PLAIN MR. KNOX
By
Elizabeth Whitley is the wife of the present Minister of the High Kirk of Edinburgh (St. ), the pulpit once occupied by John Knox. Consequently she has a unique interest in the life and accomplishments of the 16th century reformer, John Knox, who, together with Calvin, was a mainspring of the Protestant Reformation. Knox was theologian, preacher, guides of the destiny of Scotland and many a modern church. He feared neither Elizabeth of England nor Mary of Scotland nor their self-seeking, blood-thirsty . A reader will inevitably learn somewhat of the confused history of the period. He will a clear understanding of the theological problems involved in the switch from Roman Catholicism to the Calvinistic Kirk. However, he will continue to be by the , , character of ""Plain Mr. Knox"".