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Books on Christianity: Faith, Scripture and Tradition

129 books — primary sources in translation, practitioners’ classics and current scholarship.

Cover of After Aquinas: Versions of Thomism After AquinasFergus Kerr 2002 Cover of Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary Alone of All Her SexMarina Warner 1976 Cover of Angels and Angelology in the Middle Ages Angels and Angelology in the Middle AgesDavid Keck 1998 Cover of The Angels and Their Mission The Angels and Their MissionJean Daniélou David Heimann (trans.)1952 Cover of Angels: A History AngelsDavid Albert Jones 2010 Cover of The Apocalyptic Imagination The Apocalyptic ImaginationJohn J. Collins 1984 Cover of Apparitions in Late Medieval and Renaissance Spain Apparitions in Late Medieval and Renaissance SpainWilliam A. Christian Jr. 1981 Cover of Aquinas AquinasAnthony Kenny 1980 Cover of Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide AquinasEdward Feser 2009 Cover of Augustine of Hippo: A Biography Augustine of HippoPeter Brown 1967 Cover of The Birth of Purgatory The Birth of PurgatoryJacques Le Goff Arthur Goldhammer (trans.)1981 Cover of The Birth of the Messiah The Birth of the MessiahRaymond E. Brown 1977 Cover of The Bondage of the Will The Bondage of the WillMartin Luther 1525 Cover of Brand Luther: 1517, Printing, and the Making of the Reformation Brand LutherAndrew Pettegree 2015 Cover of The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe, 500–1453 The Byzantine CommonwealthDimitri Obolensky 1971 Cover of Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes Byzantine TheologyJohn Meyendorff 1974 Cover of The Canon of Scripture The Canon of ScriptureF. F. Bruce 1988 Cover of The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance The Canon of the New TestamentBruce M. Metzger 1987 Cover of Catechism of the Catholic Church Catechism of the Catholic ChurchCatholic Church 1992 The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas AquinasÉtienne Gilson The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas AquinasÉtienne Gilson L. K. Shook (trans.)1956 Cover of Christianity: An Introduction ChristianityAlister E. McGrath 1997 Cover of Christianity's Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution Christianity's Dangerous IdeaAlister E. McGrath 2007 Christianizing the Roman Empire, A.D. 100–400Ramsay MacMullen Christianizing the Roman Empire, A.D. 100–400Ramsay MacMullen 1984 Cover of The Christians as the Romans Saw Them The Christians as the Romans Saw ThemRobert Louis Wilken 1984 Cover of Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and PaganClement A. Miles 1912 Cover of Christmas: A Biography ChristmasJudith Flanders 2017 Cover of The Church History of Rufinus of Aquileia, Books 10 and 11 The Church History of Rufinus of Aquileia, Books 10 and 11Philip R. Amidon Philip R. Amidon (trans.)1997 Cover of The City of God against the Pagans The City of God against the PagansAugustine of Hippo R. W. Dyson (ed. and trans.)1998 Cover of Concerning the City of God against the Pagans Concerning the City of God against the PagansAugustine of Hippo Henry Bettenson (trans.)1972 Cover of Contesting the Sacred: The Anthropology of Christian Pilgrimage Contesting the SacredJohn Eade and Michael J. Sallnow John Eade and Michael J. Sallnow (eds.)1991 Cover of Crisis and Catharsis: The Power of the Apocalypse Crisis and CatharsisAdela Yarbro Collins 1984 Cover of The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity The Cult of the SaintsPeter Brown 1981 Cover of The Decline of Hell: Seventeenth-Century Discussions of Eternal Torment The Decline of HellD. P. Walker 1964 Cover of The Desert a City The Desert a CityDerwas J. Chitty 1966 Cover of The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West The Devil WithinBrian P. Levack 2013 The Divine ComedyDante Alighieri The Divine ComedyDante Alighieri c. 1308–1321 Cover of Early Christian Creeds Early Christian CreedsJ. N. D. Kelly 1950 Cover of Early Christian Doctrines Early Christian DoctrinesJ. N. D. Kelly 1958 Cover of Egeria's Travels Egeria's TravelsJohn Wilkinson 1971 Cover of