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The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History

The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History

Two Thousand Years of Church History From Nero's burning of Rome to the twentieth-century charismatic renewal, this book highlights, in journalistic style, the...

tags: theology, reference, academic, school, faith, christianity, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, history, christian

Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus (Classics of Western Spirituality)

Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus (Classics of Western Spirituality)

Athanasius (c. 295-373) Bishop of Alexandria, spiritual master and theologian, was a major figure of 4th-century Christendom.Contents:Foreword -- Preface --...

tags: theology, spirituality, catholic, christianity, classics, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, history

The Life of Saint Macrina

The Life of Saint Macrina

by Gregory of Nyssa

tags: theology, catholic, spirituality, christianity, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, history, christian

Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus (Classics of Western Spirituality)

Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus (Classics of Western Spirituality)

by St. Cyril of Alexandria

Athanasius (c. 295-373) Bishop of Alexandria, spiritual master and theologian, was a major figure of 4th-century Christendom.Contents:Foreword -- Preface --...

tags: theology, spirituality, catholic, christianity, classics, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, history

The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life, and Imagination in the Work of C. S. Lewis

The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life, and Imagination in the Work of C. S. Lewis

"We are far too easily pleased."C. S. Lewis stands as one of the most influential Christians of the twentieth century. His commitment to the life of the mind...

tags: theology, faith, christianity, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, christian living, history, christian

The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney: The Life Story of America's Greatest Evangelist--In His Own Words

The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney: The Life Story of America's Greatest Evangelist--In His Own Words

by Charles Finney

Many Christians today may be unaware of the tremendous impact that Charles G. Finney had on the spiritual landscape of the United States. His years of revival...

tags: theology, academic, school, christianity, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, autobiography, history, christian

The Narrow Road: Stories of Those Who Walk This Road Together

The Narrow Road: Stories of Those Who Walk This Road Together

by Brother Andrew

As a boy he dreamed of being a spy undercover behind enemy lines. As a man he found himself undercover for God. Brother Andrew was his name and for decades his...

tags: theology, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, biography, nonfiction, christian living, christian

The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God

The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God

We have heard the story of Job. His riches destroyed, his family taken, and his own body afflicted. We can only imagine the depth of his loss and pain. Yet as...

tags: theology, christian living, christianity, religion, biography, poetry, christian

Living Water

Living Water is a compelling saga of Brother Yun’s sacrifice to bring Jesus and the Bible to non-believers. Through his dynamic teachings, Brother Yun shares a...

tags: theology, spirituality, cultural, faith, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, biography, china, nonfiction, christian living, christian

Optimism

by Helen Keller

Who better than Helen Keller to write about optimism? Helen Keller became blind when she was nineteen months old. At the time children who were deaf and blind...

tags: american, writing, philosophy, essays, classics, biography, nonfiction, literature

The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Created as a living memorial to the philosophies and ideas of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this essential volume includes more than 120 quotations from the...

tags: american history, writing, politics, philosophy, essays, north american hi..., religion, biography, african american, race, nonfiction, history, cultural

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1: Family Letters, 1905-1931

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1: Family Letters, 1905-1931

The life and mind of C. S. Lewis have fascinated those who have read his works. This collection of his personal letters reveals a unique intellectual journey....

tags: reference, writing, criticism, european literature, christianity, language, religion, biography, nonfiction, history, literary criticism, british literature, christian

The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton

The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton

by Thomas Merton

"The moment of takeoff was ecstatic...joy. We left the ground—I with Christian mantras and a great sense of destiny, of being at last on my true way after...

tags: philosophy, buddhism, religion, spirituality, biography, travel, christianity, cultural, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, asia

Faithfulness and Holiness: The Witness of J.C. Ryle

Faithfulness and Holiness: The Witness of J.C. Ryle

As eldest son and heir to a fortune, J. C. Ryle had a hopeful future until the day his father declared bankruptcy. In a single moment, he was stripped of...

tags: theology, faith, christianity, classics, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, christian living, christian

Confessions of a Sinner (extract from Confessions)

Confessions of a Sinner (extract from Confessions)

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war...

tags: theology, ancient history, philosophy, classics, religion, biography, nonfiction, literature, ancient, history

Peculiar Treasures

Peculiar Treasures

by Frederick Buechner

In this second book of his popular lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner profiles more than 125 of the Bible's most holy and profane people -- and one whale. In...

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C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859

C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859

by C.H. Spurgeon Quotes

The story of Spurgeon's life, largely in his own words, from the events of childhood and youth and through the period of his mature ministry. Here is an...

tags: theology, biography memoir, 19th century, literature, christianity, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, autobiography, history, christian

A Lifetime of Wisdom: Embracing the Way God Heals You

A Lifetime of Wisdom: Embracing the Way God Heals You

by Joni Eareckson Tada

It’s not what I lost. It’s what I’ve found.I was only seventeen, just a girl, when God asked me for everything I had … my health, my hopes, my independence, my...

tags: self help, spirituality, memoir, christian non fiction, inspirational, biography, autobiography, nonfiction, christian living, disability, christian

The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals

The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals

by Thomas Merton

In this diary-like memoir, composed of his most poignant and insightful journal entries, The Intimate MertonThe Intimate Merton lays bare the steep ways of...

tags: religion, biography, spirituality, history, christianity, theology, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, catholic

C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859

C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years, 1834-1859

by C.H. Spurgeon

The story of Spurgeon's life, largely in his own words, from the events of childhood and youth and through the period of his mature ministry. Here is an...

tags: theology, biography memoir, 19th century, literature, christianity, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, autobiography, history, christian

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