Religion / History of Religions

5 Minute Church Historian: Maximum Truth in Minimum Time

by Rick Cornish

Understand the big picture of church history and be more grounded in your faith. This guidebook answers questions of the faith in easy-to-follow ways.

The Golden Bough

by James Frazer & George Stocking

Monastic Bodies: Discipline and Salvation in Shenoute of Atripe

by Caroline T. Schroeder

An in-depth examination of the asceticism practiced at the White Monastery in Upper Egypt in the fifth century, using diverse sources, including monastic rules, theological treatises, sermons, letters, and material...

Saving Shame: Martyrs, Saints, and Other Abject Subjects

by Virginia Burrus

Virginia Burrus explores one of the strongest and most disturbing aspects of the Christian tradition, its excessive preoccupation with shame. While Christianity has frequently been implicated in the conversion...

Writing and Holiness: The Practice of Authorship in the Early Christian East

by Derek Krueger

Drawing on comparative literature, ritual and performance studies, and the history of asceticism, Derek Krueger explores how early Christian writers came to view writing as salvific, as worship through the production...

Grammar and Christianity in the Late Roman World

by Catherine M. Chin

Between the years 350 and 500 a large body of Latin artes grammaticae emerged, educational texts outlining the study of Latin grammar and attempting a systematic discussion of correct Latin usage. These texts—the...

This Day in Christian History

by William D. Blake

 On this day in history. . .something amazing happened in the Christian world. Find out just what with This Day in Christian History.

A Christmas Spirit: Memories of Family, Friends and Faith

by Joel Osteen

For many, the Christmas season can be filled with distractions and anxiety rather than the joy and peace it is supposed to bring. In The Christmas Spirit, his first holiday book, Joel Osteen offers uplifting...

Majestie: The King Behind the King James Bible

by David Teems

Written with a touch of the irreverent, Majestie is a shared biography: that of the first Stuart King of England (James I) and the Bible that goes by his name. It is part tabloid, part history lesson, part speculation;...

The Pope's Maestro

by Gilbert Levine

The story of the friendship between a Jewish-American conductor and Pope John Paul II

This book offers the inspirational story of an unlikely friendship and the two men who collaborated in an extraordinary way...

Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices

by Frank A. Viola & George Barna

Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we "dress up" for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, choirs,...

The Nativity Collection

by Robert Morgan

Step into the wonder-filled world of Christmas with this endearing collection of original stories.

Even though he has two million copies of books in print, Robert J. Morgan writes only one short story each year-an...

The Twelve Blessings of Christmas

by Mills Mills

The perfect book to create wonderful, homemade memories!

The 12 Blessings of Christmas is a delightful celebration of the season, bringing out the best of blessings that make Christmastime so joyous. Memories,...

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures

by Marvin W. Meyer & James M. Robinson

The Definitive Collection of Gnostic Writings

The year is 1945. At the foot of a cliff along the Nile River, near the city of Nag Hammadi, an Egyptian peasant unearths a large storage jar containing ancient manuscripts....

Brave Men to the Battle

by Virgil Robinson

Several hundred years after the apostle John wrote of a beautiful woman facing a fierce dragon in the last book of the Bible, the Waldenses fled from before Satan and his followers to find a refuge in the wilderness....

The Sacred Journey: Pilgimage to the Stations of the Cross in Jerusalem

by Steven Brooke

This volume takes the reader on a personal pilgrimage to the Jerusalem of Christ. It vividly depicts the most holy places of His last days on earth, culminating with the fourteen Stations of the Cross. This...

Sarah's Christmas Miracle

by Mary Ellis

From the bestselling author of A Widow’s Hope and Never Far from Home comes a brand-new Amish novella that will add joy to the Christmas season.

Sarah Beachy has plenty to be joyous about as autumn leaves...

A Christmas Longing

by Joni Eareckson Tada

Christmas whispers of wistful longings and warm family celebrations—the Savior has come. But the story isn’t finished. "Peace on earth and goodwill toward men" will only be a wish and a vision until the...

Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography

by Bruce Chilton

A brilliant new biography of Saint Paul, whose interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus transformed a loosely organized, grassroots peasant movement into the structured religion we know today

Without...

Candy Christmas's Christmas Collection GIFT: Recipes, Stories, and Inspirations from Candy's House to Yours

by Candy Christmas

Bring the warmth of the holiday spirit home.

You can make this holiday season one your family will cherish forever. This delightful book by Candy Christmas shares scrumptious recipes that are sure to make your...