The Age of Bede
Bede author D H Farmer translator J F Webb translator D H Farmer editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:26th Feb '98
Should be back in stock very soon
This selection of writings from the sixth and seventh century AD provides a powerful insight into the early history of the Christian Church in England and Ireland. From Bede's Life of Cuthbert and Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow to the anonymous Voyage of St Brendan - a whimsical mixture of fact and fantasy that describes a quest for paradise on earth - these are vivid accounts of the profoundly spiritual and passionately heroic lives of Christian pioneers and saints. Both vital religious writings and a revealing insight into the reality of life at a formative time for the church, they describe an era of heroism and bitter conflict, and the rapid spread of the Christian faith.
ISBN: 9780140447279
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 16mm
Weight: 216g
288 pages