
Translators of the Bible into English
Partial Bible translations into languages of the English people can be traced back to the late 7th century, including translations into Old and Middle English. More than 100 complete translations into English have been written.
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John Wesley and Methodism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the difference John Wesley made during the Christian Revival of the 18th Century, developing Methodism into a major movement around the world
10 December 2020
Featuring: Stephen Plant, Eryn White, William Gibson
ReligionEnglish sermon writersChristian humanists18th-century English diaristsLutheran saints18th-century evangelicalsEnglish abolitionistsChristian vegetariansFounders of religionsPeople educated at Charterhouse SchoolEnglish evangelicalsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarEnglish pamphleteersChristianity in OxfordGerman–English translatorsChristian radicalsEnglish Anglican theologians18th-century Anglican theologiansFounders of English schools and collegesAlumni of Christ Church, OxfordAnglican saintsTranslators of the Bible into EnglishWyclif and the Lollards
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval philosopher and theologian John Wyclif and his followers, the Lollards.
16 June 2011
Featuring: Anthony Kenny, Anne Hudson, Rob Lutton
ReligionEnglish evangelicalsChristian humanistsDamnatio memoriaePeople excommunicated by the Catholic ChurchAnglican saintsTranslators to EnglishCritics of the Catholic ChurchProto-Protestants, Roman Catholic biblical scholars14th-century writers in LatinChristian radicals14th-century English writersTranslators of the Bible into EnglishEnglish Reformation