A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or even death.

The king later did public penance for this at Becket’s tomb in Canterbury. Soon after, Becket was canonized a saint. Another influential saint was the 14th-century Italian mystic and writer ...

The king later did public penance for this at Becket’s tomb in Canterbury. Soon after, Becket was canonized a saint. Another influential saint was the 14th-century Italian mystic and writer Catherine ...