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Issue 48 : Thomas Cranmer & the English Reformation

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Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: Did You Know?

Little-known and remarkable facts about Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation.

The Editors
Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: From the Editor - Ordinary Hero

Mark Galli
Courage When It Counted

Thomas Cranmer was the most cautious, even indecisive, of reformers—until his final hour.

Mark Galli
Why Queen Mary Was Bloody

And why her persecution of Protestants failed

David Loades
A Tale of Two Martyrs

The burning of Reformers Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer
Destroying the Monasteries

Where was Thomas Cranmer during this unscrupulous chapter in the English Reformation?

Paul Ayris
Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: A Gallery - Reform from on High

The English Reformation, more than others, was the work of the principalities and powers.

Don Alban, Jr.
The English Reformation's Most Famous Martyrs
Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: Christian History Timeline

Rudolph Heinze
Catholic Counterpoint

What was it like to be on the losing side of England's Reformation?

Dennis Martin
Acrobat Theologian

It's not easy to take a balanced view of doctrines like predestination and Communion—but Cranmer did.

Gerald Bray
The Most Healthful Medicine

Why, and how, everyone should read the Bible

Thomas Cramner
Unmatched Masterpiece

The cadences of Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer continue to nurture Christians worldwide.

Roger Beckwith
Perfect Words for the Contrite Heart
Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: Christian History Interview - The Tradition Continues

The distinctive legacy of Thomas Cranmer, and the Anglican "middle way" today.

Alister McGrath
Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: Recommended Resources

John Booty
Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: History in the Making - Longhairs for Jesus

It scandalized many Christians and made Time magazine—so, like whatever happened to the Jesus Movement?

Jon Trott

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