The Story of Dirk Willems: The Man who Died to Save his Enemy - Softcover

Mathias, Anita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789430445 ISBN 13: 9781789430448

Publisher: Benediction Books, 2019

Synopsis

The religious wars of the Reformation had heroes and villains. There were giants like Luther and Calvin, and quieter unsung heroes. Five hundred years later, one of these stands out: the Dutch Anabaptist, Dirk Willems, who sacrificed his life to save his enemy.

A lavishly illustrated edition.

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About the Author

Anita Mathias was born in India and lives in Oxford, England. She has a BA (Hons.) and an MA in English from Somerville College, Oxford University, and an MA in English/Creative Writing from the Ohio State University. Anita has won a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Minnesota State Arts Board, and fellowships from The Jerome Foundation, The Vermont Studio Centre, The Sweet Briar Writers Colony, and The Virginia Centre for the Creative Arts. She has published in "The Washington Post," "London Magazine," "Commonweal," "America," "The Christian Century," "The Virginia Quarterly Review," "The Journal," "Notre Dame Magazine," "Contemporary Literary Criticism," and "The Best Spiritual Writing" anthologies. Anita has blogged for Tearfund in Cambodia, and has won awards for her blogging and tweeting at the Premier Digital Awards, London. She blogs at anitamathias.com. Her widely-available podcast is called "Christian Meditation with Anita Mathias." Anita's books include her memoir, "Rosaries, Reading, Secrets: A Catholic Childhood in India" (2024); "Wandering Between Two Worlds" (2007), a book of essays; and "Francesco: Artist of Florence: The Man who Gave Too Much," (2014), a fable.

Edition details

• Publisher: Benediction Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789430445
• ISBN 13: 9781789430448
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 18