Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World (Hinges of History, 6)

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A play on the Christian "Holy Trinity", but probably referring to the classic Dungeons and Dragons 4-class party: Fighter, Rogue, Cleric, Wizard. I have enjoyed Cahill's books, and have enjoyed this one as well, because he isn't bashful about telling the story of Western Civilization through the humanities. The bounty hunter and highwayman are possible references to the player character, while the other two are references to some of the game's memorable enemies. The author frequently comments on parallels to current events which is in keeping with his stated goal of exploring how actions taken in that era led to the world we have today. This page-turner surges forward with the pacing of a true-crime thriller, elevated by Grann's crisp and evocative prose and enhanced by dozens of period photographs.

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Reference to the setup being the first many players will form, and possibly the film of the same name. It was Cahill's sixth book in the series, titled "Heretics And Heroes: How Renaissance Artists And Reformation Priests Created Our World. He mentions that he was somewhat threatened at a religious book publisher’s convention when some Christian asked him: “Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? Though universally despised in the early modern period, persecuted and often drowned by both Catholics and Protestants, their main reforms beyond adult baptism--that is a heightened sense of community, compassion for the poor, prison reform, elimination of the death penalty, refusal to take up arms, peace making-- are now the ideals of almost all their former persecutors, whether Catholic or Protestant. They have been bestsellers not only in the United States but also in countries ranging from Italy to Brazil.Likely a reference to a quintessential dark ages execution, where the Leper takes the role of the King, the Bounty Hunter as the Executioner, the Jester as the Crier and the Grave Robber as, presumably, the condemned.

Heretics and heroes : how Renaissance artists and Reformation

A play on the skills of this class to be able to constantly add +7 torch light per team member per round through use of skills, meaning the torch should never die.The Bounty Hunter moves the opposing party forward and backward as well, with his "Uppercut" and "Come Hither" combat skills, respectively. Then, save for a brief look at the art of Northern Europe, Cahill turns to the Reformation of Luther and the Catholic Counter-Reformation with brief looks at the Reformed movements and the development of Anglicanism.