Catholic Reading Plan

The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580

Eamon Duffy

Duffy examines English religious life before and during the Reformation, bringing close historical attention to worship and popular devotion.

Church History

Original date: Not yet verified

Reading level: Demanding

Reading guides

Source notes & edition details

Bishop Robert Barron
Named in Barron’s original Word on Fire PDF. Recommendation is at work level; editions and translations may differ.

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Reformation England Catholic history

Original catalog editions

Yale University Press (2022), Edition: New, 720 pages
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580