Angels: A Visible and Invisible History

"Stanford deserves credit for rescuing the study of angels from hippyish occultism {and} for some wonderful art historical writing [in his] ultimately immensely rewarding book" Robert Leigh-Pemberton: Daily Telegraph

"This book has changed my life, as I now think about angels all the time...you'll be taken on a thrilling journey through theological discussion, with a generous helping of art history thrown in."  Ysenda Maxtone Graham: The Spectator

"riveting...a grand tour of all things angelic...taking in history, art, theology...impressive as well as readable" Fergus Butler-Gallie: The Times

"Peter Stanford's history of angels is comprehensive and scholarly and he writes like, well, an angel.” Jonathan Margolis: Jewish Chronicle

Angels are part of our collective past, there in all the major faiths and their holy books, and in the lives of believers as messengers, guardians, assailants, and perfect beings. And in our secular, sceptical times they remain part of our story with one in ten saying they have experienced an angel and one in three believing they have a guardian angel. What exactly are they, and what is their historical and current role? Are they real, a manifestation of divine concern, or part of the poetry of religion? This book attempts to find answers.

Published in London by Hodder & Stoughton in hardback, Kindle, and Amazon Audible on March 7, 2019 (ISBN 9781473622081). And in paperback - as Angels: A History - on December 3, 2020 (ISBN 9781473622098). Romanian (Editura For You/Bucuresti), Japanese (Kiyomi Shirasu) and Spanish (Ediciones Luciernaga) editions also avaliable