Today’s free book is a biography of Bernard of Clairvaux, part of The Fathers of the Church for English Readers series. This public domain work was scanned from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Samuel John Eales [1839-1896], St. Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, A.D. 1091-1153. The Fathers of the Church for English Readers. London:…
Today’s free book is a biography of Gregory the Great, who was bishop of Rome from 590 AD until his death. “He is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian Mission, to convert the then-pagan Anglo-Saxons in England to Christianity.” [Wikipedia]. This public domain title was digitised from the copy…
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Today’s free book is B.J. Kidd’s study of the medieval doctrine of eucharistic sacrifice. My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation. Beresford James Kidd [1864-1948], The Later Medieval Doctrine of the Eucharistic Sacrifice. London: SPCK, 1958. Pbk. pp.104. [Click here to visit the download page…
Today’s free book is a study of the link between the writings of John Wycliff and the career of the Bohemian reformer Jan Hus. This public domain title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Von Johann Loserth [1846-1936], Wiclif and Hus. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1884. Hbk. pp.366. [Click here to…
