History of Religion

Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (348ca. 406) is one of the great Christian Latin writers of late antiquity. Born in northeastern Spain during an era of...

The definitive account of the life and thought of the medieval Arab genius who wrote the MuqaddimaIbn Khaldun (13321406) is generally regarded as t...

An Enlightening Exploration of The Christian Church During One of Its Most Turbulent Times. Includes: American War of Independence French Re...

This short book by one of France's leading historians deals with a big question: how was it that Christianity, that masterpiece of religious invent...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press''s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.lumino...

How nineteenth-century Protestant evangelicals used print and visual media to shape American cultureIn nineteenth-century America, apocalypse refer...

Drawing on interviews and examples from across the globe, this book tackles the shifting narratives surrounding Muslim women Once regarded as passi...

The thirteenth century brought new urgency to Catholic efforts to convert non-Christians, and no Catholic ruler was more dedicated to this undertak...

Christopher Catherwood summarises the lives of Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli, Thomas Cranmer and John Knox. He unlocks the motivation,...

Among the 12 disciples of Jesus, perhaps none has inspired more magnificent artas well as political upheavalthan Saint James the Greater. Portrayed...

In this stylishly written, surprisingly moving chronicle (Harpers), Christopher de Bellaigue presents an absorbing account of the political and soc...

Through most of its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call religion. There was no corresponding Japanese word, nor anything close to it...

The Order of St Gilbert was the only specifically English religious order founded in the Middle Ages. The edition gathers together fragments surviv...

An engaging account of the life of a nineteenth-century priest. The Revd Benjamin Armstrong, for many years vicar of the market town of East Dereh...