Church History category: 3031 books
The Bride of Christ Goes to Hell
Metaphor and Embodiment in the Lives of Pious Women, 200-1500
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
The early Christian writer Tertullian first applied the epithet "bride of Christ" to the uppity virgins of Carthage as a means of enforcing female obedience. Henceforth, the virgin as Christ's spouse was expected to manifest matronly modesty and due submission, hobbling virginity's ancient...
His Greater Workmanship
A Potter’S Perspective of God’S Sovereign Grace in Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
It has been said that art is the signature of man. The signature of God is seen, not only in the material creation but, more so, in all true believers in Jesus Christ who are the object of His exquisite workmanship and the source of good works by which the whole world benefits.
This mystery...
by W.M. Ramsay
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
St. Paul the Traveler and the Roman Citizen is a fantastic biography of the Apostle, and early Church history.
Remembering Oscar Romero and the Martyrs of El Salvador
A Cloud of Witnesses
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2017
With the Beatification of Monseñor Oscar Romero, our current Pope Francis has asked theologians to consider how we might allow for an expanded definition for martyrdom in the 21st century. Remembering Oscar Romero and the Martyrs of El Salvador responds to that challenge. How do we name Oscar Romero,...
by Russell E. Richey
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Winner of the 2015 Saddleback Selection Award from the Historical Society of The United Methodist Church During the nineteenth century, camp meetings became a signature program of American Methodists and an extraordinary engine for their remarkable evangelistic outreach. Methodism in the American...
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The Politics of a Word in America
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Religious diversity has long been a defining feature of the United States. But what may be even more remarkable than the sheer range of faiths is the diversity of political visions embedded in those religious traditions. Matthew Bowman delves into the ongoing struggle over the potent word “Christian,”...
by Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Not so much Mysteries of the Bible as Mysteries of Church history. This book, written anonymously in 2012, brings together a collection of some well known and some lesser known facts, problems, phenomena and curiosities in the Bible and in Christianity which still puzzle readers, preacher and scholars...
by James Aitken Wylie
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2013
J. A. Wylie (1808-1890) is considered by many to be one of the best religious historians of all time. While he penned many books during his lifetime, he is undoubtedly best known for this collection, The History of Protestantism.
Originally published as 24 books in 1878, this series is available...
by James Aitken Wylie
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2013
J. A. Wylie (1808-1890) is considered by many to be one of the best religious historians of all time. While he penned many books during his lifetime, he is undoubtedly best known for this collection, The History of Protestantism.
Originally published as 24 books in 1878, this series is available...
Herman: A Wilderness Saint
From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Since his canonization in 1970, St. Herman has been remembered for his just treatment of native peoples and his respect of the environment. Explaining how it came to be that this simple Russian Orthodox monk eventually settled in Kodiak, Alaska, this account brings to light many primary sources that...
Chosen Nations
Pursuit of the Kingdom of God and Its Influence on Democratic Values in Late Nineteenth-Century Britain and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
At the heart of the biblical myth of chosenness is the idea that God has blessed a people to be a blessing to others. It is a mission of solemn responsibility. The six British and American thinkers examined in this study embraced the myth of chosenness for their countries, believed that the liberties...
American Originals
Homemade Varieties of Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
In a work of striking breadth and clarity, Paul Conkin offers an even-handed and in-depth look at the major American-made forms of Christianity--a diverse group of religious traditions, each of which reflects a significant break from western Christian orthodoxy. Identifying six distinctive types,...
António Vieira
Six Sermons
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
This volume is the first English translation and annotation of the sermons of António Vieira, a major cultural figure in the Portuguese-speaking world. Born in Lisbon in 1608, Vieira was a Jesuit who lived and worked in both Europe and Brazil in the service of the church and the Portuguese crown....
German Catholics and Hitler's Wars
A Study in Social Control
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 1988
Prior to the outbreak of World War II, nearly forty thousand German Catholics were involved in the German Catholic Peace League, a movement that caused many people in various countries to seriously reconsider the dimension of pacifism in their faith. During the course of the War, however, many of...