Religious History

From Icons to Idols:

Documents on the Image Debate in Reformation England

By David J. Davis

A selection of key historical texts from the debate over religious imagery during the English Reformation, with a commentary by a leading scholar in the field.

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From Jewish Prophet to Gentile God:

The Origins and Development of New Testament Christology

By Maurice Casey

An important contribution to the debate on the development of Christology in the apostolic era, tracing the evolution of the historical figure of Jesus.

Guns and Gospel:

Imperialism and Evangelism in China

By Ambrose Mong

An exploration of the history of Christian missionary work in China, and its often ambiguous and uneasy relationship with European imperialism.

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Heaven on Earth:

Reimagining Time and Eternity in Nineteenth-Century British Evangelicalism

By Martin Spence

A revealing study of premillenialism in Victorian evangelicalism, showing that the doctrine was often linked to forward-looking elements of evangelical thought.

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Henry VIII's Bishops:

Diplomats, Administrators, Scholars and Shepherds

By Andrew Allan Chibi

A comprehensive prosopographical study of diverse and interesting group of bishops who served during the reign of Henry VIII.

Heresy and Mysticism in 16th Century Spain:

The Alumbrados

By Alastair Hamilton

The first full-scale study of the mysticism and piety of the the Alumbrados or 'Illuminated Ones', and their suppression as heretics by the Spanish Inquisition.

Hindiyya, Mystic and Criminal, 1720–1798:

A Political and Religious Crisis in Lebanon

By Bernard Heyberger

An account of the life of the controversial mystic Hindiyya 'Ujaymi and what her story reveals of the religious and political climate of 18th-century Lebanon.

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A History of the Early Church:

Two Volume Set

By Hans Lietzmann

The standard history in two volumes of the growth of the early Church, from John the Baptist to the establishment as the official Roman religion.

Series: Library of Ecclesiastical History

The Independent Methodists:

A History

By John Dolan

The definitive history of Independent Methodism, from its beginnings in the 1790s to the present day.

Inferior Office?:

A History of Deacons in the Church of England

By Francis Young

An illuminating study of an often overlooked order of the clergy, tracing the role of the Anglican diaconate from the Reformation and looking at its future.

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