"As Ms. Brown ably demonstrates, for Bede there was no discrepancy between his ability to study nature and to study God. They were all part of his theory of everything."

New York Sun

"While books about ‘The Venerable’ Bede are numerous, this author’s focus on his diverse interests offers something new. This book will serve as a good introduction to Bede and his legacy."

Medievalists.net

"Brown takes an integrated view of Bede’s life and work as a historian, scientist, scribe, poet and translator."

History Today, ‘Books of the Year’

"An example of the handwriting of Bede, the medieval theologian revered as the father of English history, along with his 'lost' Old English translation of the St John’s Gospel . . . feature in a new book, titled Bede and the Theory of Everything."

The Observer

"A wonderfully readable and comprehensive introduction to perhaps the greatest European intellectual of his era, a writer whose scholarly achievement was foundational for much of the thought of the Western Middle Ages. Brown succeeds in giving us a lively picture of the material surroundings of Bede's life and work as well a solid account of his thinking."

Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury

"A wonderful portrait of Bede the Venerable, his world, his works, his story and his legacy. This account of the influential “scholar-scientist” introduces Bede to a new generation of readers. Authoritative, insightful and deeply informed by her rich knowledge of the early medieval centuries, Michelle Brown is to be congratulated on this important work."

Clare A. Lees, University of London