Religious History

Contextualization of Sufi Spirituality in Seventeeth and Eighteenth-Century China:

The Role of Liu Zhi 1662–1730

By David Lee

A significant study of the writings of the Chinese Muslim scholar Liu Zhi and his innovative role in contextualising Islamic texts for a Chinese audience.

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Corporate Decision-Making in the Church of the New Testament

By Jeff Brown

A socio-historical examination of decision-making processes in the New Testament Church, emphasising interaction between the leadership and their congregations.

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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.

Series: Library of Ecclesiastical History

A Darkened Reading:

A Reception History of the Book of Isaiah in a Divided Church

By Robert L. Knetsch

A challenging view of how church divisions have influenced competing approaches to biblical interpretation, using 19th-century Anglican debate as a model.

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Death in Second-Century Christian Thought:

The Meaning of Death in Earliest Christianity

By Jeremiah Mutie

A carefully researched analysis of how the early church developed a distinctively Christian understanding of death, synthesising pagan and scriptural ideas.

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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.

Documents of the English Reformation:

Second Edition

By Gerald Bray (editor)

A compilation of 58 of the essential contemporary documents of the English Reformation from 1526 to 1700. An invaluable source for both students and scholars.

Series: Library of Ecclesiastical History

Documents of the English Reformation:

Third Edition

By Gerald Bray (editor)

A compilation of fifty-eight of the essential documents of the English Reformation from 1526 to 1700, invaluable for both students and scholars.

Series: Library of Ecclesiastical History

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Dunstan:

Saint and Statesman

By Douglas Dales

A major biography of the 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury, setting Dunstan's achievements against the social and religious background of the day.

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Early Christianity in North Africa

By François Decret

A thorough and scholarly study of the early history of the Christian Church in North Africa, newly translated into English.

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The Early Church at Work and Worship:

Volume 1: Ministry, Ordination, Covenant, and Canon

By Everett Ferguson

Essays on the practices of the early church by a leading scholar, focussing on aspects of ministry, ordination and the emergence of the canon.