The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100–600) The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100–600)Jaroslav Pelikan 1971 Cover of Encountering Mary: From La Salette to Medjugorje Encountering MarySandra L. Zimdars-Swartz 1991 Cover of The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325–787): Their History and Theology The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325–787)Leo Donald Davis 1983 Cover of The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul The First Urban ChristiansWayne A. Meeks 1983 Cover of For the Life of the World For the Life of the WorldAlexander Schmemann 1963 Cover of The Formation of Hell: Death and Retribution in the Ancient and Early Christian Worlds The Formation of HellAlan E. Bernstein 1993 Cover of The Freedom of a Christian The Freedom of a ChristianMartin Luther 1520 Cover of Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages Furta SacraPatrick J. Geary 1978 Cover of The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters The Gnostic PaulElaine Pagels 1975 Cover of The Golden Legend The Golden LegendJacobus de Voragine William Granger Ryan (trans.)c. 1260 Cover of Heaven: A History HeavenColleen McDannell and Bernhard Lang 1988 Cover of Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther Here I StandRoland H. Bainton 1950 Hildegard of Bingen, 1098–1179Sabina Flanagan Hildegard of Bingen, 1098–1179Sabina Flanagan 1989 Cover of Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age Hildegard of BingenFiona Maddocks 2001 Cover of The Historical Figure of Jesus The Historical Figure of JesusE. P. Sanders 1993 Cover of A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years A History of ChristianityDiarmaid MacCulloch 2009 Cover of A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages A History of the Inquisition of the Middle AgesHenry Charles Lea 1888 Cover of Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture Image and Pilgrimage in Christian CultureVictor Turner and Edith Turner 1978 Cover of Inquisition InquisitionEdward Peters 1988 Cover of Institutes of the Christian Religion Institutes of the Christian ReligionJohn Calvin 1536 Cover of An Introduction to Pentecostalism An Introduction to PentecostalismAllan Anderson 2004 Cover of The Italian Inquisition The Italian InquisitionChristopher F. Black 2009 Cover of Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews Jesus of Nazareth, King of the JewsPaula Fredriksen 1999 The Ladder of Divine AscentJohn Climacus The Ladder of Divine AscentJohn Climacus c. 600 Cover of The Life of Antony The Life of AntonyAthanasius of Alexandria c. 360 Cover of Lourdes: Body and Spirit in the Secular Age LourdesRuth Harris 1999 Cover of The Love of Learning and the Desire for God The Love of Learning and the Desire for GodJean Leclercq 1957 Cover of Luther: Man Between God and the Devil LutherHeiko A. Oberman 1982 Cover of A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus A Marginal JewJohn P. Meier 1991 Cover of Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet Martin LutherLyndal Roper 2016 Cover of Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early ChurchW. H. C. Frend 1965 Cover of Mary Through the Centuries: Her Place in the History of Culture Mary Through the CenturiesJaroslav Pelikan 1996 Cover of Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle Ages Medieval MonasticismC. H. Lawrence 1984 Cover of Michael and Christ: Michael Traditions and Angel Christology in Early Christianity Michael and ChristDarrell D. Hannah 1999 Cover of Misquoting Jesus Misquoting JesusBart D. Ehrman 2005 Cover of The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church The Mystical Theology of the Eastern ChurchVladimir Lossky 1944 Cover of The Myth of Persecution The Myth of PersecutionCandida Moss 2013 Cover of The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings The New TestamentBart D. Ehrman 1997 Cover of Nicaea and Its Legacy: An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology Nicaea and Its LegacyLewis Ayres 2004 Cover of On Christian Teaching On Christian TeachingAugustine of Hippo R. P. H. Green (trans.)1997 Cover of On Pascha On PaschaMelito of