Lion Hudson: 627 books
The Queen and the Heretic
How two women changed the religion of England
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
The dual biography of two remarkable women - Catherine Parr and Anne Askew. One was the last queen of a powerful monarch, the second a countrywoman from Lincolnshire. But they were joined together in their love for the new learning - and their adherence to Protestantism threatened both their lives....
1536
The Year that Changed Henry VIII
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
One of the best-known figures of British history, collective memory of Henry VIII presents us with the image of a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and whose religion was ever political in intent. 1536...
And Man Created God
Is God a human invention?
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
This book addresses one of the oldest questions posed to religious believers: if God made everything, who made God? Most recently levelled by the New Atheists, the question was asked in ancient Greece and has preoccupied religious believers in the centuries since. Here, renowned scholar Robert Banks...
by Keith Hooper
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
"Deeply respecting, and bowing down before the character of Our Saviour, you cannot go very wrong, and will always preserve at heart a true spirit of veneration and humility." Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was a great storyteller; he possessed the unique ability of documenting the realities...
The People's Bible
The Remarkable History of the King James Version
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
This is the story of one of the most influential, provocative, ambitious projects of its day: translating the Bible into English, the language of the people. In 1604 the new King James I convened a meeting at Hampton Court to address the problem of the Puritans. The recommendation was for the authorization...
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...
Luther and his world
An introduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
"An accessible account of Luther, his life, thoughts, writings and all that surrounded him. Tomlin's writing is readable and informative... For most people, this packed-full, not so little, littlebook will be just enough for them to feel that they now 'get' Martin Luther." - Church of England...
Luther and Calvin
Religious revolutionaries
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2011
Martin Luther and John Calvin have both left dramatic and lasting influences on Christianity and on European society. Their calls for reform led to the church breaking off in different directions, and people and nations believed so passionately for or against their causes that wars ravaged Europe...
Making Trouble
Fighting for Fair Trade Jewellery
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Valerio, you're a natural born trouble-maker. Just make sure you make trouble for the right reasons. Expelled from secondary school with these words ringing in his ears, it took Greg Valerio a little while to find the right cause to devote his trouble-making skills to but eventually he found it. Fighting...
All in the Mind?
Does neuroscience challenge faith?
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Much progress has been made to understand the intricacies of the brain's workings. Some have claimed, and many assumed, that these findings have challenged faith in God to the point of destruction. Are we not mere neural machines? Are religious experiences not just 'in the mind', the products of abnormal...
Building Bridges
Towards a peaceful future in North Korea
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
How much do you know about North Korea? Depending on whom you ask, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is an international laughing-stock, a terrifying nuclear-powered war machine, or a humanitarian crisis of nightmarish proportion. For David Alton, the DPRK is Asia's tragic and prodigal...
The Baby Book
How to enjoy year one: revised and updated
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
Becoming a parent is one of life's greatest joys - and one of its greatest challenges. It is a time when we need a helping hand. In The Baby Book, Rachel Waddilove shares the wisdom of her considerable professional and personal experience to help parents through the first year of their child's life....
Why There Almost Certainly Is a God
Doubting Dawkins
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Richard Dawkins recently claimed that 'no theologian has ever produced a satisfactory response to his arguments'. Well-known broadcaster and author Keith Ward is one of Britain's foremost philosopher-theologians. This is his response. Ward welcomes all comers into philosophy's world of clear definitions,...
The New Atheism
Ten Arguments That Don't Hold Water
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
The new atheists are putting out new books and articles, bus adverts and TV programmes like there's no tomorrow. They've gained a large amount of public attention and media exposure - but do their arguments really hold water? Using the analogy put forward by the esteemed philosopher Anthony Flew,...