Bible battles.(God's Bestseller: William Tyndale, Thomas More, And The Writing Of The English Bible--A Story Of Martyrdom And Betrayal)(Book Review)

From: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and PublicLife | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: Stoner, James R., Jr. | Copyright information

GOD'S BESTSELLER: WILLIAM TYNDALE, THOMAS MORE, AND THE WRITING OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE--A STORY OF MARTYRDOM AND BETRAYAL. By BRIAN MOYNAHAN. St. Martin's. 422pp. $27.95.

"THEY were smuggling ... books?" exclaimed the young woman incredulously. She had seen me reading Brian Moynahan's God's Bestseller as we sat waiting in the jury pool and asked me what it was about. The setting, and the question, would have pleased its author, for Moynahan aims to report the intrigue that...