Historical

Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene.

Twelve Extraordinary Women offers a poignant and personal look into the lives of some of the Bible's most faithful women. Their struggles and temptations are the same trials faced by all believers at all ages....

An uneasy spiritual sense has gripped many Christians; a profound sense that something is incomplete and disconnected within the body of church teaching; something elemental to our raison d’etre.

Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the 21st century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot....

A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth....

The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision evangelicals are enforcing on our democracy.

From award-winning scholar John Bergsma comes an intriguing audiobook that reveals new insights on the Essenes, a radical Jewish community predating Christianity, whose existence, beliefs, and practices are often overlooked in the annuls of history....

In Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart, Russ Ramsey digs into these artists' stories for readers who may be new to art, as well as for lifelong students of art history, to mine the transcendent beauty and hard lessons we can take from their masterpieces and their lives.

Africa has played a decisive role in the formation of Christian culture from its infancy. Some of the most decisive intellectual achievements of Christianity were explored and understood in Africa before they were in Europe....

These days many evangelicals are exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically conscious church traditions. In What it Means to Be Protestant, Ortlund draws from historical Protestant texts to defend Protestantism against the objections and caricatures often leveled against it....

Rembrandt Is in the Wind is an invitation to discover some of the world's most celebrated artists and works and how each of them illuminates something about God, people, and the purpose of life....

Today in the West, many consider the church to be dead or dying. Christianity is seen as outdated, bigoted, and responsible for many of society’s problems. This leaves many believers embarrassed about their faith and many outsiders wary of religion....

The scholarship of theology and religion teaches us that the God of the Bible was without a body, only revealing himself in the Old Testament in words mysteriously uttered through his prophets, and in the New Testament in the body of Christ....

Each chapter concludes with loving, good-natured, inspiring advice on applying the Church's wisdom to everyday life.....

With Meister Eckhart's Living Wisdom, James Finley, one of today's best-known teachers of the Christian contemplative tradition, invites us into Eckhart's insights....

An insider's account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, from its beginning in the era of Jesus and the Apostles to the modern age....

The preaching of the truth, brother, and the confession of Orthodoxy is more needful for us than everything else, and we must make this confession before all mankind. For this is the foundation of all who believe.

What Is the Bible?provides insights and answers that make clear why the Bible is so revered and what makes it truly inspiring and essential to our lives....

Martin Luther's Bondage of the Will (1525) is a response to Desiderius Erasmus's "Diatribe on Free Will.’ The work is considered as one of the great masterpieces of the Reformation....

Chuck Missler, an internationally recognized biblical authority, reviews the origin of both the Old and New Testaments in light of recent discoveries and controversies....

Spurred by personal tragedy, Elaine Pagels turns to a consideration of the Gnostic Gospels, in particular, the Gospel of Thomas....

Theology matters! At last it can be understood easily, thanks to this “layman's language” approach. Authored by J. I. Packer, one of the premier theologians of Christianity, this summary of Christian teaching covers nearly 100 major Christian beliefs from a Reformed perspective....

In this book, author Keith Giles offers a look at both texts through the lens of shared Divinity. His thesis is that both of these lost Gospels provide a window into the revolutionary teachings of Jesus that point to a Quantum spiritual reality that we are all connected to God and to one another.

Tall and balding with a welcoming smile, Father Gabriele Amorth spent decades battling the Devil one-on-one, performing literally tens of thousands of exorcisms....

Inspired by the great preacher Charles Spurgeon, Warren Wiersbe launched a personal study of the lives of prominent Bible characters. Interested in more than biographical facts, Wiersbe sought out the themes of each person's life as reflected in the pages of scripture....

Unlock the Blueprint of Ancient Christianity—With Teaching Attributed to the Apostles Themselves Step inside the worship, theology, and church life of the early Christians with one of the most important and overlooked texts of ancient Christianity. Draws from the Didache, Didascalia Apostolorum, and other early church teaching Reveals how bishops, deacons, and congregations lived and worshiped Includes early Christian prayers, liturgies, fasting rules, and household codes Newly translated into clear, modern English—with the help of AI Ideal for readers of church history, theology, and ...

Where Baptists Stood: Early Baptists, Slavery, and the Price of Freedom What did early Baptists believe about slavery? Before the American Revolution, Baptists were a persecuted minority. They were jailed, fined, and whipped for refusing to submit to state churches. They were poor, scattered, and far removed from political power. Yet in a world increasingly shaped by slavery, they maintained a clear focus: preaching the gospel and defending liberty of conscience. In this groundbreaking historical study, veteran pastor and author Marvin McKenzie takes you on a journey through over two ...

In the first four chapters of his letter to the Corinthian church, which was obviously not originally divided into four easy-to-read chapters, Paul talked about a division in the church that he had learned about from either Chloe or from a person in Chloe's household. Then in the next four chapters of this first volume of a commentary on the book of First Corinthians, he talked about fornication in the church, taking a brother or sister in the Lord to court, to marry or not to marry, and the Christian position on eating meats that had been offered to idols. But in looking at his ...

The World of Noah Exploring the Lost World Before and After the Flood Step into a world few dare to imagine, a world that once teemed with life, order, and divine presence, yet was swept away in a moment of judgment. The World of Noah invites readers on a journey through the earliest ages of human history as revealed in the Bible, tracing the rise of civilization, the great Flood, the mystery of Babel, and the scattering of nations. Drawing from the inspired canon of Scripture, this book offers faithful interpretation alongside thoughtful speculation, never replacing the Word of God, but ...

Across the sweeping narrative of Scripture runs a scarlet thread—woven not through royalty and pedigree, but through faith, courage, and covenant. The Scarlet Thread: Stories of Outsiders Grafted into the Royal Covenant invites readers on a journey through 28 powerful stories of foreigners, sojourners, and unlikely heroes whose faith secured their place in the lineage of the King. From Rahab's crimson cord hanging in the window to Ruth's steadfast walk from Moab to Bethlehem, these stories echo a timeless truth: YHWH’s covenant has always made room for the outsider. Each chapter unveils...