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Evelyn Waugh: Satirist Found the Church
Brilliant satirist Evelyn Waugh shocked literary England by converting to Catholicism in 1930. His conversion would shape his life and greatest work.
John Milton: Paradise Found Through Blindness
Blind English poet John Milton lost his sight, political cause, and nearly his life, yet through faith created Paradise Lost, the greatest religious...
John Donne: From Rake to Dean
John Donne transformed from notorious libertine poet to Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, proving no past is beyond God's redemption.
T.S. Eliot: The Hollow Man Made Whole
Nobel Prize-winning poet T.S. Eliot found faith in Christ at age 38, transforming from writing about spiritual emptiness to celebrating God's redemption...
Richard Baxter: Bruised Reed Awakened a Soul
Richard Baxter's gradual conversion through Scripture and suffering in 17th century England. The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes opened God's love to him.
Thomas More: King's Good Servant, But
Sir Thomas More, England's Lord Chancellor, chose martyrdom over compromising his faith when King Henry VIII demanded he recognize royal supremacy over...
Julian of Norwich: All Shall Be Well
Julian of Norwich received divine visions while near death in 1373, encountering God's overwhelming love and receiving the famous promise 'All shall be...
John Rogers: First Flame of the Marian
John Rogers, Cambridge-educated priest, met William Tyndale and embraced Reformed faith. He completed the first English Bible printed with royal authorization.
Nicholas Ridley: Steadfast to the End
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, remained faithful to his Reformed beliefs and was martyred by burning at the stake in Oxford in 1555 during Queen...
Hugh Latimer: "We Shall Light Such a Candle"
Hugh Latimer transformed from fierce Reformation opponent to Gospel preacher through hearing Scripture testimony, ultimately dying as martyr in 1555...
Charles Wesley's Whitsunday Awakening
Charles Wesley found faith and healing on Whitsunday 1738 in London when God transformed his spiritual darkness into peace, leading him to write his...
Doreen Irvine: From Witchcraft to Christ
Doreen Irvine's powerful transformation from being the 'Queen of Black Witches' in London's underworld to finding complete freedom in Christ.