God's Outlaw: The Story of William Tyndale

In the early 16th century, William Tyndale (1494-1536), a scholar-priest-reformer, attempted a full translation of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into English. In so doing, he clashed with the Crown, the Church and Thomas More. His translation set a foundation for religious, cultural, linguistic and literary revolution in England. He was condemned to death and executed for heresy. The 1988 film, God's Outlaw: The Story of William Tyndale, (from the biography God's Outlaw: The Story of William Tyndale and the English Bible, Evangelical Press, 1976, Darlington, England) will occupy much of the first session for overview. The second session will take up secular implications of an English Bible. Recommended reading: Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired, (Simon and Schuster, 2001, NY).