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  • The Cross

    Its History and Symbolism

    by George Willard Benson ...
    Centuries before the Christian era, crosses were used as pagan emblems. Early Christians did not employ the symbolism of the cross, which came into general use three centuries after the death of Jesus and has since come to be recognized around the world as a symbol of sacrifice and redemption. This fascinating book begins with legends, and proceeds to an exploration of the many facts, myths, and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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  • The Colosseum: A History

    by Robert B. Abrams ...
    More than 1,500 years have passed since the last blood - human or animal - was spilled in the Colosseum, but the massive building erected by the Flavian emperors has continued to play a role in history. This book tells the dramatic story of the Colosseum - from its bloody gladiatorial games and the sacrifice of early Christians to the dismantling of the arena and its final restoration. The book ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Darkening Age

    The Christian Destruction of the Classical World

    by Catherine Nixey ...
    A New York Times Notable Book, winner of the Jerwood Award from the Royal Society of Literature, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and named a Book of the Year by the Telegraph, Spectator, Observer, and BBC History Magazine, this bold new history of the rise of Christianity shows how its radical followers helped to annihilate Greek and Roman civilizations.The Darkening Age ... ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Mysteries of the Middle Ages

    And the Beginning of the Modern World

    by Thomas Cahill ...
    Series series The Hinges of History
    **From the national bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization—a fascinating look at how medieval thinkers created the origins of modern intellectual movements.“Intoxicating.... Cahill's command of rich historical detail makes medieval cities and their colorful characters come to alive.” —The Los Angeles TimesAfter the long period of decline known as the Dark Ages, medieval Europe ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Heretics and Heroes

    How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World

    by Thomas Cahill ...
    Series series The Hinges of History
    The New York Times bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization reveals how the innovations of the Renaissance and the Reformation changed the Western world. • “Cahill is our king of popular historians.” —The Dallas Morning NewsThis was an age in which whole continents and peoples were discovered. It was an era of sublime artistic and scientific adventure, but also of newly powerful ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Heroes of History

    A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age

    by Will Durant ...
    In the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of Civilization and The Lessons of History, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Will Durant traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from its dawn to the beginning of the modern world.Heroes of History is a book of life-enhancing wisdom and optimism, complete with Durant's wit, knowledge, and unique ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Cross

    History, Art, and Controversy

    by Robin M. Jensen ...
    " This erudite history illuminates the social, cultural, as well as theological developments of the cross" through 2000 years of its symbolic evolution ( Library Journal).Jesus's death on the cross posed a dilemma for Saint Paul and the early Church fathers. Crucifixion was a humiliating form of execution reserved for slaves and criminals. How could their messiah and savior have been subjected to ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Little Book of Saints

    by Christine Barrely, Saskia Leblon, Laure Péraudin, Stéphane Trieulet ...
    Learn about the lives and works of over eighty saints in this collection, featuring ninety-two colorfully illustrated holy cards.How does Saint Christopher keep us safe when we travel? Why is Saint Patrick always depicted with a nest of snakes? How did Cecilia come to be the patron saint of music? These wonders and more are explained in this treasure of a book. The perfect book for the devout or ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Geometry Of Love

    by Margaret Visser ...
    Visser spins a fascinating and detailed web of mythology, history, early Christian theology, Roman culture and contemporary practice as she unfolds the layers of meaning in the architecture of the small but ancient Christian church of St. Agnes in Rome. She enables the reader to discover the meanings expressed by any church, anywhere. The Geometry of Love was made into a prize-winning documentary ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Cellars of Notre Dame

    a gripping, dark historical thriller

    by Barbara Frale ...
    Dark secrets lie in the tunnels beneath...Paris, 1298. Disguised as an outlaw, a personage of the highest rank sneaks through the cellars of Notre Dame. The maze of secret tunnels hides a laboratory. Here, occult studies are conducted under the guidance of the renowned scientist, Arnaldo da Villanova. Studies which remain a secret.Rome, 1301. Denounced for impiety by mysterious informers in Paris, ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • John the Pupil

    by David Flusfeder ...
    The extraordinary new novel from David Flusfeder chronicles a pilgrimage to Rome made by three young men with a secret burden. But they will meet with temptation along the way…‘John the Pupil’ is a medieval road movie, Umberto Eco seen through the eyes of Quentin Tarrantino, recounting the journey taken from Oxford to Viterbo in 1267 by John and his two companions, at the behest of the friar and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • St. Peter's Bones

    How the Relics of the First Pope Were Lost and Found . . . and Then Lost and Found Again

    by Thomas J. Craughwell ...
    In this fascinating account of the search for the remains of the world's first pope, none other than Peter, the chief apostle of Jesus, Thomas J. Craughwell takes us on one of the most exciting archaeological finds of the twentieth century.In 1448 a team of architects and engineers brought Pope Nicholas V unhappy news: the 1,100-year-old Basilica of St. Peter suffered from so many structural ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD