Jeffrey Burton Russell: 3 books
Paradise Mislaid
How We Lost Heaven--and How We Can Regain It
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
The Christian concept of heaven flourished for almost two millennia, but it has lost much of its power in the last hundred years. Indeed today even theologians tend to avoid the topic. But heaven has always been a central tenet of the Christian faith, writes Jeffrey Burton Russell. If there is no...
Exposing Myths About Christianity
A Guide to Answering 145 Viral Lies and Legends
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Renowned historian, Jeffrey Burton Russell, famous for his studies of medieval history, turns to the serious questions that confront Christianity in contemporary culture. Russell examines a wide array of common mispercerptions, characterizations, stereotypes, caricatures and outright myths about Christianity...
The Prince of Darkness
Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present. While recounting how past...