History of religion Books

Albert H. Newman here provides a survey of the struggle against infant baptism in the old church and a history of the struggle in the Middle Ages carried on by the Petrobrusians, Arnoldists, Waldenses, Taborites, and Bohemian Brethren. He goes on to...

The Parker Society was the London-based Anglican society that printed in fifty-four volumes the works of the leading English Reformers of the sixteenth century. It was formed in 1840 and disbanded in 1855 when its work was completed. Named after Matthew...

A preeminent American church historian offers ten biographical sketches of New England church leaders. This book grew out of a series of lectures given at Andover Theological Seminary in 1898 and 1899. In them Walker aimed to present varied and typical...

Since the coming forth of the Book of Mormon in 1830, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has added millions of people to its global membership. Crucial to its initial growth were converts from Great Britain who emigrated to join with other...

"In THE WORKS OF JOHN SMYTH, you will discover examples of Smyth's Puritan preaching reflective of his training at Cambridge. You will also be intrigued by his discussion with other Separatists and Puritans on the nature of the true church and his...

"In THE WORKS OF JOHN SMYTH, you will discover examples of Smyth's Puritan preaching reflective of his training at Cambridge. You will also be intrigued by his discussion with other Separatists and Puritans on the nature of the true church and his...

The Book of Homilies contains the authorized sermons of the Church of England. Originally published in two volumes during the reigns of Edward VI and Elizabeth I, the homilies were intended to provide for the Church a new model of simplified topical...

The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the first major denomination to spring from the fires of the Azusa Street revival, profoundly affected the history of the church. Its tremendous influence can be traced to the dynamic spiritual life of its founder,...

Malika Zeghal analyzes the historical roots and recent evolution of Moroccan Islamist movements in the context of a new political system that combines pluralistic electoral competition with authoritarian government. To elucidate these ideological and...

More than half a century after Nazi Germany's genocidal assault on the Jewish people, the Holocaust grips our attention as never before, raising hotly-debated questions: How is the Holocaust best remembered? What are its lessons? Who gets to answer those...

Over the past two centuries the Christian faith has spread to all continents. Although more global than ever, Christians are religious minorities in most societies. Religious freedom is hardly universal. In the past fifty years, millions of people have...

Luther and the Jews: Putting Right the Lies is a timely and important contribution to the debate about the legacy of the Protestant Reformation. It brings together two topics that sit uncomfortably: the life, ministry, and impact of Martin Luther, and...

The year 2017 marks the five-hundredth anniversary of the Reformation, if that event is dated from the posting of Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses. Admittedly, 2017 is an arbitrary and somewhat artificial milestone. Nevertheless, anniversaries can be...

In this book Olga Druzhinina analyzes St. Basil's understanding of the church, paying special attention to his Trinitarian approach to its life. Although the role of God the Trinity in the life of the church occupies a considerable place in St. Basil's...

From Labor to Reward is a pioneering, epic, and groundbreaking book that fills a huge void in American religious history, black religious history, and traditions of the black church. Until now, no other book has chronicled the rich religious experiences...

In this book Michael Di Fuccia examines the theological import of Owen Barfield's poetic philosophy. He argues that philosophies of immanence fail to account for creativity, as is evident in the false shuttling between modernity's active construal and...

This book is introductory, but it is not an introduction to biblical content or to the history of early Christianity in the typical sense. Each of the chapters addresses a different aspect of the material and provides its own perspective on the origin of...

The seven deadly sins are pride, envy, anger, sloth, gluttony, greed, and lust. The seven virtues are prudence, fortitude, temperance, justice, faith, hope, and love. This book brings all of them together and for the first time lays out their history in...

I began studying American theological education in the 1970s, and Piety and Plurality is the third of three studies. In Piety and Intellect, I examined the colonial and nineteenth-century search for a form of theological education that was true to the...

The Evil Eye is mentioned repeatedly throughout the Old Testament, Israel's parabiblical writings, and New Testament, with a variety of terms and expressions. The Old Testament (Greek Septuagint) contains no less than fourteen text segments involving...

One of the most significant and revealing paintings by the world famous artist Vincent van Gogh was never seen by anyone but the artist himself. The painting was so important to the artist that he painted it twice. He was so conflicted about the painting...

A Vision Becomes Reality is the story of how a Seventh-day Adventist educational institution, West Indies College (now Northern Caribbean University) in Mandeville, Jamaica, collaborated with a Seventh-day Adventist health care institution, Andrews...

This early works on St. Paul's Cathedral is a detailed study on the subject and is extensively illustrated throughout. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

""A Discussion of the Baptismal Question"" is a book written by Cooke and Parsons in 1842. The book centers around the topic of baptism and the various beliefs and practices surrounding it. The authors explore the different viewpoints on baptism and...

""No Union With Rome: An Anti-Eirenicon"" is a book written by Alessandro Gavazzi in 1866. It is a response to the ""Reunion Scheme"" proposed by Dr. Pusey, which aimed to reconcile the Church of England with the Roman Catholic Church. Gavazzi, a former...

Lectures on Unitarianism, More Especially as Taught by J. Barker and His Followers: Being a Series of Discourses is a book written by Samuel Minton and published in 1847. The book is a collection of lectures that discuss the teachings of Unitarianism,...

Morning On The Mountains: Or Woman And Her Savior In Persia (1863) is a book written by Thomas Laurie. The book is a memoir of Laurie's travels through Persia and his encounters with the people and culture there. The focus of the book is on the...

Primitive Christian Education is a book written by Geraldine Emma Hodgson in 1906. The book explores the education system of the early Christian church and how it developed over time. The author discusses the methods and techniques used by the early...

Some Bible Problems is a book written by David Worthington Simon and published in 1898. The book is a collection of essays that address various issues and questions related to the Bible. Simon, who was a Presbyterian minister, examines topics such as the...

The book ""Second Part of Cooke's Centuries, Being a Defense and Confirmation of the First: Showing That Methodism is Not a Branch of the Church of Christ"" was written by Cooke and Parsons and was published in 1855. The book is a continuation of the...

Sermons, Chiefly Designed To Elucidate Some Of The Leading Doctrines Of The Gospel is a book written by Edward Cooper and published in 1838. The book contains a collection of sermons that are primarily focused on explaining some of the most important...

The book ""Select Metrical Hymns and Homilies of Ephraem Syrus"" is a collection of religious texts written by the Syrian Christian theologian and poet, Ephraem Syrus. Originally published in 1853, this edition includes a selection of hymns and homilies...