Christian Churches & denominations

Quaker Writings: An Anthology, 1650-1920

By Thomas D Hamm

A uniquely comprehensive collection of work from the Religious Society of Friends, one of the most distinctive Christian sects in the English-speaking world

Published: 21/04/2011

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780143106319

RRP: $9.95

The History of the Church

By Eusebius

Published: 19/03/1990

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140445350

RRP: $9.95

Life of St Columbia

By Adomnan Of Iona St

St Adomnan was Abbot of Iona, and his Latin prose life of its founder – St. Columba, who left his prominent Irish family and set out to found the monastery – gives a vivid portrayal of the Saint, and is one of the finest examples of medieval hagiography.

St Adomnan was Abbot of Iona, and his Latin prose life of its founder – St. Columba, who left his prominent Irish family and set out to found the monastery – gives a vivid portrayal of the...

Published: 14/12/2001

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140444629

RRP: $26.95

Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers

By Maxwell Staniforth

The writings in this volume cast a glimmer of light upon the emerging traditions and organization of the infant church, during an otherwise little-known period of its development. A selection of letters and small-scale theological treatises from a group known as the Apostolic Fathers, several of whom were probably disciples of the Apostles, they provide a first-hand account of the early Church and...

Published: 13/04/2000

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140444759

RRP: $9.95

Personal Writings

By Ignatius Of Loyola Saint

One of the key figures in Christian history, St. Ignatius of Loyola (c. 1491-1556) was a passionate and unique spiritual thinker and visionary. The works gathered here provide a first-hand, personal introduction to this remarkable character: a man who turned away from the Spanish nobility to create the revolutionary Jesuit Order, inspired by the desire to help people follow Christ.

Published: 01/09/1996

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140433852

RRP: $9.95

The Penguin History of the Church: The Early Church

By Henry Chadwick

This revised and updated edition of the first volume of The Penguin History of the Church , examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centuries A.D., and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world.

Published: 12/01/1994

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140231991

RRP: $24.95

The Orthodox Church

By Timothy Ware

Western Christians are increasingly interested in the Orthodox Church. Here, the author explains Orthodox views on issues such as ecumenical councils, sacraments, freewill, purgatory, the papacy and the relationships between different orthodox churches.

Published: 03/11/1993

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140146561

RRP: $24.95

Early Christian Lives

By Athanasius

Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographies depict men who devoted themselves to solitude, poverty and prayer. Athanasius records Antony's extreme seclusion in the Egyptian desert, despite temptation by the devil and visits from his followers. Jerome also shows those who fled persecution or withdrew...

Published: 27/03/1998

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140435269

RRP: $24.95