Feminine Threads: Reformation Marriages
In Feminine Threads (review still coming!), Diana Lynn Severance gives a profile of the marriages of a number of the reformers of the continental Protestant reformations. Here are the things that struck me:
John Stott on salt and light
A few weeks ago I read John Stott: a portrait by his friends. I was particularly encouraged to read this quote, from David Turner, a member at All Souls and a friend of John Stott’s since 1972. I recall early in my legal career going to see [John Stott] to discuss […]
Feminine Threads: Trivia
I’ve been reading Feminine Threads, which traces the contribution of women in Christian history. There’s a review coming but I thought I’d share some fun facts that I’ve learnt as I’ve read about women in the Middle Ages. 1. The Christian queens of the Middle Ages had awesome names including […]
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