History

We can't understand the issues swirling in today's Catholic church without understanding the past. In Catholic History for Today's Church acclaimed historian John W. O'Malley, SJ, illuminates some of today's most contentious issues-from celibacy to the...

The Church of England and the First World War (first published in 1978) explores in depth the role of the church during the tragic circumstances of the First World War using biographies, newspapers, magazines, letters, poetry and other sources in a...

In this volume, Michael Flexsenhar III advances the argument that imperial slaves and freedpersons in the Roman Empire were essential to early Christians' self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean and played a multifaceted role in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830851911Author David B. CapesFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 858gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 160mm * 40mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648281412Author Bishop YouanisFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint St Shenouda PressPublisher St Shenouda PressWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852448885Author Serafino LanzettaFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint GracewingPublisher Gracewing

The charismatic renewal is a sign of the continuing relevance of the Holy Spirit for the baptized and gives life and direction to the Church in its mission in the world. Appearing soon after the close of Vatican II, the charismatic renewal has been one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781622823277Author J Charles WallFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Sophia Institute PressPublisher Sophia Institute PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908381958Author Marcus PaulFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Sacristy PressPublisher Sacristy PressWeight(grams) 695g

The Miracle of Amsterdam presents a "cultural biography" of a Dutch devotional manifestation. According to tradition, on the night of March 15, 1345, a Eucharistic host thrown into a burning fireplace was found intact hours later. A chapel was erected...

Luke, the eponymous author of the gospel that bears his name as well as the book of Acts, wrote the largest portion of the New Testament. Luke is generally thought to be a gentile. This book addresses a question raised by Jesus's disciples at the very...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783161627736Author Sara ContiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Mohr SiebeckPublisher Mohr SiebeckWeight(grams) 386g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982286842Author Geoffrey CareFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Balboa Press UKPublisher Balboa Press UKWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830854776Author Jennifer Woodru TaitFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 224gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...

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Throughout the nineteenth century the relationship between the State and the Established Church of England engaged Parliament, the Church, the courts and - to an increasing degree - the people. During this period, the spectre of Disestablishment...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830829705Author Gwenfair Walter AdamsFormat HardbackPage Count 668Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 1412gDimensions(mm) 262mm *...

This book discusses hagiographic, historiographical, hymnological, and theological sources that contributed to the formation of the sacred picture of the physical as well as metaphysical Jerusalem in the literature of two Eastern Christian denominations,...

Even as historians credit Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II with hastening the end of the Cold War, they have failed to recognize the depth or significance of the bond that developed between the two leaders. Acclaimed scholar and bestselling author...

The medieval church was founded on and governed by concepts of faith and trust--but not in the way that is popularly assumed. Offering a radical new interpretation of the institutional church and its social consequences in England, Ian Forrest argues...

Since Christianity is an ethical as well as a mystical religion and since individuals live in communities, the church is bound to be involved in politics and other social action that determines the quality of human life. So argues Trevor Beeson in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789789312290Author Olanike OlaleruFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Father of LightsPublisher Father of LightsWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Centuries before the existence of the Islamic faith, there were Arabs who could be described as Christian. And there has been a Christian Arabism, an Arab Christianity, since Muhammad's day. Arab Christianity has survived Muslin dominance, and this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789872941Author R W MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Pantianos ClassicsPublisher Pantianos ClassicsWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Arguing that all Pauline interpretation depends significantly on the ways in which readers formulate their own images of the apostle, Margaret M. Mitchell posits that John Chrysostom, the most prolific interpreter of the Pauline epistles in the early...

Branded as "the new Falun Gong" by local authorities, The Church of Almighty God is the most persecuted religious movement in China today. Thousands of police officers are deployed full time to identify and arrest its members. Hundreds of thousands of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802871473Author Dr. Karin MaagFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

Discover the Variety and Unity of the Early ChurchThe Christian church of the early centuries spread throughout much of Asia, Africa, and Europe, spoke many languages, was situated within diverse cultural settings, and had varied worship practices; yet...

The long 18th century was the age of revolutions, including the first sexual revolution. In this era, sexual toleration began and there was a marked increase in the discussion of morality, extra-marital sex, pornography and same-sex relationships in both...

Patriarch Dioscorus of Alexandria: The Last Pharaoh of Alexandria and Ecclesiastical Politics in the Later Roman Empire offers a thorough revision of the historical role of Dioscorus as patriarch of Alexandria between 444 and 451 CE. One of the major...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781725274235Author Robert M GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Is it possible we don't see God working in mighty ways because we don't ask him to work in mighty ways? Throughout history, God has used revival to build and renew his church. God-Sized Vision challenges us to pray expectantly to see his work in our own...

The complete works of one of the most significant theologians of the Reformation. This book contains the complete writings of Balthasar Hubmaier, including his discussion of three marks of a true church: water baptism of adults, the Lord's Supper, and...

An unusual perspective on the cultural and political milieu in existence at the time of the emergence of Christianity. Events such as the Persian Wars are examined with a view to understanding the spiritual struggles raging between those forces that...

This volume contains a critical edition and translation of the Coptic texts on Abraham of Farshut, the last Coptic orthodox archimandrite of the Pachomian federation in Upper Egypt. While past studies have focused on the origins and early years of this,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830841752Author Timothy LarsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 452gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498207447Author William B EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Summarizes the history of the Bible and sheds light on biblical events through archaeological discoveries. A rigorous work of biblical history, interpretation, and criticism; Joseph P. Free's classic-first published in 1950-served an entire generation of...