Religious History

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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The Kingdom of God and the Son of Man:

A Study in the History of Religion

By Rudolf Otto

A masterful study of the person and work of Jesus by one of the most distinguished German theologians of the 20th century.

Light to the Isles:

Mission and Theology in Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Britain

By Douglas Dales

A major study of the development of early English Church from a theological perspective, shedding new light on the early Anglo-Saxon missionaries.

Like a Mighty Army?:

The Salvation Army, the Church, and the Churches

By David W. Taylor

An exploration of the identity of the Salvation Army as an ecclesial body in the light of Karl Barth's ecumenical and ecclesiological theology.

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The Making of the Self:

Ancient and Modern Asceticism

By Richard Valantasis

A wide-ranging study of asceticism in the Roman and early Christian traditions, combining both historical and theoretical analysis.

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Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church

By W.H.C. Frend

The definitive survey of martyrdom and persecution during the first four centuries of Christianity.

Mission in the Early Church:

Themes and Reflections

By Edward L. Smither

An examination of the missionary activities of Christians during the Patristic period, their themes and their methods, drawing lessons for mission today.

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The Old Testament Since the Reformation

By Emil G. Kraeling

A study of the issues raised by the Old Testament for Christian faith and the Church, and a survey of attitude to the Old Testament since the Reformation.

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