{"product_id":"the-journey-to-the-mayflower-9781473649118","title":"The Journey to the Mayflower","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGripping story of the events that led up to the sailing of the Mayflower\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a rattling good read. Stephen Tomkins conveys the sweep of Reformation history through the hair-raising, sometimes hilarious and often tragic stories of the men and women who suffered or survived it. There's a startling sense of déjà vu as the reader is confronted with the dedication and vehemence of those who pursued their dream of\u003cbr\u003ea perfect church.\u003c\/p\u003e -- The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Journey to the Mayflower\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting story; it is impeccably researched history but more than this, it is an account that allows us to trace the essential elements of western democracy and liberalism to the key struggle for religious freedom. Stephen Tomkins's work reminds us that individual liberty as we understand it today would not\u003cbr\u003ehave been possible without the experience of those who fought for their freedom to believe. Well written, engaging and entertaining, this book serves as a reminder of the importance of upholding religious freedom in our current age.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Tim Farron MP\u003cbr\u003eHere is a gripping and informed account of the people and pressures that launched the Mayflower. Stephen Tomkins is a capable historian, but never dull, and a respectful yet critical friend of the early puritans. This is an important chapter in England's Christian story, and America's too, very well told. -- John Proctor, General Secretary of the United Reformed Church\u003cbr\u003eAs a Mayflower descendant and a religious leader committed to a fervent faith that seeks new pathways to old truths, I find this book enlightening and delightful. It tells the story of those whose courage rekindled a faith made stale by practices and doctrines more material than spiritual: a reminder that we are always reforming, always keeping pace with a Holy Spirit whose work it is to rescue the Church from its inhibiting complacency and misplaced ambition. -- Rev. Dr John C. Dorhauer, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ\u003cbr\u003eIt is an informative and lively account, based on thorough research * Methodist Recorder *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003evivid, fast-paced prose . . . At the heart of Tomkins's book is the thought that the arguments these puritans developed against the imposition of idolatry and superstition upon themselves would soon become broader arguments for the\u003cbr\u003epossibility of dissent, for liberty and religious choice.\u003c\/p\u003e * Church Times *\u003cbr\u003ePuritanism was not a pretext for the 'reformation of manners': it was a spiritual epiphany. * London Review of Books *","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739526082903,"sku":"9781473649118","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473649118.jpg?v=1720052492","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-journey-to-the-mayflower-9781473649118","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}