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  • Thomas More

    by Alvaro Silva ...
    Series series Saints of the Isles
    Lord Chancellor of England, Christian Humanist, author of Utopia and loving husband and father; Thomas More's enduring appeal is renewed in this new introductory biography. A talented scholar, lawyer and politician, More rose to the highest position in England under Henry VIII. However, when he was called upon to choose between God and earthly power he remained firm in his faith and was executed ... Read more

    $4.79 USD

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  • 131 Christians Everyone Should Know

    by Christian History Magazine Editorial Staff ...
    This book offers a succinct yet thorough introduction to 131 of the most intriguing, courageous, inspiring Christians who ever lived. It tells how they lived, what they believed, and how their faith affected the course of world history. Includes a timeline with a historical context for each individual, key quotes from or about each personality, and more than 60 photos. ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce (Foreword by Jonathan Aitken)

    by John Piper ...
    "John Piper's succinct and superbly perceptive study of William Wilberforce deserves to become an acclaimed bestseller. It not only tells the story of a great man's life-it also tells us how to understand the ultimate source of his greatness and happiness. Moreover, that understanding goes far deeper than the abolitionist achievements for which Wilberforce is honored, astounding though they were. ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Selected Writings

    by Hildegard of Bingen ...
    Benedictine nun, poet and musician, Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was one of the most remarkable figures of the Middle Ages. She undertook preaching tours throughout the German empire at the age of sixty, and was consulted not only by her religious contemporaries but also by kings and emperors, yet it is largely for her apocalyptic and mystical writings that she is remembered. This volume ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • John Wycliffe and His Work

    by J.C. Ryle ...
    "It is an old and true saying, that nations sometimes know little about some of their greatest benefactors. If there ever was a man to whom this saying applies, it is John Wycliffe, the forerunner and first beginner of the Protestant Reformation in this country. To Wycliffe England owes an enormous debt: yet Wycliffe is a man of whom most Englishmen know little or nothing.In drawing up a few pages ... Read more

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  • Luminaries

    Twenty Lives that Illuminate the Christian Way

    by Rowan Williams ...
    'Rowan Williams is one of the great theologians of our time. He is also an inspiring teacher whose godly wisdom helps us understand profound truths.' Nicky GumbelStarting in the first century with St Paul and ending in the twentieth with St Oscar Romero, Rowan Williams invites you to reflect with him on the lives and legacies of twenty great Christians – saints, martyrs, poets, theologians and ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • The Dark Side of Christian History

    by Helen Ellerbe ...
    Over a period of nearly two millennia, the Christian Church has oppressed and brutalized millions of individuals. Meticulously researched and courageously written, "The Dark Side of Christian History" by Helen Ellerbe examines the Church's devastating impact upon human freedom, dignity and spirituality. Written for the lay reader, this controversial book is especially relevant today as the ... Read more

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  • Stages on the Road

    A forgotten classic on saints, women, and the Church in the modern world from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Kristin Lavransdatter

    by Sigrid Undset ...
    Sigrid Undset is among the great modern writers of the twentieth century and was an adult convert to Catholicism. This forgotten treasure from the Nobel Prize–winning author of Kristin Lavransdatter is a fascinating collection of saints’ lives, a prophetic critique of modernity, and a surprisingly contemporary take on being Catholic—in particular a Catholic woman—in a sometimes-hostile secular ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Unquenchable Flame

    Discovering the Heart of the Reformation

    by Michael Reeves ...
    Burning pyres, nuns on the run, stirring courage, and comic relief: the Protestant Reformation is a gripping tale, packed with drama. But what motivated the Reformers? And what were they really like?The Unquenchable Flame, a lively, accessible, and fully informative introduction to the Reformation by Michael Reeves, brings to life the movement’s most colorful characters (Martin Luther, Ulrich ... Read more

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  • The "Book of Common Prayer"

    A Biography

    by Alan Jacobs ...
    Series series Lives of Great Religious Books
    While many of us are familiar with such famous words as, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here. . ." or "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," we may not know that they originated with The Book of Common Prayer, which first appeared in 1549. Like the words of the King James Bible and Shakespeare, the language of this prayer book has saturated English culture and letters. Here Alan Jacobs tells ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • The Rule of Benedict

    Series series Penguin Little Black Classics
    'Idleness is the enemy of the soul'Saint Benedict's advice to monks - on everything from correct posture to the value of silence - has offered spiritual guidance to many for fifteen centuries.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works ... Read more

    $2.67 USD

  • Divine Mercy and Sister Faustina

    by Fr. Andrew Witko ...
    Beginning in 1931, Jesus appeared to a Polish nun called Sr Faustina Kowalska. He requested an image of himself to be painted, inscribed with the words "Jesus, I trust in You", promising that "the soul that will venerate this image will not perish."Pope John Paul II has described the Divine Mercy as an antibiotic for the illnesses of the contemporary world. But while devotion to the Divine Mercy ... Read more

    $4.79 USD