God's Irishmen

Crawford Gribben is Professor of Early Modern British History School of History and Anthropology at Queen's University. He is the author of The Puritan Millennium: Literature and Theology, 1550-1682 and co-editor of a number of volumes including Enforcing Reformation in Ireland and Scotland, 1550-1700. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

• 1: Introduction 2: The religious dynamic of the Cromwellian invasion 3: Conversion 4: Baptism 5: Church government and social control 6: The possibility of the extraordinary 7: The ecclesiastical role of women 8: Conclusion 9: Endnotes 10: Bibliography

This book is a rich detail and extending our knowledge of a complex decade in Irish history. The author has also provided a welcome bibliography and clear endnotes. The book deserves a wide readership among early modern historians and theologians.