To understand the kind of courage it took to challenge the Church in the Middle Ages (c. 476-1500), one must recognize the authority it claimed and the kind of power it commande… See more

The exact year of Wycliffe's birth is disputed, with some scholars placing it as … See more

Still, he continued to adhere to the orthodoxy of the Church, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1369 and his doctorate in theology in 1372. As early as c. 1361 he wa… See more

Wycliffe was called to London to appear before William Courtenay (l. c. 1342-1396), archbishop of Canterbury, to explain himself and answer for the seeming errors he had falle… See more