Ireland has long been regarded as a 'land of saints and scholars'. Yet the Irish experience of Christianity has never been simple or uncomplicated. The Rise and

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages

This is an explanation of how the Catholic Church came to hold such a powerful position in Irish society, and the factors central to the decline in the Church's

For decades now, Americans have believed that their country is deeply divided by “culture wars” waged between religious conservatives and secular liberals.

A fully documented history of Ireland and the Irish from the fifth to the ninth centuries.