Flesh is Weak: Ups and Downs of the Church of England - Hardcover

In this lively, entertaining and magnificently illustrated book, which tells the story of the Church of England from its inception at the time of the Reformation right up to the present day, its lovable and infuriating aspects have been heavily emphasized. Written for the general reader, The Flesh is Weak passes lightly over the complexities of theology to concentrate on the human side of the church and its servants. It features an amazing parade of saints and sinners, bigots, martyrs, brilliant orators, famous bores, scoundrels, lunatics, selfless missionaries, hunting parsons, worldly bishops and many other remarkable men who have 'taken the cloth'. This unique book tells of their achievements, their crimes and imprisonments, their deaths and illnesses, their banquets, sexual adventures and sermons - over four and a half centuries.