Church History

See how the thread of orthodoxy runs throughout the history of the church – even in the thousand years known as the “Dark Ages”. If you study chur...

Easily see over 250 events from Christian church history at a glance, starting at the birth of Jesus and the Early Church to present day! The Basic...

The Protestant Reformers of the sixteenth century regained, retold, and relied on the gospel of grace — and we can learn from their tragedies and t...

These days many evangelicals are exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically-conscious church traditions, including Roman Catholic...

2,000 years of Church History at a Glance. Christian History Time Line includes brief explanations of more than 200 key people and events that all ...

How Christianity Grew from a Dozen Disciples to a Worldwide Movement. At the beginning of the first century, a teacher named Jesus of Nazareth shoo...

When they discover Celtic spirituality, many Christians feel that in some sense they have come home. As they begin to explore the people and places...

“Here is rock: all else is sand,” was J.C. Ryle’s description of the Bible in the 18th century. Whether the challenge has been tradition or reason...

The writings of the Puritans, states Robert P. Martin in his preface, ‘are a rich banquet table loaded with solid nourishment for God’s people’. An...

Today, Martin Luther is known as the man who stood against popes and emperors in defense of the gospel. What drove this lone German monk to defy th...

William Perkins and the Making of Protestant England presents a new interpretation of the theology and historical significance of William Perkins (...

Do people have free will or does God predestine them to be saved? If God elects us, is there any reason to spread the Gospel? Can a person lose his...

One of the key questions the Protestant Reformation asked and answered was: how does a person get right with God? In approaching this question, the...

The Rule of St Benedict, which dates from the sixth century, is the foundation of monasticism, one of the oldest continuing institutions in all of ...

During the three centuries before the conversion of the emperor Constantine, the Christian church grew in the Roman Empire. It grew despite disince...

In 1999, a small town on the south coast of England became the birthplace of the remarkable, accidental, international movement known as 24-7 Praye...

Sometimes one word is all that stands between the truth and a lie, between life and death. In the Reformation, that word was sola, "alone." At a ti...

Reflections on the Bible contains excerpts from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's letters, meditations, expositions, sermons, lectures, and seminar papers (tra...

"As our nation has experienced a renewal of reckoning with the reality of slavery in our past and the continued struggle for equality and liberatio...

The Nation’s Gospel, a four-volume series, tells the story of how the Christian faith has been spread in the lives of the British people since the ...

The Protestant Reformation would change not only the Church, but business, culture, commerce and education. In short, it changed everything. In th...

Around the world today the cross is, arguably, the one universally recognized symbol of the Christian faith, but this unifying sign for diverse Chr...

Many volumes deal with that terrible yet glorious period in the history of the Scottish church between the restoration of Charles II and the access...

2020 sees the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower – the ship that took the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World. It’s a foundational even...

This concise guide to the Reformation provides a time line marking of key people and events of this important time in the history of the church. Ga...

For 2,000 years, Catholicism—the largest religion in the world and in the United States—has shaped global history on a scale unequaled by any other...

For 2,000 years, Catholicism—the largest religion in the world and in the United States—has shaped global history on a scale unequaled by any other...

Spurgeon Still Speaks is a comprehensive exploration of Spurgeon s historical, theological, and ministerial context. Its unique approach and strong...

It is broadly understood that John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist movement that spread around the world in the eighteenth century. He is k...

Featured in The Millions — A year in Reading, Nick Ripatrazone.Each year I read more books than I can possibly review — here are 5 of the finest an...

"Stan has given us a book that is full of insight—about the life of one great woman, yes, but also about some of the most complicated, nuanced, and...

The Walk That Changed Everything As they make their way home, their hearts are broken. Everything they have patiently prayed for and hoped in has b...

How can Christians engage meaningfully with history? In an age underpinned by the idea that life is about self-invention and fulfilment, contempora...

An Infinite Treasury acquaints you with one of the most uplifting Puritan authors, William Bridge (1600–1670). Brian G. Hedges traces Bridge's life...

Embark on a pilgrimage through the great cathedrals of the world. Gernot Candolini and Jennifer Brandon invite readers to experience some of the ex...

The modern liturgical movement owes a great debt to Solesmes monk Dom Eugène Cardine (1905-1988), whose tireless research in the ancient manuscript...

Discover how icons can become part of your own life of prayer.Encounter twelve of the world’s most significant Orthodox icons with one of today’s b...

In 1563, John Foxe began a memorial of martyrs starting with Stephen, the first to die for the cause of Christ, and ending with the most recent mar...

For American Claire Stewart, joining the French Resistance sounded as romantic as the storylines she hopes will one day grace the novels she wants ...

Luther the Expositor is an introduction to Luther's writings dealing with his exegetical principles and practices, illustrated by a case study of t...

What caused Luther, Calvin, and others to set in motion the Reformation, and what are the consequences, both then and now? Is the 500-year-old brea...

Wesley’s message and his faith continue to speak to 21st-century Christians—calling for a revival of our hearts and souls so that our world might b...

Did Martin Luther wield his hammer on the Wittenberg church door on October 31, 1517? Did he even post the Ninety-five Theses at all? This collecti...

The Catholic Church has always had regard for the spiritual and pastoral welfare of those in the military and for centuries priests have ministered...