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Anglo-Catholicism: A Study in Religious Ambiguity By W.S.F. Pickering A new and revised edition of what has become the standard work on the Anglo-Catholic movement. ISBN-13: 9780227679883

The Beginnings of Western Christendom By Leonard Elliott-Binns A study of the development of Christianity in the West, showing how the Church developed in different regions, based on literary and archaeological evidence. ISBN-13: 9780227170991

The Christian Understanding of History By Eric Rust An examination of the problems of our historical existence, seen in the context of Christianity's view of God's revelation through His Son as the key to historical meaning. ISBN-13: 9780227171196

Church and People in an Industrial City By Edward Wickham An investigation, both historical and sociological, of Sheffield in the vital years of its industrial growth in the 19th Century, and of the plans and practice of organised religion in the city at that time. ISBN-13: 9780227171370

The Church in an Age of Negligence: Ecclesiastical Structure and Problems of Church Reform 1700-1840 By Peter Virgin A ground-breaking study of the status of the Anglican clergy in Georgian England, and the challenges of church reform in this ecclesiastical, political and social environment. ISBN-13: 9780227679111

The Churchmanship of St Cyprian By George Walker An examination of how the complexity of St Cyprian's ecclesiological thought allowed all parties at the time of the Reformation to find evidence to claim him as part of their own particular heritage. ISBN-13: 9780227171615

Coverdale and his Bibles By J.F. Mozley A review of the life and work of Miles Coverdale, the reformer and translator who issued the first printed English translation of the complete Bible in 1535. ISBN-13: 9780227172384

The Doctrine of Faith in the Reign of Henry VIII By D.B. Knox An examination of how the early English Reformers understood the doctrine of justification by faith, including a survey of the history of English Reformation theology throughout this important formative period. ISBN-13: 9780227674444

Documents of the English Reformation By Gerald Bray A compilation of fifty-eight of the essential contemporary documents of the English Reformation from 1526 to 1700, showing how the momentous changes of that period took place. An invaluable source for both students and scholars. ISBN-13: 9780227172391

The Early Evangelicals: A Religious and Social Study By Leonard Elliott-Binns A major treatment of the early history of the Evangelical Movement in 18th century England, showing how Anglican evangelicalism was quite distinct from the Methodist revival under Wesley and Whitefield. ISBN-13: 9780227171035

Encyclopedia of the Early Church Two Volume Set By Angelo di Berardino The definitive work of reference on the early Christian Church and the patristic period to the 7th century. ISBN-13: 9780227679388

The English Connection: The Puritan Roots of Seventh-Day Adventism By Bryan Ball A detailed historical study of 17th century Puritan theology, showing how many of its specific doctrines influenced the development of Seventh-Day Adventism. ISBN-13: 9780227678442

Enlightenment Prelate By William Gibson A reappraisal of the legacy of Benjamin Hoadly, the 18th Century bishop whose liberal and rationalist views had a considerable influence on the English Enlightenment and the American Revolution. ISBN-13: 9780227679784

The Family of Love By Alastair Hamilton The definitive history of the Family of Love, the heterodox Dutch sect of the 16th and 17th centuries that attracted some of the greatest humanists of the time. ISBN-13: 9780227678459

Forerunners of the Reformation: The Shape of Late Medieval Thought By Heiko Augustinus Oberman A groundbreaking discussion of late medieval Christian thought, opening up the studies of the specialists to a wider and more general audience. ISBN-13: 9780227170458

From Jewish Prophet to Gentile God By M. Casey An important scholarly contribution to the debate on the origins and development of Christology in the apostolic era, tracing the evolution of the historical figure of Jesus to his identification as Christ the Messiah. ISBN-13: 9780227679203

Good and Proper Men: Lord Palmerston and the Bench of Bishops By Nigel Scotland Bringing together the disciplines of political and church history, this is a study of the reforming bishops appointed by the mid-19th century Prime Minister Lord Palmerston, and the impact they had on the development of the Church of England. ISBN-13: 9780227679463

Henry VIII's Bishops: Diplomats, Administrators, Scholars and Shepherds By Andrew Chibi A comprehensive study of a diverse and interesting group of individuals who had a profound influence on both king and country in the early modern period. ISBN-13: 9780227679760

Heresy and Mysticism in 16th Century Spain: The Alumbrados By Alastair Hamilton The first full-scale study of an often-discussed but little understood heresy, the Alumbrados or 'Illuminated Ones', whose heterodox and sometimes extreme practices of mysticism and piety resulted in their suppression by the Spanish Inquisition. ISBN-13: 9780227679210

A History of the Early Church Two Volume Set By H. Lietzmann This is the standard history in two volumes of the development of the early Christian Church, ranging from the ministry of John the Baptist to the establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire in the 4th century. ISBN-13: 9780227679272

The Independent Methodists: A History By John Dolan The definitive history of Independent Methodism, from its beginnings in the 1790s to the present day. ISBN-13: 9780227679838

Islam and Christian Theology 4 Volume Set By James Sweetman A ground-breaking study in four volumes of the inter-relation between the theological teaching of Islam and that of the Christian Fathers and of mediaeval theologians. ISBN-13: 9780227172056

Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church By W.H.C. Frend The definitive survey of martyrdom and persecution during the first four centuries of the Church. ISBN-13: 9780227172292

Mystics of the Church By Evelyn Underhill A detailed and well-documented history of Christian mysticism and its influence on the Church, from the earliest times to the 20th century. ISBN-13: 9780227678206

Obeah, Christ and Rastaman By Ivor Morrish A scholarly look at the development of religion in Jamaica, tracing the Jamaican people's search for identity through their religious movements and placing Rastafarianism in its historical context. ISBN-13: 9780227678312

The Old Testament Since the Reformation By Emil Kraeling The Old Testament raises far-reaching issues for the Christian faith and the Christian Church, and in this valuable historical study Kraeling surveys the attitude of the Church to the Old Testament since the Reformation. ISBN-13: 9780227170939

The Oracles of God: An Introduction to the Preaching of John Calvin By Thomas Parker An introduction to the preaching of John Calvin, showing how he developed out of an earlier tradition of preaching, and how his sermons influenced those of later preachers, particularly in English. ISBN-13: 9780227170915

The Paschal Liturgy and the Apocalypse By Massey H. Shepherd A survey of the development of the Paschal rites of the ancient Church, from apostolic times to the end of the age of persecution, as a background and context for understanding the outline and basic theme of Revelation. ISBN-13: 9780227170052

Patrology: The Eastern Fathers from the Council of Chalcedon to John of Damascus 2nd Edition, Hardback By Angelo Di Berardino (editor) A monumental work bringing together in an accessible and digestible form the current status of scholarship on the writings of the Eastern Fathers in the period between Chalcedon and the death of John of Damascus. ISBN-13: 9780227172650

Patrology: The Eastern Fathers from the Council of Chalcedon to John of Damascus 2nd Edition, Paperback By Angelo Di Berardino (editor) A monumental work bringing together in an accessible and digestible form the current status of scholarship on the writings of the Eastern Fathers in the period between Chalcedon and the death of John of Damascus. ISBN-13: 9780227172643

Paul: The Theology of the Apostle in the Light of Jewish Religious History By Hans Joachim Schoeps A major study of the apostle to the Gentiles, combining exceptional scholarship with an unusual approach that interprets Paul's theology in the light of his Jewish background. ISBN-13: 9780227170137

Planting of Christianity in Africa 4 Volume Set By Charles Pelham Groves A comprehensive narrative history in four volumes, of the various attempts to plant and develop Christianity in Africa. ISBN-13: 9780227171752

The Progress of Dogma By James Orr A study of the development of doctrine in the unfolding history of the Christian church. ISBN-13: 9780227171912

Puritans, the Millennium and the Future of Israel: Puritan Eschatology 1600 to 1660 By Peter Toon (editor) An important study of the origins of post- and pre-millennialism in English theology, with particular reference to the Puritan movement of the 17th Century. ISBN-13: 9780227171455

Reformation Views of Church History By Glanmor Williams An account of different views of Church History propagated by English writers during the Reformation, including such figures as William Tyndale, John Bale and John Foxe. ISBN-13: 9780227171738

Religion in the Victorian Era By Leonard Elliott-Binns A comprehensive history of religion in Victorian England, covering such topics as religion and science, religion and society, the press, literature and art, worship, new critical methods, federation and reunion. ISBN-13: 9780227170731

The Religion of Ancient Israel By Theodore C. Vriezen Based on a range of textual, literary and archaeological evidence, this informative guide to the religion of the Semitic peoples reveals both their religious practice and the place it occupied in their civilisation. ISBN-13: 9780227170519

The Rise of the Monophysite Movement By W.H.C. Frend A detailed and scholarly historical study of the schism between orthodox Christians and the Monophysites during the 5th to 7th centuries. ISBN-13: 9780227172414

Secularism: The Hidden Origins of Disbelief By Mike King A timely and fascinating examination of the decline in religious faith and rise of secular thought in western intellectual society. ISBN-13: 9780227172452

Sexual Desire and Love By Eric Fuchs A ground-breaking study of the origins and history of the Christian ethic of sexuality and marriage, from which the author develops his own theological interpretation of a subject usually notorious for its difficulties and ambiguities. ISBN-13: 9780227678763

The Soul Sleepers: Christian Mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley By Bryan W. Ball A comprehensive survey of Reformation and post-Reformation thinkers who repudiated the medieval doctrine of the soul’s immortality. ISBN-13: 9780227172605

The Titles of Jesus in Christology: Their History in Early Christianity By Ferdinand Hahn A detailed examination of the Christological traditions which led to the use of names for Jesus long embedded in the life of Judaism and the early Church. ISBN-13: 9780227170854

The Vision of God Paperback Edition By Kenneth E. Kirk Concentrating on the development of the ascetic tradition in Christianity, this book aims to provide a reasoned justification for the centrality of worship in Christian life, within the context of moral theology and ecclesiastical history. ISBN-13: 9780227679180