James Aitken Wylie's The History of Protestantism is a sweeping Victorian account of the rise, trials, and diffusion of Protestant Christianity, from its medieval forerunners through the Reformation and beyond. Written in a grand, rhetorical style, it combines narrative history, theological interpretation, and moral drama, presenting Protestantism as a providential movement toward spiritual liberty. Its literary context is unmistakably nineteenth-century: expansive, polemical, richly allus...

The Phoenicians the first Discoverers of Britain, They trade with it in Tin, Greatness of Sidon and Tyre partly Owing to British Trade, Triumphal Gates of Shalmanezer, Tyrian Harbours, and probable size of Tyrian Ships, When and whence came the first Inhabitants of Britain? The resting place of the Ark the starting-point of the enquiry, Mount Ararat, The Four great Rivers, Their courses regulate the Emigration of the Human Family, The Mountain girdle of the Globe, Divided by it into a Sout...

The History of Protestantism gathers James Aitken Wylie's monumental twenty-four-book narrative into a single sweeping chronicle of the Protestant movement, from its medieval forerunners through the Reformation and its European struggles. Written in a grand Victorian historical style, it combines documentary ambition, dramatic narration, theological interpretation, and unapologetic confessional conviction. Wylie situates Luther, Calvin, the Waldenses, the Huguenots, and the English Reforme...

Letters for the Ages Behind Bars is a history of imprisonment told through the letters of people incarcerated over many centuries, for crimes committed or sometimes even for no reason at all. It is a story that runs from St Paul right up to the present day.The act of depriving someone of their liberty is one of humankind's most enduring responses to 'crime' through history. What society has sought to achieve over the years by doing so has shifted across th...

J. A. Wylie (1808-1890) is considered by many to be one of the best religious historians of all time. While he penned many books during his lifetime, he is undoubtedly best known for this collection, The History of Protestantism.Originally published as 24 books in 1878, this series is available again either as single eBooks, or grouped into the original three volumes, just as the author intended.This great work begins with the first century A.D. and follows through to the G...

Author's Preface:The following demonstration is rested on no narrow basis. Its two postulates, like two posterns, admit us into the edifice, but they are not its foundations. The whole economy of Redemption, and the whole course of History are the broad substructions on which the argument is based and built up; and the author humbly submits that it cannot be overturned, or the conclusion arrived at set aside, without dislocating and shaking the structure of both Revelation and provi...

J. A. Wylie (1808-1890) is considered by many to be one of the best religious historians of all time. While he penned many books during his lifetime, he is undoubtedly best known for this collection, The History of Protestantism.Originally published as 24 books in 1878, this series is available again either as single eBooks, or grouped into the original three volumes, just as the author intended.This great work begins with the first century A.D. and follows through to the G...

J. A. Wylie (1808-1890) is considered by many to be one of the best religious historians of all time. While he penned many books during his lifetime, he is undoubtedly best known for this collection, The History of Protestantism.Originally published as 24 books in 1878, this series is available again either as single eBooks, or grouped into the original three volumes, just as the author intended.This great work begins with the first century A.D. and follows through to the G...

J. A. Wylie (1808-1890) is considered by many to be one of the best religious historians of all time. While he penned many books during his lifetime, he is undoubtedly best known for this collection, The History of Protestantism.Originally published as 24 books in 1878, this series is available again either as single eBooks, or grouped into the original three volumes, just as the author intended.This great work begins with the first century A.D. and follows through to the G...

Wylie begins his narrative in the majestic Alps, describing the breathtaking natural scenery, including towering peaks, serene valleys, and picturesque villages. As he travels, he provides vivid accounts of the local customs, traditions, and the profound sense of spirituality that permeates the region. The author’s appreciation for the beauty of nature is intertwined with a contemplation of the historical and theological importance of the sites he visits, setting the stage for a deeper exp...

This work—which is a reprint of the Sixteenth Book of the History of Protestantism—is exclusively occupied with the subject of the Waldenses. It describes succinctly the conflicts they waged and the martyrdoms they endured in defence of their faith and their liberty, and is published in the present form to meet the requirements of those who take a special interest in this remarkable people. Recent events in Europe have brought the Waldenses into prominence, and thrown a new light upon the ...

The Jewish-Greek tradition represents an arguably distinctive strand of Judaism characterized by use of the Greek language and interest in Hellenism. This volume traces the Jewish encounter with Greek culture from the earliest points of contact in antiquity to the end of the Byzantine Empire. It honors Nicholas de Lange, whose distinguished work brought recognition to an undeservedly neglected field, in part by dispelling the common belief that Jewish-Greek culture largely disappeared afte...