This short history of Christianity in England since the close of the Middle Ages was first published for the Religious Book Club in 1953âe¢ It was immediately welcomed. The Church Times called it `a miracle of accomplished comprehension', and the (Manchester) Guardian `quite extraordinarily good'. The Times Educational Supplement commented on its 'abounding momentum and not a single dull page'. The author has now revised the book for this cheap edition, and an Epilogue continues the story of the English churches down to 1960.