Historical titles on religion, including church history, social history, theological history, mission history, and historical studies of religious figures.
The classic account exploring the complex and multifacted role played by the Church of England in British society during World War One.
A theological and historical discussion of the problem of communication in the Christian Church.
An anthology of and introduction to the life and writings of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Tudor martyr and creator of The Book of Common Prayer.
Applying the methods of social history to the early Church, this book illuminates the lives of the first believers through composite biographical portraits.
Twelve lively and revealing biographical accounts of women – saints, reformers, seers and spiritualists – who challenged the mainstream teachings of the Church.
A study of two figures in the Christian opposition to Nazism, one famous, one obscure, and the theological traditions that shaped their responses to tyranny.
A study of how the English churches approached the problems of dissent, conformity and pacifism during the period of the two world wars.
The story of John Ashley, the 19th-century priest who founded the Bristol Channel Mission, the innovative maritime service that became the Mission to Seafarers.
A wide-ranging exploration of the most notorious genocide of the twentieth century, shedding light on its origins, evolution, and theological implications.
An insightful study of the circumstances leading up to the death of Jesus, setting it in the context of the Roman and Jewish politics of the time.
A social history of the churches' missions to fishermen in Britain, charting their successes and setbacks from the nineteenth century onwards.