“This is an England-centred book, complementing rather than replacing other histories and standard works … . It lends itself to dipping into for leads worth following and could provoke less open minds to reflect on the permanent value of the counter-tradition in Western Christianity which supposes that morals are more important than theological truth.” (Robert Morgan, Modern Believing, Vol. 64 (2), 2023)“Birch’s invaluable, rigorous, and engaging book does much to further—it will be of vital interest to historians, theologians, and religious studies scholars of all levels, seeking to engage honestly with the complex, pluralistic nature of our collective intellectual history.” (Jonathan Greenaway, Literature and Theology, February 7, 2021)
