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Send Back the Money!'
The Free Church of Scotland and American Slavery
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
‘Send Back the Money!’ is a thorough and gripping examination of a fascinating and forgotten aspect of Scottish and American relations and Church history. A seminal period of Abolition activity is exposed by Iain Whyte through a study of the fiery campaign ‘Send back the Money!’ named after...
The Apocryphal Gospels
Texts and Translations
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011
Bart Ehrman--the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and a recognized authority on the early Christian Church--and Zlatko Plese here offer a groundbreaking, multi-lingual edition of the Apocryphal Gospels, one that breathes new life into the non-canonical texts that were once nearly...
The Transformation of African Christianity
Development and Change in the Nigerian Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
The explosion of the church in Nigeria is phenomenal, with a forward momentum that is as remarkable as the missionary optimism of the first century Church. The history reveals a tightly woven narrative of the process of beginnings, growth, and change.
The Dawkins Delusion?
Atheist Fundamentalism and the Denial of the Divine
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2011
The God Delusion:
Is faith intellectual nonsense?
Are science and religion locked in a battle to the death?
Can the roots of Christianity be explained away scientifically?
Is Christianity simply a force for evil?
The God Delusion
The Cross Is Not Enough
Living as Witnesses to the Resurrection
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
If Christ had not risen from the dead, if God's plan for redemption had ended at the cross, what would our faith look like? Have we become so fixated on the cross that we have lost an understanding of the centrality of the resurrection? And if we ignore the resurrection, what effect does that have...
Finding Our Way Again
The Return of the Ancient Practices
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2008
Shines a practical light on the spiritual disciplines that have been in use since the time of Abraham.
In a sense, every day of our lives is labor. It is questionable if you can ever be exactly the same person waking up on two consecutive days. How are spiritual sojourners to cope with the...
Tried by Fire
The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Full of larger-than-life characters, stunning acts of bravery, and heart-rending sacrifice, Tried by Fire narrates the rise and expansion of Christianity from an obscure regional sect to the established faith of the world’s greatest empire with influence extending from India to Ireland, Scandinavia...
The Reformation 500 Years Later
12 Things You Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2017
2017 is the 500th year anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing his Ninety-five Theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, the event marking the beginning of the Reformation—and the end of unified Christianity. For Catholics, it was an unjustified rebellion by the heterodox. For...
Busted
Exposing Popular Myths about Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
You can’t trust the Bible; it’s been translated too many times. Jesus never claimed to be the Messiah or God. Science has proven that miracles don’t happen (so the Bible is a fairytale). All religions basically teach the same thing (so all paths lead to God). Have you heard these? People say...
The Hidden Gospel of Matthew
Annotated & Explained
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
The previously untold story of Matthew’s Gospel—brought to life for today’s readers.
Matthew’s Gospel stands as the first book of the Christian Testament, visible to all the world for almost two thousand years. But there is something hidden in Matthew’s Gospel. The document was not...
by Charles River Editors, Eusebius, John B. Firth
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Includes:●Charles River Editors original biography of Constantine● Constantine the Great: The Reorganisation of the Empire and Triumph of the Church by John B. Firth● Life of Constantine the Great by Joseph Fletcher● Life of Constantine by EusebiusIt would be hard if not outright impossible to...
Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer
Experiencing the Mysteries of God and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of an Ancient Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
“Norris Chumley traverses a spiritual landscape unfamiliar to most Westerners. . . . Take this book and read. Even better, read this book and accept its invitation to pray.” —Diana Butler Bass, author of A People's History of Christianity
Norris Chumley presents a lavishly illustrated...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Over the last century unprecedented numbers of Christians from traditionally Orthodox societies migrated around the world. Once seen as an ‘oriental’ or ‘eastern’ phenomenon, Orthodox Christianity is now much more widely dispersed, and in many parts of the modern world one need not go far...
by Alister McGrath
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
The Christian Belief for Everyone series comprises five guides to the basic ideas of the Christian faith. Full of stories and helpful illustrations, these guides have been written primarily for ordinary churchgoers, though they will no doubt also appeal to interested readers outside the church. The...