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1517: Martin Luther and the Invention of the Reformation
Hardback,
10/08/2017,
£16.99
£15.29
Did Martin Luther really post his 95 Theses to the Wittenberg Castle Church door in October 1517? Probably not, says Reformation historian Peter Marshall. But though the event might be mythic, it became one of the great defining episodes in Western history, a symbol of religious freedom of conscience which still shapes our world 500 years later.
Puritans on Independence: The First Examination, Defence, and Second Examination
Hardback,
12/10/2017,
£120.00
£108.00
A scholarly edition of a set of manuscripts which reveal the political and ecclesiastical views of the Puritans in the period between their official suppression by the crown in 1592 and their sudden resurgence around the time of the English Civil Wars.
Black Angels: Art and Spirituality of Ethiopia
Paperback,
19/06/1998,
£28.99
£26.09
Published to coincide with Christian Aid's focus on Ethiopia in 1998, this text celebrates the Christian heritage of Africa, and in particular the icongraphy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
God's army
Hardback,
04/12/1998,
£16.99
£15.29
Linked to a six-part Channel 4 television series, this is an exploration of the inner workings of the Salvation Army as it tries to adapt to changing times through corporate restructuring without compromising its ideals. The book also examines the organization's history.
Messiah
Paperback,
14/12/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
The story of the composition, first performances and cultural afterlife of one of the best-loved and most widely performed works in the entire history of music.
Catholics: The Church and its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day
Paperback,
01/03/2018,
£11.99
£10.79
Monks, Miracles and Magic: Reformation Representations of the Medieval Church
Paperback,
18/01/2005,
£26.99
£24.29
An innovative study of Reformation attitudes to medieval Christianity, revealing the process by which the medieval past was rewritten by Reformation propagandists.
Christian Slavery: Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World
Hardback,
05/03/2018,
£32.00
£28.80
Could slaves become Christian? If so, did their conversion lead to freedom? If not, then how could perpetual enslavement be justified? Christian Slavery shows how debates about slavery transformed the practice of Protestantism and the language of race in the early modern Atlantic world.
Ships Of Heaven: The Private Life of Britain's Cathedrals
Hardback,
11/04/2019,
£20.00
£18.00
We learn of rogue saints exploited by holy sinners, the pomp and prosperity that followed these ships of stone, the towns that grew up in their shadows, the impact of the Black Death, the Reformation and icon-smashing Puritanism, the revival brought about by the Industrial Revolution, and the hope and disillusion of two world wars.
Church Life: Pastors, Congregations, and the Experience of Dissent in Seventeenth-Century England
Hardback,
30/05/2019,
£65.00
£58.50
This volume addresses the rich, complex, and varied nature of 'church life' experienced by England's Baptists, Congregationalists, and Presbyterians during the seventeenth century.
Christian Slavery: Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World
Paperback,
15/03/2019,
£19.99
£17.99
Could slaves become Christian? If so, did their conversion lead to freedom? If not, then how could perpetual enslavement be justified? Christian Slavery shows how debates about slavery transformed the practice of Protestantism and the language of race in the early modern Atlantic world.
New Eusebius
Paperback,
28/05/1987,
£20.00
£18.00
A source book for students of the patristic period and a companion volume to "Creeds, Councils and Controversies" and "Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church". This updated edition incorporates vital documents that were not available when the original collection was compiled.
Trinity: Part 1/ Volume 5: Books 2ed
Paperback,
28/02/2012,
£21.50
£19.35
In this classic work Augustine is engaged in a personal quest; he is 'looking for God', and of course inviting his readers to join him in the search.
Kings of the Grail: Tracing the Historic Journey of the Holy Grail from Jerusalem to Spain
Hardback,
16/04/2015,
£20.00
£18.00
The Kings of the Grail presents the new, definitive historical and scientific facts that have come to light, unravelling the mystery that has surrounded the Holy Grail and taking the reader on a compelling and thought-provoking journey.
Documentary as Exorcism: Resisting the Bewitchment of Colonial Christianity
Paperback,
16/01/2014,
£21.99
£19.79
Frames colonial theology in the Caribbean as a form of witchcraft practice that bewitched Africans and later black colonial subjects, and discusses the continued impact of this bewitchment, namely in politics and anti-intellectualism in contemporary Black Pentecostal Church life, especially in the UK.
