A thorough assessment of the long term influence of the Clapham Sect on Victorian Britain and the Empire?The Clapham Sect was a group of evangelical Christians, prominent in England from about 1790 to
The Origins of Humankind gives a concise account of human evolution. It covers evolutionary theory, the primates, the human fossil story, the cultural evolution of humans and the origins of agriculture and civilisation. It begins with an account of the development of ideas about evolution, from pre-Darwinian theories through to the study of molecular evolution, and goes on to give detailed explanations of the physical and evolutionary stages leading to Homo sapiens.
To celebrate the tricentennial of his birth, Tomkins, a freelance writer with a background in church history, relates the life of Wesley (1703-91) the founder of Methodism. Sources are identified in e
Worshipped by 2 billion Christians worldwide, Jesus Christ is likely the famous human being ever. Yet comprehending the vast, often fractious, 2000 year story of his followers can be a bewilder
Journalist, historian, and biographer Tomkins recounts the life of wealthy English philanthropist and Member of Parliament Wilberforce (1759-1833), who led the political battle to outlaw first the sla
