The Venerable Bede (outstanding Christian Thinkers (paperback Cassell Academic))

'The Venerable Bede' was the first great all-rounder of English history. In every sphere in which he wrote he made a lasting contribution to Christian understanding. His last work, the Ecclesiastical History, is of such fundamental importance that Bede has been called the 'father of English history'.

This book provides a comprehensive account of the full range of Bede's writings. It also locates them against the biography of Bede and the history of his age. It is a rounded and sensitive portrait of Bede an a monk and priest of Jarrow, as a much loved master and teacher, and as a meditative and influential student of the Bible. It also traces his career as a mathematician, chronologist, Latinist and historian, in each of which roles he stands as a landmark.