Now in one richly illustrated volume, Paul Maier's classic trilogy on the origins of Christianity takes the reader back to the first Christmas, the first Easter, and the first Christians....
"This book makes church history come alive by presenting engaging portraits of twelve major figures whose lives, writings, and theologies still have a formative influence on Christian faith...
In this magisterial adaptation of his epic three-volume history of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich chronicles the world's longest-lived Christian empire. Beginning with Constantine the...
The story of the Waldenses is one of the greatest spiritual sagas the world has ever known, yet few people have heard of them. Their story deserves to be told because, in spite of the...
David C. Steinmetz offers portraits of twenty of the secondary theologians of the Reformation period. In addition to describing a individual theologian, each portrait explores...
Under the stewardship of President Harry S. Truman, the United States became the first nation to recognize the State of Israel . . While achnowledging this as one of his proudest moments,...
"Iain Murray has . . . written on a number of Christians he specially admires . . . George Whitefield on Christian unity, for example . . . Most space, however, is given to little-...
Through more than forty years, John MacArthur has opened and taught the Word of God in one local congregation, Grace Community Church, Los Angeles. Consequences have followed which no...
Ahn E. Sook stood alone among thousands of kneeling people. Her bold defiance of the tyrannical demand to bow to pagan Japanese shrines condemned her to a living death in the filth and...
To understand the continued and far-reaching ministry of A. W. Tozer, it is important to know who he was, including his relationship with God. In The Life of A. W. Tozer, James Snyder lets us...
. . . Knox endured many hardships in bringing the gospel's message to a people in great spiritual darkness. Under God's blessing he was instrumental in transforming the nation . . ....
The most important and influential source of information about the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, this landmark account was written between 1630 and 1647. It vividly documents the Pilgrims'...
Christian Encounters, a series of biographies from Thomas Nelson Publishers, highlights important lives from all ages and areas of the Church through prose as accessible and concise as it...
"This gem of a study sparkles with polished clarity. Michael Haykin has skillfully unearthed buried treasures among early church leaders. As an experienced guide, he has drawn from his own...
The radical idea that individuals could interpret the Bible for themselves spawned a revolution that is still being played out on the world stage today. This innovation lies at the heart of...
Although the Reformation is a fundamentally important period, says William Estep, it is often misunderstood -- in part because many of its interpreters have tried to make its events fit...
Prolific sociologist-cum-historian Rodney Stark turns his attention to the Crusades -- and he really, really likes what he sees. [Stark] wants to challenge the...