Religious History
Historical titles on religion, including church history, social history, theological history, mission history, and historical studies of religious figures.
The Church of England and the First World War
By Alan Wilkinson
The classic account exploring the complex and multifacted role played by the Church of England in British society during World War One.
ISBN: 9780718841645
The Communication of the Christian Faith
By Hendrik Kraemer
A theological and historical discussion of the problem of communication in the Christian Church.
ISBN: 9780718890971
Cranmer in Context
By Peter Newman Brooks
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.
ISBN: 9780718827908
Daily Life in the Early Church:
Studies in the Church Social History of the First Five Centuries
By John Gordon Davies
Applying the methods of social history to the early Church, this book illuminates the lives of the first believers through composite biographical portraits.
ISBN: 9780718890209
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Deviating Voices:
Women and Orthodox Religious Tradition
By S.W. Jackman
Twelve lively and revealing biographical accounts of women – saints, reformers, seers and spiritualists – who challenged the mainstream teachings of the Church.
ISBN: 9780718830243
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Arnold Köster:
Two Distinct Voices in the Midst of Germany's Third Reich Turmoil
By Paul Spanring
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.
ISBN: 9780718893491
ISBN: 9780718842611
Dissent or Conform?:
War, Peace and the English Churches 1900–1945
By Alan Wilkinson
A study of how the English churches approached the problems of dissent, conformity and pacifism during the period of the two world wars.
ISBN: 9780718892074
Dr Ashley's Pleasure Yacht:
John Ashley, the Bristol Channel Mission and all that Followed
By R.W.H. Miller
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.
ISBN: 9780718894504
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Explaining the Holocaust:
How and Why it Happened
By Mordecai Schreiber
A wide-ranging exploration of the most notorious genocide of the twentieth century, shedding light on its origins, evolution, and theological implications.
ISBN: 9780718894184
ISBN: 9780718844448
The Final Days of Jesus:
The Thrill of Defeat, The Agony of Victory: A Classical Historian Explores Jesus's Arrest, Trial, and Execution
By Mark D. Smith
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.
ISBN: 9780718895105
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ISBN: 9780718847098
Fishing for Souls:
The Development and Impact of British Fishermen's Missions
By Stephen Friend
A social history of the churches' missions to fishermen in Britain, charting their successes and setbacks from the nineteenth century onwards.
ISBN: 9780718895143
