History Books

Slaver Captain

An Anglican clergyman best remembered as the author of the hymn Amazing Grace, John Newton was engaged in the slave trade for the first thirty years of his...

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The Fountain of Public Prosperity: Evangelical Christians in Australian History 1740-1914

The Fountain of Public Prosperity: Evangelical Christians in Australian History 1740-1914

by Stuart Piggin

The official religion brought to Australia with the First Fleet was Evangelical Christianity, the 'vital religion' then shaping public policy through William...

tags: church, history, church history

Modern Era

by Thomas J. Nettles

In final part of Tom Nettle's Trilogy, he traces some of the modern movements with the Baptist diaspora.Nettles looks at the downgrade in the British Church...

tags: church, history, church history

The Antiquities of the Jews: Volume II

The Antiquities of the Jews: Volume II

by Flavius Josephus

Josephus (37-100), who became known, in his capacity as a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus, was a 1st-century Jewish historian and apologist of...

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Life of Herod

by Flavius Josephus

The dramatic story of an enlightened, civilised benefactor and murderous tyrant. The Life of Herod is a gripping historical account composed with knowledge and...

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Lost Causes: The Romantic Attraction of Defeated Yet Unvanquished Men & Movements

Lost Causes: The Romantic Attraction of Defeated Yet Unvanquished Men & Movements

by George Grant

Lost Causes": The Romantic Attraction of Defeated yet Unvanquished Men and Movements, by George and Karen Grant, is a thoughtful look at several causes that...

tags: biography, history, christian

Romans: Exposition of Chapter 14: 1-17 Liberty and Conscience

Romans: Exposition of Chapter 14: 1-17 Liberty and Conscience

by Martyn-Lloyd Jones

All Christians have been made free by Christ (John 8:36), but not all have an equally strong grasp of what this means in practice. Some are weakened by...

tags: theology, religion, history

The Advent of Evangelicalism: Exploring Historical Continuities

The Advent of Evangelicalism: Exploring Historical Continuities

by Michael A.G. Haykin

David Bebbington’s 1989 book, Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980sEvangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s...

tags: theology, religion, history

Life in an Eighteenth-Century Country House

Life in an Eighteenth-Century Country House

by Peter Hammond

Grove House and its extensive estate in Chiswick were owned in the eighteenth century by Humphrey Morice, a not very successful politician and an animal lover....

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How America Lost Her Innocence

How America Lost Her Innocence

by Steve Gallagher

In 1950's America, when decency, honesty and morality were the way of life, seeds of corruption were quietly being sown by a handful of evil men. Within two...

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History of the Christian Church: The Middle Ages A.D. 1294-1517

History of the Christian Church: The Middle Ages A.D. 1294-1517

by Philip Schaff

tags: christianity, church, religion, church history, history

Common Roots: The Original Call to an Ancient-Future Faith

Common Roots: The Original Call to an Ancient-Future Faith

by Robert E. Webber

The insights of the early church hold vast potential for strengthening the community life and ministry of the contemporary church. Robert Webber sounded this...

tags: theology, spirituality, church, religion, church history, nonfiction, history

The Philosophy of Civilization: The Decay & the Restoration of Civilization/Civilization & Ethics

The Philosophy of Civilization: The Decay & the Restoration of Civilization/Civilization & Ethics

by Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer's social and ethical philosophy is best expressed in The Philosophy of Civilization. Not widely available in recent years, this edition will...

tags: nonfiction, spirituality, philosophy, history

Missionary Travels And Researches In South Africa Vol. 1

Missionary Travels And Researches In South Africa Vol. 1

by David Livingstone

The Christian missionary and explorer Dr. Livingstone was, in 1849, among the first Europeans to penetrate into the interior of Africa. He faced pestilence,...

tags: nonfiction, history

George Washington: Selected Writings

George Washington: Selected Writings

by George Washington

Simultaneously with the release of a paperback edition of his acclaimed biography "Washington: A Life" (Penguin), Ron Chernow presents a revealing portrait of...

tags: north american hi..., american history, biography, history

Rules of Civility And Other Writings & Speeches

Rules of Civility And Other Writings & Speeches

by George Washington

Among the manuscript books of George Washington, preserved in the State Archives at Washington City, the earliest bears the date, written in it by himself,...

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Fox's Book of Martyrs, Volume I

Fox's Book of Martyrs, Volume I

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books...

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On Rebellion

This edition of the sixteenth-century Protestant reformer's most significant political writings includes all of his writings on the theme of rebellion,...

tags: politics, religion, history, theology

Publicola: Observations on Paine's Rights of Man in a series of letters

Publicola: Observations on Paine's Rights of Man in a series of letters

by John Quincy Adams

The letters of Publicola, a fascinating window into the debate that occurred in the early days of the French Revolution, before significant blood had been shed...

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An Exhortation to Martyrdom, Prayer and Selected Works

An Exhortation to Martyrdom, Prayer and Selected Works

Here are the important and influential writings of a Christian mystic and early father of the Church. Origen (c. 185-254) was born in Alexandria and lived...

tags: theology, occult, spirituality, catholic, philosophy, christianity, religion, nonfiction, mysticism, prayer, history

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