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A sweeping new history of the Byzantine Empire in all its power and splendor For more than a thousand years, the Byzantine Empire stood at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, shaping the course of world history. Its capital, Constantinople, was the largest and wealthiest city in the Christian...

A story of lying, miracles, wonder and ways of the imagination. From the bazaars of Jerusalem in the last years of the 19th century to the monasteries of Northumbria 800 years earlier, from the gates of paradise to the end of time, The One and Only Tree travels back and forth along the great...

"This book is a gift to all those wanting to enter into the spirit of the historical Jesus and the mystic Christ. By honoring the people of Jesus's land and their poetic language, it brings a needed balance to the historical Jesus movement." —Matthew Fox, author of Original Blessing The Hidden...

A stimulating and expert analysis of the unique conditions that allowed Christianity to take shape and flourish across the Roman Empire during its first three centuries, from one of our leading historians of the ancient world “How did the intersection of Roman rule, Greek culture, and Judaean...

Scripture commands Christians to be a remembering people. Contemplating how God's church has prevailed throughout war, heresy, political upheaval, and more, we will begin to grasp the bigger story of his work in the world and gain bold faith for our lives today.

Diarmaid MacCulloch's epic, acclaimed history A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years follows the story of Christianity around the globe, from ancient Palestine to contemporary China. How did an obscure personality cult come to be the world's biggest religion, with a third of...

The Confessions of Saint Augustine is one of the most influential works of Christian literature, philosophy, and spiritual autobiography. Written as a direct address to God, the book follows Augustine's journey from childhood and youthful ambition through intellectual searching, moral struggle, conversion, and the discovery of faith. More than a personal memoir, the work explores memory, desire, sin, grace, truth, time, free will, and the restless search for meaning.

Em defesa de Cristo mostra a investigação do cético Lee Strobel, jornalista ateu premiado que faz a cobertura dos tribunais de Chicago. Sua esposa Leslie decide seguir a Cristo, gerando nele uma grande inquietação: Que sentido teria uma história antiquada com jeito de lenda? Deus existe?...

Through Susan Easton Black's search for answers, she marveled at the early Saints’ undaunted determination to build a house of the Lord in the Salt Lake Valley. Their devotion to the Lord and their desire to make and keep sacred covenants awakened within her a greater sense of reverence for the temple. Within the pages of The Salt Lake Temple: Questions & Answers, you will find meaningful discussions ranging from when Brigham Young first gazed on the Salt Lake Valley to President Russell M. Nelson explaining the need to renovate and rededicate the Salt Lake Temple.

In this powerful life of St. Peter the Athonite, St. Gregory Palamas reveals the story of a man who left everything behind to seek God alone—and found Him. From miraculous deliverance out of captivity to decades of extreme solitude on Mount Athos, St. Peter wages relentless spiritual warfare, conquers the passions, and rises into deep communion with God. His life becomes a living testimony of hesychasm, inner purification, and union with the divine.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the path to faith passed through philosophy, discipline, and the long search for divine wisdom? In *The Writings of Clement of Alexandria, Volume 1*, Clement stands at one of the most fascinating crossroads of early Christianity: Alexandria...

An essential resource on the names of Jesus Christ This timeless volume originally published in 1988 includes eighty short studies on the names and titles of Christ. These simple and enduring messages continue to provide enlightening devotional studies for believers as well as outlines for...

Since its beginnings during the Protestant Reformation, Calvinism has spread throughout Europe and America and eventually to Africa and Asia. Today it is one of the largest schools of thought in Protestantism. In this Very Short Introduction, Jon Balserak explores how Calvinist ideas and...

BLK SHP Scott is a pastor, teacher, and Bible communicator whose work spans the pulpit, the classroom, and the screen. He leads BLK SHP Bible Talk, a teaching ministry built on the conviction that the Bible can withstand every hard question, and that most people have never been shown how deep it actually goes. Dynasty of Slaves is that conviction applied to one of the most consequential and contested chapters in Scripture.

Like a mystical tome waiting to be deciphered, a Gothic cathedral holds many secrets about Christ, the Christian life, and the soul’s yearning for God. In Heaven in Stone and Glass, Bishop Robert Barron teaches us how to read these secrets, with beautiful meditations on aspects such as light and darkness, the labyrinth, gargoyles and demons, and vertical space. Whether you’re preparing for a pilgrimage to York Cathedral or Notre-Dame in Paris, or looking ahead to bedside reflection on sacred space, this book is the perfect guide.

Have we understood some of the Bible's most familiar verses in their full context? “I can do all things through Christ.” “Judge not.” “God won't give you more than you can handle.” “For I know the plans I have for you.” These familiar passages are often quoted for encouragement, yet they are frequently separated from their original context and applied in ways that overlook the broader message of Scripture. In The Verses We Thought We Knew, Cheryl Kolaczynski guides listeners through a twelve-week study of commonly misunderstood Bible passages.

¿Qué tienen en común la caída del Imperio Romano, la creación de las primeras universidades y el auge del anticlericalismo en la Europa contemporánea? La Iglesia católica ha estado en el centro de algunos de los episodios más fascinantes y desconocidos de la historia. Desde los primeros concilios hasta la controversia de la Reforma, pasando por los secretos de los monasterios medievales y los desafíos del siglo XX, estas páginas te conducirán por momentos sorprendentes de la historia de la Iglesia católica.

The previously untold story of Matthew’s Gospel—brought to life for today’s listeners. 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 written at one time by one person—it is an edited document, bringing together different sources of tradition. The Hidden Gospel of Matthew: Annotated and Explained takes listeners deep into the text to find the words and events that have the strongest connection to the historical Jesus.

The New York Times bestseller and definitive history of Christianity for our time—from the award-winning author of The Reformation and Silence A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, Diarmaid MacCulloch's Christianity goes back to the origins of the Hebrew Bible...