Jesus
Paperback,
22/03/2002,
£6.99
£6.29
Part of the Lion Access Guides series, which offers essential information on key subjects in lively, colour illustrated style
Cloud of Witnesses: An Introductory History of the Development of Christian Doctrine to 500 CE
Paperback,
01/12/2007,
£19.99
£17.99
History of Christianity, A
Hardback,
24/09/2009,
£35.00
£31.50
Christianity, one of the world's great religions, has had an incalculable impact on human history. This book describes the main ideas and personalities of Christian history, its organisation and spirituality, how it has changed politics, sex, and human society. It presents the global history of Christianity.
Christology of the Later Fathers
Paperback,
£25.99
£23.39
"One of the most readable and inspiring surveys of the development of the theology of the early Church is to be found in the introduction on faith, theology, and creeds in this volume.....Dr. Hardy here clearly interprests the scope of the vast, yet delicate, problem faced by the Fathers in the period of the Ecumenical Councils.
Early Tudor church and society, 1485-1529
Paperback,
14/06/1993,
£36.99
£33.29
Examines the role of the early Tudor Church and the impact it had in society. Amongst the areas covered are: the Higher Clergy; the Church and the Lay Power; the Lesser Clergy; the Regular Clergy; Canon Law and the people; the community of the parish; worship and preaching; and beliefs and values.
Cross and the Crescent
Paperback,
04/03/2004,
£7.99
£7.19
Presents an account of the relations between Islam and Christianity from Muhammad to the Reformation. This book argues that though there were trading and cultural interactions between Islam and Christianity during the period when Arabs controlled most of the Mediterranean world, neither side was remotely interested in the religion of the other.
Medieval Graffiti
Hardback,
02/07/2015,
£12.99
£11.69
Drawing on examples from surviving medieval churches in England, the author gives a voice to the secret graffiti artists from the lord of the manor and the parish priest to the people who built the church itself.
Beginnings of English Protestantism
Paperback,
30/05/2002,
£20.99
£18.89
A collection of challenging essays examining the early Protestants in the English Reformation.
Faith and Sword: A Short History of Christian-Muslim Conflict
Paperback,
01/10/2016,
£9.95
£8.96
Faith and Sword gives a concise history of what has arguably been the longest conflict in human history - a conflict that continues, in a new form, to this day. The overtly religious Christian-Muslim struggle lasted for nearly thirteen centuries, and for most of that period the Muslims were in the ascendant.
Mr Moody and the Evangelical Tradition
7,
01/03/2005,
£9.99
£8.99
An assessment of the life and legacy of Dwight L. Moody, including evaluation of his theology, preaching, revivalist strategy, church music innovation, and global missionary work.
Story of Christianity
Paperback,
06/06/2013,
£8.99
£8.09
The introductory history to the Christian faith.
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-talk
Paperback,
23/12/2013,
£16.99
£15.29
A modern classic in theology, the book that defined the womanist project and charted a path for others to follow.
Thomas Cranmer: Churchman and Scholar
Paperback,
15/04/1999,
£25.00
£22.50
Presents Cranmer's career set within the intellectual and theological context of 16c England.
Oxford Handbook of the British Sermon 1689-1901
Paperback,
19/11/2014,
£30.00
£27.00
This handbook accesses historical, theological, rhetorical, literary, and linguistic studies to demonstrate the interdisciplinary strength of the field of sermon studies and to show the centrality of sermons to private and public life in this 'golden age' of the British sermon.
Introducing Black Theology of Liberation
Paperback,
01/10/1999,
£24.99
£22.49
A book that reviews the principles of modern Black Theology, its roots and contributions to the Christian world. It also discusses what challenges Black theologians face in their minister and their religious communities.
Victorian Christianity at the Fin de Siecle: The Culture of English Religion in a Decadent Age
Hardback,
30/10/2015,
£59.00
£53.10
Frances Knight shows how late Victorian Britain reacted to the bold agendas being set by the thinkers of the fin de siecle
Coleridge and Liberal Religious Thought: Romanticism, Science and Theological Tradition
Hardback,
28/02/2010,
£64.00
£57.60
Few figures who were active in the English Romantic Movement are as fascinating as Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834). Offering a major contribution both to religious history and the history of ideas, this title charts the particular liberal tradition in British religious thought which stems directly from Coleridge.
Church of England and Christian Antiquity: The Construction of a Confessional Identity in the 17th Century
Hardback,
12/02/2009,
£108.00
£97.20
Jean-Louis Quantin shows how the appeal to Christian antiquity played a key role in the construction of a new confessional identity, 'Anglicanism', maintaining that theologians of the Church of England came to consider that their Church occupied a unique position, because it alone was faithful to the beliefs and practices of the Church Fathers.
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