From Tyndale to Madison: How the Death of an English Martyr Led to the American Bill of RightsFrom Tyndale to Madison is a sweeping literary work passionately tracing the epic history of religious liberty across three centuries, from the turbulent waning days of medieval Europe to colonial America and the birth pangs of a new nation. With literally a cast of thousands, the tapestry of world history is on display here. From the remarkable translation work of William Tyndale to the court intrigues of Henry VIII and Thomas More, the battle for the English Bible culminates in the venerable King James Version. Also detailed is the spread of the Reformation through the eyes of Martin Luther, John Knox, and John Calvin--in their own, often surprising words. Readers witness the anguish of religious dissenters under the oppressive reign of Bloody Mary and the first sparks of liberty with the rise of Oliver Cromwell and the English Commonwealth. A little more than one hundred years later, across the sea, James Madison, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson fight to establish a bill of rights that will guarantee every American citizen the "free exercise" of their religion. Without sugarcoating either side of the story, author Michael Farris, an exemplary twenty-first-century statesman and constitutional lawyer who regularly defends religious freedom on Capitol Hill, shares eye-opening historical details regarding the sacrifices people made then to secure the inalienable rights we enjoy today. "We must tell the story of the Christian persecutors, so that we can put to the test the claim that people who cared little about faith and religion were the heroes of liberty. The true heroes are not to be found among the salons of the Enlightenment philosophes, but in the cells in King's Bench Prison and tied to the stake at Smithfield." This is their story. |
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Contents
Scripture for Ploughboys | 3 |
The King the Pope and the Word | 12 |
War of the Words | 21 |
Tyndales Triumph | 34 |
The Bible and the Boy King | 43 |
Marys Five Years of Terror | 50 |
Debating Freedom inside the Kings Bench Prison | 68 |
Defending a Doctrine Killing a Man | 81 |
A Foundation of Paradoxes | 209 |
An Irrepressible Yearning | 233 |
Enclosed Gardens of God | 235 |
Better Hypocrites | 252 |
A New Light in Hanover | 275 |
Be Ye Separate | 292 |
Very Early and Strong Impressions | 305 |
Free Exercise of Religion | 315 |
At the Icy Blast of the Trumpet | 97 |
The Very Wisest Fool in Christendom | 111 |
The Bravest Voices of Liberty | 130 |
The English Rehoboam | 148 |
The Lord Hath Now Some Controversy with England | 160 |
Called Hither to Save a Nation | 180 |
Explicit Faith and Spiritual Swords | 195 |
The Rising Sun of Liberty | 329 |
Battle for the Bill of Rights Part I | 351 |
Battle for the Bill of Rights Part II | 363 |
The Lessons of Liberty | 383 |
Notes | 391 |
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