James Simpson

James Simpson is a renowned scholar of the English Middle Ages and the Reformation. He is the Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English at Harvard University and the author of many books, including the critically acclaimed Burning to Read.

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	Title	Author	Format	Publication Date	Price	Select Item
	Permanent Revolution: The Reformation and the Illiberal Roots of Liberalism	Simpson, James	HARDCOVER	02/18/2019	$35.00
	Burning to Read: English Fundamentalism and Its Reformation Opponents	Simpson, James	PAPERBACK	05/01/2010	$30.00

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