Church History category: 3031 books
The Virgin Mary Conspiracy
The True Father of Christ and the Tomb of the Virgin
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
A convincing and cogent argument refuting the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Church dogma and revealing the true father of Jesus
• Provides historical and archaeological evidence of a tomb of the Virgin Mary
• Introduces the theory that Jesus's father was Antipater, son of Herod
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by Jonathan Hill
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
A society with no grasp of its history is like a person without a memory. This is particularly true of the history of ideas. This book is an ideal introduction to the thinkers who have shaped Christian history and the culture of much of the world. Writing in a lively, accessible style, Jonathan Hill...
Empowering the People of God
Catholic Action before and after Vatican II
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
The early 1960s were a heady time for Catholic laypeople. Pope Pius XII’s assurance “You do not belong to the Church. You are the Church” emboldened the laity to challenge Church authority in ways previously considered unthinkable. Empowering the People of God offers a fresh look at the Catholic...
People's History of Christianity
From the Reformation to the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
On its release, the seven volume A People’s History of Christianity was lauded for its commitment to raising awareness of the ways in which ordinary Christians have lived throughout more than twenty centuries of Christian History. Now, the essential material from that important project is available...
American Catholics, American Culture
Tradition and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2004
Sheed & Ward, in partnership with Commonweal magazine, presents the second of two volumes in the groundbreaking series, American Catholics in the Public Square, a project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Essays by scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, church administrators...
Vatican II
Fifty Years of Evolution and Revolution in the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Fifty years after the start of the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church continues to struggle with the changes the council unleashed. Vernacular masses, dialogues with other faiths, new roles for the laity, and a revolution in how we understand Church –all of these issues continue to spark...
Christus Victor
An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Atonement
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2016
Gustaf Emanuel Hildebrand Aulén (May 15, 1879, Ljungby – December 16, 1977) was the Bishop of Strängnäs in the Church of Sweden, a theologian, and the author of Christus Victor, a work which still exerts considerable influence on contemporary theological thinking on the atonement.Aulén was born...
by Gary C. Price
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2001
The Jesus Cult is not a book for everyone. It is written for those both inside and outside the Christian camp who diligently seek the truth and liberation that comes from the True and Living God. This book takes the reader into the spiritual depths of the Holy Scriptures to expose the true spirit...
by Edward L. Cleary
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Tells the remarkable story of the transformation of the Latin American church on every level, from professional theologians to the individual in the remotest Latin American village.
by Sebastian C. H. Kim, Kirsteen Kim
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
With a third of South Koreans now identifying themselves as Christian, Christian churches play an increasingly prominent role in the social and political events of the Korean peninsula. Sebastian C. H. Kim and Kirsteen Kim's comprehensive and timely history of different Christian denominations in...
by Robert Louis Wilken
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
This sweeping history begins with the life of Jesus and narrates the remarkable story of Christianity as it unfolded over the next thousand years. Unique in its global scope, the book encompasses the vast geographical span of early Christianity, from the regions around the Mediterranean Sea through the...
Jesus the Rabbi Prophet
A New Light on the Gospel Message
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2005
Restores the historical context of the gospels and the Jewish nature of the message of Christ
• Uses the latest historical findings to explore the life of Jesus in its true historical setting
• Shows that Jesus was a Jewish teacher who sought to restore dignity to the ostracized...
True Faith in the True God
An Introduction to Luther's Life and Thought
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Most biographers of Luther are faced with a choice—focus on Luther’s life or focus on his thought. The choice, though real, is false. Luther’s thought was inextricably bound up with his life. In this short, engaging volume, Hans Schwarz succeeds in blending the two—creating a volume that introduces...
A Patristic Treasury
Early Church Wisdom for Today
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
The writings of the Church Fathers constitute the "first story" of the Christian faith, built upon its apostolic foundation. Patristic scholar James Payton makes the Fathers more accessible by selecting passages that are easily applicable to the average Christian’s life. With his help, we can all find stimulation, comfort, challenge, and inspiration in the Church Fathers.