• Preface; Introduction; 1. A question of terms; 2. Legal alternatives; 3. Two questions: how many? and why?; 4. The secular arm; 5. Return and reconciliation; 6. The 1530s; Appendices; Bibliography.

"...Logan has asked a modest but interesting and revealing question of the records of ecclesiastical history and, after exhaustive research, offers up a very thorough answer....Many compelling human vignettes are offered in this highly readable book." Choice

• Preface; Introduction; 1. A question of terms; 2. Legal alternatives; 3. Two questions: how many? and why?; 4. The secular arm; 5. Return and reconciliation; 6. The 1530s; Appendices; Bibliography.

"...Logan has asked a modest but interesting and revealing question of the records of ecclesiastical history and, after exhaustive research, offers up a very thorough answer....Many compelling human vignettes are offered in this highly readable book." Choice

• Preface; Introduction; 1. A question of terms; 2. Legal alternatives; 3. Two questions: how many? and why?; 4. The secular arm; 5. Return and reconciliation; 6. The 1530s; Appendices; Bibliography.

"...Logan has asked a modest but interesting and revealing question of the records of ecclesiastical history and, after exhaustive research, offers up a very thorough answer....Many compelling human vignettes are offered in this highly readable book." Choice