Christian / Church History

The true story of Andrew Davies, happily married to the beautiful Emma, he seemed to have it all. But then tragedy struck when a massive stroke in the brain stem left him with Locked-in syndrome.

It is widely agreed that Stott could not have been half so effective without Frances Whitehead at his side. She was (as he) 'fast, exacting and determined'. She had a sharp mind. They were good friends, and she was named on his Will as 'My friend and executor'.

Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centuries AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world

Focuses on traditions and organization of the infant church, during an otherwise little-known period of its development. This title presents an account of the early Church and outlines a form of early Christianity drawing on the theology and traditions of its parent religion, Judaism.

How did an obscure personality cult come to be the world's biggest religion, with a third of humanity its followers? This book describes not only the main facts, ideas and personalities of Christian history, its organization and spirituality, but how it has changed politics, sex, and human society.

The book deals with the origins of the liturgical year - the feasts, fasts and seasons. It is accessible to the general reader and to students, while being a serious academic text.

In 50 brief chapters, originally delivered as public audiences to the faithful in St Peter's Square, Benedict XVI offers absorbing, perceptive, and often edifying sketches of some of Christianity's greatest thinkers and writers. The historical circumstances and theological ideas of each are explained.