Church History category: 3031 books
Roots
Uncovering Why We Do What We Do in Church
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2016
By uncovering “why we do what we do in church,” Christians can make more informed decisions about where they should take their churches in the future.
Why do we do what we do in church? Roots answers that question. Readers will discover for themselves the history of seven important topics...
by Hassell, Cushing B.
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
During the eighteen centuries that have elapsed since the close of the Scripture canon, not a single statement of the written word of God has been disproved by any human discovery. All the attempts of scoffers and critics and historians and scientists and philosophers to throw discredit upon the inspired...
The World's Oldest Church
Bible, Art, and Ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions of...
by Joseph Buchanan Bernardin
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This guide to the Episcopal Church offers a readers an introduction to the rich history and lore attached to the church. The author also explores the government of the church and the customs which make up the day to day services, including doctrine, symbolism and vestments. Many of the earliest books,...
The Religious Roots of the First Amendment
Dissenting Protestants and the Separation of Church and State
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Traditional understandings of the genesis of the separation of church and state rest on assumptions about "Enlightenment" and the republican ethos of citizenship. In The Religious Roots of the First Amendment, Nicholas P. Miller does not seek to dislodge that interpretation but to augment...
Timeline of the Popes
A History from St Peter to Francis I
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
Contents Introduction Early Christians and the Roman Empire The Middle Ages Renaissance and Reformation The Modern Era
Pope Francis, who succeeded Benedict XVI after his surprise resignation in March 2013 is the 266th person to occupy the office said to have first been held by St. Peter,...
The Black Christ of Esquipulas
Religion and Identity in Guatemala
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
On the eastern border of Guatemala and Honduras, pilgrims and travelers flock to the Black Christ of Esquipulas, a large statue carved from wood depicting Christ on the cross. The Catholic shrine, built in the late sixteenth century, has become the focal point of admiration and adoration from New...
by George E. Demacopoulos
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2006
In late antiquity the rising number of ascetics who joined the priesthood faced a pastoral dilemma. Should they follow a traditional, demonstrably administrative, approach to pastoral care, emphasizing doctrinal instruction, the care of the poor, and the celebration of the sacraments? Or should they...
All the Pope's Men
The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Thinks
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing...
A New Reformation
Creation Spirituality and the Transformation of Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2006
A modern-day theologian’s call for the radical transformation of Christianity
• Echoes the Reformation initiated by Martin Luther in 1517
• Addresses the corruption and authoritarian tendencies that distinguish today’s Christian institutions from the spiritual message upon which...
by Michael Fleet, Brian H. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
Recent changes imposed by the Vatican may redefine the Chilean and Peruvian Church's involvement in politics and social issues. Fleet and Smith argue that the Vatican has been moving to restrict the Chilean and Peruvian Church's social and political activities. Fleet and Smith have gathered documentary...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
The Reformation was a seismic event in history, whose consequences are still working themselves out in Europe and across the world. The protests against the marketing of indulgences staged by the German monk Martin Luther in 1517 belonged to a long-standing pattern of calls for internal reform and...
The Building of an American Catholic Church
The Episcopacy of John Carroll
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
Originally published in 1988. The new-found freedom and changing attitudes towards Catholics after the American Revolution presented the Catholic Church with its first real opportunity to prosper in the English speaking "new world". But the Catholic Church could not take advantage of this...
This Far by Faith
Tradition and Change in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
The history of the Diocese of Pennsylvania is in many ways a history of the Episcopal Church at large. It remains one of the largest and most influential dioceses in the national church. Its story has paralleled and illustrated the challenges and accomplishments of the wider denomination—and of...