Strange Eventful History

In this fascinating book Christopher Loveless threads together the biographies of all the Church of England's saints famous and unknown to create one continuous story. Beginning as a small company of the friends of a crucified carpenter the church has grown into a worldwide movement whose restless quest for God and creative dynamism has shaped our culture and all our lives. This book tells you the stories of the men and women who made it happen martyrs and theologians missionaries and mystics writers and reformers misfits and even the odd criminal. The story of the saints is the story of humanity.