History

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451492651Author Maia KotrositsFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher Augsburg Fortress PublishersWeight(grams) 318g

All the known theories and incidents of witchcraft in Western Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century are brilliantly set forth in this engaging and comprehensive history. Building on a foundation of newly discovered primary sources and recent...

The recent National Geographic special on the Gospel of Judas was a major media event, introducing to tens of millions of viewers one of the most important biblical discoveries of modern times. Now, a leading historian of the early church, Bart Ehrman,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990888512Author D M MurdockFormat PaperbackPage Count 562Imprint Stellar House Publishing, LLCPublisher Stellar House Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)...

A finalist for World Magazine's Book of the Year! "Essential reading." -Antonio Carreno, Brown University "A watershed in scholarship." -Raphael Israeli, Hebrew University of Jerusalem "Desperately, desperately needed as a counter to the mythology that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532607769Author Jeremy D LyonFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

King Henry III of France has not suffered well at the hands of posterity. Generally depicted as at best a self-indulgent, ineffectual ruler, and at worst a debauched tyrant responsible for a series of catastrophic political blunders, his reputation has...

No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along after him. Indeed, this major new biography argues...

International bestselling author Scott Hahn guides readers through the Catholic Church's rites, customs and traditional prayers. The book is divided into forty reflections each examining a traditional Catholic devotion or custom, including the Rosary,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585422531Author Jacob NeedlemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 265gDimensions(mm) 228mm *...

Are you settling for half the story? Highlighting connections that have been hidden from non-Jewish eyes, Rabbi Jason Sobel will connect the dots between the Old and New Testament, helping you see the Bible with clarity as God intended. Most people-even...

Enduring and influential early Christian texts.The writings of the Apostolic Fathers give a rich and diverse picture of Christian life and thought in the period immediately after New Testament times. Some of them were accorded almost Scriptural authority...

This collection of essays has its origin in a conference held at Oxford in 2006 to mark the publication of the first English edition of the Acts of Chalcedon. Its aim is to place Chalcedon in a broader context, and bring out the importance of the acts of...

'Following the mass conversions sweeping Britain after the publication of Lives of the Improbable Saints, Dr Harrison and I thought it wise and expedient to retell yet more stories of the great 'cloud of witnesses' preserved in Christian tradition these...

The renowned author of The Stripping of the Altars takes a new and controversial look at the reign of England's "Bloody Mary" The reign of Mary Tudor has been remembered as an era of sterile repression, when a reactionary monarch launched a doomed...

How did Christianity get shared around the world? And how has Christian belief changed over the last 50 years? Providing some of the answers to these and many other questions, this overview charts the 2,000-year-long history of the world's largest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781460280270Author Robert MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 536Imprint FriesenPressPublisher FriesenPressWeight(grams) 1229gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881778717Author Dr John Wesley Zwomunondiita KurewaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint DriPublisher DriWeight(grams) 163gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956479808Author A.T. BradfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Templehouse PublishingPublisher Templehouse PublishingWeight(grams) 196gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941489499Author Jeshua Ben JosephFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Audio EnlightenmentPublisher Audio EnlightenmentWeight(grams) 111g

In the dark and turbulent centuries after the Roman occupation of Britain, and during the Anglo-Saxon colonisation, the light of heaven still shone through the work and witness of the monastic communities, 'villages of God', which dotted the land. One of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250207142Author Brian C. MurareskuFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 750gDimensions(mm) 243mm...

Though the Nicene Creed is regularly recited in weekly church services, few understand its historical origins and connections to Scripture and key Christian doctrines. This volume bridges the gap, providing an accessible introduction that explains how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944967246Author Andrew Stephen DamickFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Ancient Faith PublishingPublisher Ancient Faith PublishingWeight(grams)...

"Biblical history, enriched by many religious and cultural traditions, flows into and is intertwined with our nation's epic, both for better and for worse. To ignore that history is to cut ourselves off from our roots and to deny the ancestral...

The differences and discrepancies in the Gospels constitute the foremost objections to their reliability and the credibility of their message. Some have tried to resolve Gospels contradictions with strained harmonization efforts. Many others conclude...

127 short chapters the story of one of the world's largest religions. A History of the Catholic Church tells in 127 short chapters the story of one of the world's largest religions from its roots in Jewish history to the pontificate of Benedict XVI...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734202861Author Whitley StrieberFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Walker & CollierPublisher Walker & CollierWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

During the Middle Ages decorative floor tiles were used in abbey churches, royal palaces, parish churches and the homes of wealthy citizens. Tiles were durable and hygienic and added a new decorative element to the interior. Despite their simple tools...

Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of factual and fictional stories, The Golden Legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the Bible, during the late Middle Ages. It was compiled around 1260 by Jacobus de Voragine, a scholarly friar...

Western European civilization evolved during the medieval centuries when the whole area was converted to Christianity in its Latin Catholic form. This account is an introduction to the religious life of this formative period--but is concerned less with...

Among all the great transitions that have marked Western history, only one-the triumph of Christianity-can be called in the fullest sense a "revolution" "Hart has the gifts of a good advocate. He writes with clarity and force, and he drives his points...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982148003Author Bart D EhrmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 281g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626980051Author James H. ConeFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Orbis Books (USA)Publisher Orbis Books (USA)

The early church spread with remarkable speed, impelled by joy, urgency, profound compassion, and the day-to-day experience of working in the power of the Holy Spirit. Despite opposition at all levels, the first Christians expressed their love and wonder...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979963117Author D. M. MurdockFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Stellar House Publishing, LLCPublisher Stellar House Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)...

This comprehensive anthology combines prayers and petitions of the greatest figures throughout history to bolster the reader’s knowledge of prayer and develop their walk with Christ. Book InformationISBN 9781433570582Author Jonathan W. ArnoldFormat...

A compelling history of radical transformation in the fourth-century--when Christianity decimated the practices of traditional pagan religion in the Roman Empire.The Final Pagan Generation recounts the fascinating story of the lives and fortunes of the...

This is the story of Mary Slessor, a petite redhead from the slums of Dundee who became one of the most influencing people in the land known to her compatriots as 'the white man's grave'. Despite her eccentricities, this woman truly understood and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312361891Author Barrie WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...