Christopher: 7927 books
Dear Friends
The Letters of St. Paul to Christians In America
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
An Episcopal priest imagines how St. Paul the Apostle might counsel modern American Christians in today’s trying times.
For almost two thousand years, Christians have asked two essential questions: “What would Jesus do?” and “What would Paul say?” Saint Paul wrote more of the New Testament...
Can God Make Mistakes?
And Other Critical Answers
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Shattering Silences
Strategies to Prevent Sexual Assault, Heal Survivors, and Bring Assailants to Justice
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
An in-depth look at revolutionary new ways to handle sexual assaults.
Every two minutes someone in the US is sexually assaulted, and each year there are nearly 300,000 victims of sexual assault. But victims are no longer silent, and new practices by police, prosecutors, nurses, and rape crisis...
by Christopher Rowley
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015
In today’s hypercompetitive world, contact sports bring about fierce rivalries between fans, between players, and even between countries. From the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines in grid iron football, to the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks in rugby, to Real Madrid...
And God Spoke
The Authority of the Bible for the Church Today
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2002
His reflections on some of the ways we might answer these questions in the church today became the twelve short chapters of this book. Here scripture scholar and Anglican priest Christopher Bryan looks at the nature of the Bible's authority and inspiration and how the Bible can inform our decision-making...
Spectacles of Empire
Monsters, Martyrs, and the Book of Revelation
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
The book of Revelation presents a daunting picture of the destruction of the world, complete with clashing gods, a multiheaded beast, armies of heaven, and the final judgment of mankind. The bizarre conclusion to the New Testament is routinely cited as an example of the early Christian renunciation...
by Christopher A. Hall
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
The first centuries of Christianity are like a far country. But despite their foreignness, they hold a treasury of wisdom for living. Early Christians struggled and flourished in a culture that was in love with empire and military power, infatuated with sex and entertainment, tolerant of all gods...
Church History
A Crash Course for the Curious
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
In this concise, accessible guide, author Christopher Catherwood takes his readers through the history of the faith, educating them about the uniqueness of Christianity from its birth to the diverse, global Evangelical Church we know today. Church History is the perfect place to start for anyone who...
by Christopher Tyerman
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2005
Crusading fervour gripped Europe for over 200 years, creating one of the most extraordinary, vivid episodes in world history. Whether the Crusades are regarded as the most romantic of Christian expeditions, or the last of the barbarian invasions, they have fascinated generations ever since, and their...
Greek Buddha
Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Pyrrho of Elis went with Alexander the Great to Central Asia and India during the Greek invasion and conquest of the Persian Empire in 334–324 BC. There he met with early Buddhist masters. Greek Buddha shows how their Early Buddhism shaped the philosophy of Pyrrho, the famous founder of Pyrrhonian...
Islam and the West
A Dissonant Harmony of Civilisations
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2005
We have rapidly grown used to the idea, particularly since the declaration of a world-wide war on terrorism, that between Islam and the West there exists a deep historical and ideological gulf. Christopher Walker's book turns such accepted views on their head and paints instead a picture of two belief systems which have a history of toleration.
The Intellectual World of the Italian Renaissance
Language, Philosophy, and the Search for Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
In this book, Christopher Celenza provides an intellectual history of the Italian Renaissance during the long fifteenth century, from c.1350–1525. His book fills a bibliographic gap between Petrarch and Machiavelli and offers clear case studies of contemporary luminaries, including Leonardo Bruni,...
Give Us This Day
Lenten Reflections on Baking Bread and Discipleship
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Ideal for altar guilds and women who bake communion bread who want to make prayer and reflection part of their ministry. Bread speaks to us of our daily reliance upon a Maker, writes Christopher Levan. Perhaps more than any other food it brings us close to our roots as fellow creatures of God's creation....
Out of a Far Country
A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope.
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
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Coming Out, Then Coming Home
Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, discovered at an early age that he was different. He was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood, his mother, Angela, hoped to control the situation. Instead, she found...