English Apocalyptic Visions from the Reformation to the Eve of the Civil War
by
Paul Kenneth Christianson
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1978
Starting in the 1530s with John Bale, English reformers found in the apocalyptic mysteries of the Book of Revelation a framework for reinterpreting the history of Christianity and explaining the break from the Roman Catholic Church. Identifying the papacy with antichrist and the Roman Catholic Church...