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Killing Physicians: Shakespeare's Blind Heroes and Reformation Saints is intended give its reader a street-level perspective of Shakespeare's great tragedies and late plays.Diving into the social and theological tensions alive in sixteenth-century London neighborhoods, this book uncovers what may have been Shakespeare's answer to a world fraught with political and religious controversy.

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All great literature is ultimately about the deeper themes of the human condition, and at some level, about spirituality as well. John Norton's Killing Physicians is a insightful and engaging work which ties Shakespeare's works to the thinking of the Reformation theologians whose content was being studied at the time. A highly informative and thought-provoking book, and highly recommended. John Townsend, Ph.D. New York Times bestselling author Founder, Townsend Institute at Concordia University, Irvine Psychologist

""All great literature is ultimately about the deeper themes of the human condition, and at some level, about spirituality as well. John Norton's ""Killing Physicians"" is a insightful and engaging work which ties Shakespeare's works to the thinking of the Reformation theologians whose content was being studied at the time. A highly informative and thought-provoking book, and highly recommended."" John Townsend, Ph.D. New York Times bestselling author Founder, Townsend Institute at Concordia University, Irvine Psychologist

All great literature is ultimately about the deeper themes of the human condition, and at some level, about spirituality as well. John Norton's Killing Physicians is a insightful and engaging work which ties Shakespeare's works to the thinking of the Reformation theologians whose content was being studied at the time. A highly informative and thought-provoking book, and highly recommended. John Townsend, Ph.D. New York Times bestselling author Founder, Townsend Institute at Concordia University, Irvine Psychologist

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John J. Norton is co-founder and director of the Around-the-World (ATW) Semester program at Concordia University Irvine. The goal of the ATW Semester is to introduce students to global mission work, as well as to instruct them in thoughtful cultural engagement. John also serves the university as Professor of English and department chair. John and his wife Erica run a nonprofit organization called Bose Road Ministries that designs and leads high-impact educational experiences for churches and schools. With their three kids, Jack, Naomi, and Sheffield, John and Erica have led over 100 university students on international academic and missionary adventures all around the world.

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