church history

Christianity is the world's largest religion. Followers of this faith believe in one God who created the world and made rules for people to follow. This book explores the origins of Christianity, discusses the Bible, and shows how people practice this religion today.

"Christianity is the most enduring and influential legacy of the ancient world, and its emergence is the single most transformative development in Western history. [This book] explores what it was that made Christianity so revolutionary and why, in a West that has become increasingly doubtful of religion's claims, so many of its instincts remain irredeemably Christian. Today, the West remains utterly saturated by Christian assumptions. Our morals and ethics are not universal. Instead, they are the fruits of a very distinctive civilization. Concepts such as secularism, liberalism, science, and homosexuality are deeply rooted in a Christian seedbed. From Babylon to the Beatles, Saint Michael to #MeToo, . . . tells the story of how Christianity transformed the world"Provided by publisher.

Provides a comprehensive history of Christianity, discussing it origins, development, spread, cultural and religious traditions, the rise of the evangelical movement, monks, crusaders, and more.

Provides brief biographical profiles of men who gave their life for God and were persecuted because of their beliefs.

"Argues that some of our most firmly held ideas about history, ideas that paint the Catholic Church in the least positive light are, in fact, fiction ... In each chapter, Stark takes on a well-established anti-Catholic myth, gives a ... history of how each myth became the conventional wisdom, and presents a ... picture of [what he argues is] the real truth"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the history of the Mennonite faith from sixteenth-century Europe and the Reformation to the world's Anabaptists of the twenty-first century, and describes important figures, pastors, and events.

"A groundbreaking, controversial dive into the role psychedelics have played in the human experience of the Divine throughout Western history, and the answer to a 2,000 year old mystery that could shake the Church to its foundations"--Provided by publisher.

With over two billion adherents worldwide, Christianity is the most widespread religion in the world today. It is also the largest religious group in the United States and Canada. In this accessible, highly illustrated book, the history, teachings, and practices of Christianity are explained. Each of the major periods and branches of Christianity are covered, offering readers a view of the religion's scope and the diverse ways it is celebrated and practiced around the globe.

An illustrated biography of twelfth-century Egyptian and Syrian leader Saladin, which describes the Muslim world at that time, Saladin's childhood and rise to power, his military prowess and chivalry, and the Crusades.