Excerpt from Giordano Bruno: Philosopher and Martyr, Two Addresses Nor was this feeling confined to the church of Rome. The learned dignitaries of the more conservative Protestant churches, when they knew anything about Bruno and his teachings, evidently shared it. This was perfectly mani fest from the editorials in the London Times and in the official religious press both of Eng land and North Germany. What was the secret of this? What was it in Bruno which so peculiarly excited the ire of the theologians? And why has he, beyond all others, been chosen to represent the new life la vita nuova - of independent Italy? These are the questions I shall endeavor to answer this evening. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.