Skirting Heresy: The Life and Times of Margery Kempe

by Elizabeth MacDonald

Book Overview

It was perhaps England's darkest hour. The roots of the Protestant Reformation were in place, although it would be another century before Martin Luther and King Henry VIII upended Catholicism. It was a time when unauthorized preaching was against the law, and there was a death penalty in place to stop heresy; even Catholic priests were being burned alive.

Margery Kempe was born into this world. She dared to follow her truth, and the calling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616367164
• ISBN13: 9781616367169
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Franciscan Media
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"