation through the reign of Edward VI, was forced to recant under Queen Mary, and then dramatically withdrew his recantations before being burned alive.

This lively biography by Leslie...

The first close examination of how Robert E. Lee's faith shaped his life

Robert E. Lee was many things accomplished soldier, military engineer, college president, family man, polarizing figure. He was also a person of deep Christian conviction. In this biography of the famous Civil War general, R. David Cox examines Lee's beliefs and how they guided the key events of his life.

Delving into family letters and other primary sources some of them newly discovered Cox traces the lifelong development of Lee's convictions and how they influenced his decisions to stand...

"A new biography of George Whitefield, discussing him not just as a revivalist but also as a subject of the British Empire"--