The Stripping of the AltarsThis prize winning account of the pre Reformation church recreates lay peoples experience of religion, showing that late medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed, but a strong and vigorous tradition. For this edition, Duffy has written a new introduction reflecting on recent developments in our understanding of the period. A mighty and momentous book: a book to be read and re read, pondered and revered; a subtle, profound book written