Dunstan

Reviews / Votes

I am deeply grateful to Douglas Dales for this comprehensively researched and elegantly written biography. I hope it does much to renew an interest in Dunstan and a period of English church history which has much more immediate lessons for our Christian life now than a thousand years' separation seems to suggest.
from the Foreword by Robert Runcie, Former Archbishop of Canterbury

'throughout the tenth century, to which he contributed so much. . . . One of the many admirable qualities of this book is the way in which it combines careful scholarship with whole-hearted commitment to its subject. For Douglas Dales the Church's past is not something remote and irrelevant. It is a living resource for us today.'
A.M. Allchin, in the Church Times

'This well researched biography is a suitable reminder of the greatest monastic reformer of his day, who was also a gifted craftsman,caligrapher and artist. . . . Dunstan is a towering example of the power for good which is the Benedictine way of life, still a force after 1500 years.'
The Catholic Herald

Douglas Dales' Dunstan: Saint and Statesman is a remarkable biography that opens a window into a period in English history when faith, politics, and culture were inextricably woven together. Dales' work helps reclaim the memory of a saint whose influence has long been eclipsed but whose contributions remain foundational. This thoughtful and comprehensive study not only reintroduces Dunstan to modern readers but also reminds us that the challenges of reform, integrity, and spiritual renewal remain timeless.
Marc Daniel Rivera in Kristiyaknow (online), May 26, 2025.