Overview — Part Three
1. Celtic Christianity
The religious background to the story of St. Patrick.
2. The Real Patrick
Once a slave in Ireland, Patrick responds to a divine call and returns to the Emerald Isle as a missionary.
3. Celtic Sabbath
Saturday observed as the Sabbath by Celtic Christians.
4. Margaret of Scotland
Margaret comes from England, marries King Malcolm, and attempts to reform Sunday observance in Scotland.
5. Assault on the Sabbath
The Church of Rome promotes the Sabbath (Saturday) fast as an expression of anti-Jewish sentiments.
6. Power Struggle
The "Sabbath fast" becomes a key issue in the rivalry between church leaders in Rome and Constantinople.
7. Deceptions
The "letter from heaven" threatens Sunday-breakers.
8. Fight for Truth
Resistance to church/state authority brings tragedy.
9. John Wycliffe: Champion of Conscience
An Oxford professor focuses new attention on the Bible as the supreme authority for Christian faith and practice.
10. The Lollards
Wycliffe's followers take his views throughout England and beyond.
11. The Church vs. the Bible
The church-state establishment opposes the spread of the Bible and the ideas of Wycliffe and the Lollards.