"Gogan has done the most to advance our understanding of More in what is a crucial area. Gogan, moreover, has paid such scrupulous attention to the larger context of More's work that his work is also quite respectable as an introduction to late-medieval conciliar and papal theory in Britain; neither should this volume be ignored by those who are interested more specifically in the early phase of English protestantism." - Calvin A. Pater, in: Journal of Modern History, 1986
"This fine study...provides a magisterial analysis of views of the church in the early sixteenth century." - in: Neo-Latin News, 1984
"Clair, classique et fort bien documenté...une contribution à l'histoire de l'ecclésiologie morienne, saisie dans son dynamisme évolutif et en relation avec ses antécédents médiévaux comme avec les courants contemporains à l'oeuvre au temps de sir Thomas." - André Godin, in: Moreana, 1986
"The most commanding work so far is certainly that of Brian Gogan." - J.P. Marmion, in: The Tablet, 1985
"G.'s long-standing interest in More's ecclesiology has led him to make a substantial scholarly contribution which many will find especially helpful." - Donald J. Grimes, in: Theological Studies, 1983