| Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?: Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation Subjects: Church history -- Primitive and early church ca. 30–600; Church history -- Middle Ages 600–1500; Christian saints -- History; Christian martyrs -- History; A sweeping, authoritative, and entertaining history of the Christian cult of the saints from its origin to the Reformation Robert Bartlett is professor of mediaeval history at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. |