Traces the life of the Trappist monk who became one of America's best known spiritual writers, describing his childhood and worldly education, his faith journey, writing career, and his involvement in social issues of his time.
Just before a prisoner exchange, one of the prisoners dies under mysterious circumstances and Brother Cadfael suspects it is not a natural death. He sets about on an investigation with stunning results.
An account of the life of Martin Luther, showing how his theological clash with the Roman Catholic Church resulted in the Protestant Reformation in sixteenth-century Germany.
Explores the lives of people from the Middle Ages, using historical re-enactments and dramatic footage to look at day-to-day life inside monasteries, discussing the various religious orders of the Middle Ages, and considering the participation of monks in the Crusades.
"[A] dual-period narrative [which] ... blends a haunting supernatural thriller with the vivid history of Tudor London, a place where monks are being executed, Jews have been banished, and the power of Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell reaches into every corner of the kingdom"--Dust jacket flap.
