Issue 48 : Thomas Cranmer & the English Reformation
Originally published in 1995
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Table of Contents
Little-known and remarkable facts about Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation.
The Editors
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Thomas Cranmer was the most cautious, even indecisive, of reformers—until his final hour.
Mark Galli
And why her persecution of Protestants failed
David Loades
The burning of Reformers Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer
Where was Thomas Cranmer during this unscrupulous chapter in the English Reformation?
Paul Ayris
The English Reformation, more than others, was the work of the principalities and powers.
Don Alban, Jr.
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What was it like to be on the losing side of England's Reformation?
Dennis Martin
It's not easy to take a balanced view of doctrines like predestination and Communion—but Cranmer did.
Gerald Bray
Why, and how, everyone should read the Bible
Thomas Cramner
The cadences of Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer continue to nurture Christians worldwide.
Roger Beckwith
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The distinctive legacy of Thomas Cranmer, and the Anglican "middle way" today.
Alister McGrath
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It scandalized many Christians and made Time magazine—so, like whatever happened to the Jesus Movement?
Jon Trott
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December 12, 1582: Spanish General Fernando Alvarez de Toledo (also known as the Duke of Alva) dies. The duke had been sent, along with 10,000 troops, by King Philip II of Spain to quell the Reformation in Holland. The duke's "Council of Blood" was responsible for some 18,000 deaths.
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