Francis Watson: 7 books

Here is the only modern biography in English of Albrecht von Wallenstein, the great Habsburg general of the Thirty Years War. Against the background of war and destruction, of tortuous intrigue, biographer Francis Watson has limned the enigmatic Wallenstein, tracing skillfully his furious,...

That there are four canonical versions of the one gospel story is often seen as a problem for Christian faith: where gospels multiply, so too do apparent contradictions that may seem to undermine their truth claims. In Gospel Writing Francis Watson argues that differences and tensions between canonical...

Fifty-seven Irish immigrant laborers arrived in the port of Philadelphia in June 1832 to work on Pennsylvania's Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. Contractor Philip Duffy soon hired them to work a stretch of track in rural Chester County known as Duffy's Cut. They all perished within six weeks. For...

This groundbreaking approach to the study of the fourfold gospel offers a challenging alternative to prevailing assumptions about the creation of the gospels and their portraits of Jesus. How and why does it matter that we have these four gospels? Why were they placed alongside one another as four...

One man could have enabled the most audacious terrorist threat against America prior to 9/11 and helped the Nazis win World War II—the Nazi spy pastor, Carl Krepper. His riveting story brings to light a forgotten chapter in the history of the Second World War. • Offers a compelling view...

This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...

An excellent guide to English usage and grammar, The King’s English advises the reader on the proper use of vocabulary, the finer points of syntax, and the rules of punctuation, drawing on examples in literature and other sources. A precursor to Fowler’s Modern English Usage, albeit superseded in some cases, it is a thorough study of the English language.