Sardis Alistair Stewart-Sykes (trans.)c. 170 Cover of On the Holy Spirit On the Holy SpiritBasil of Caesarea c. 375 Cover of The Origins of Feasts, Fasts and Seasons in Early Christianity The Origins of Feasts, Fasts and Seasons in Early ChristianityPaul F. Bradshaw and Maxwell E. Johnson 2011 Cover of The Origins of the Liturgical Year The Origins of the Liturgical YearThomas J. Talley 1986 Cover of The Orthodox Church The Orthodox ChurchTimothy Ware 1963 Cover of Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Origins and Sources of a Mexican National Symbol, 1531–1797 Our Lady of GuadalupeStafford Poole 1995 Paul and Palestinian JudaismE. P. Sanders Paul and Palestinian JudaismE. P. Sanders 1977 Cover of Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free PaulF. F. Bruce 1977 PaulPaula Fredriksen PaulPaula Fredriksen 2017 Cover of Physica PhysicaHildegard of Bingen Priscilla Throop (trans.)c. 1155 Cover of Pilgrimage in Medieval England Pilgrimage in Medieval EnglandDiana Webb 2000 Cover of The Pilgrimage to Santiago The Pilgrimage to SantiagoEdwin Mullins 1974 Cover of Pilgrimage: A Very Short Introduction PilgrimageIan Reader 2015 Cover of Pilgrimage: An Image of Mediaeval Religion PilgrimageJonathan Sumption 1975 Cover of Possession and Exorcism in the New Testament and Early Christianity Possession and Exorcism in the New Testament and Early ChristianityEric Sorensen 2002 Cover of The Power of the Name: The Jesus Prayer in Orthodox Spirituality The Power of the NameKallistos Ware 1974 The Pursuit of the MillenniumNorman Cohn The Pursuit of the MillenniumNorman Cohn 1957 Cover of The Quest of the Historical Jesus The Quest of the Historical JesusAlbert Schweitzer W. Montgomery (trans.)1906 Cover of The Radical Reformation The Radical ReformationGeorge Huntston Williams 1962 Cover of Reformation: Europe's House Divided, 1490–1700 ReformationDiarmaid MacCulloch 2003 Cover of The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200–1336 The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200–1336Caroline Walker Bynum 1995 Cover of Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation RevelationsElaine Pagels 2012 Cover of The Rise of Christianity The Rise of ChristianityRodney Stark 1996 Cover of The Rule of Saint Benedict The Rule of Saint BenedictBenedict of Nursia c. 530 Cover of Saint Michael the Archangel in Medieval English Legend Saint Michael the Archangel in Medieval English LegendRichard F. Johnson 2005 Saint Thomas Aquinas, Volume 1Jean-Pierre Torrell Saint Thomas Aquinas, Volume 1Jean-Pierre Torrell Robert Royal (trans.)1993 Cover of Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes Saints and SinnersEamon Duffy 1997 Cover of The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection The Sayings of the Desert FathersBenedicta Ward Benedicta Ward (trans.)1975 Cover of Scivias SciviasHildegard of Bingen Columba Hart and Jane Bishop (trans.)c. 1151 Cover of The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God: The Arian Controversy 318–381 The Search for the Christian Doctrine of GodR. P. C. Hanson 1988 Cover of The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship The Search for the Origins of Christian WorshipPaul F. Bradshaw 1992 Cover of The Shape of the Liturgy The Shape of the LiturgyGregory Dix 1945 Cover of Sister of Wisdom: St. Hildegard's Theology of the Feminine Sister of WisdomBarbara Newman 1987 Cover of The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision The Spanish InquisitionHenry Kamen 1997 Cover of The Story of Christianity The Story of ChristianityJusto L. González 1984 Cover of The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, c. 1400–c. 1580 The Stripping of the AltarsEamon Duffy 1992 Cover of A Study of Gregory Palamas A Study of Gregory PalamasJohn Meyendorff 1959 Cover of Summa contra Gentiles Summa contra GentilesThomas Aquinas c. 1259–1265 Cover of The Text of the New Testament The Text of the New TestamentBruce M. Metzger 1964 Cover of The Theology of Paul the Apostle The Theology of Paul the ApostleJames D. G. Dunn 1998 Cover of The Theology of the Book of Revelation The Theology of the Book of RevelationRichard Bauckham 1993 Cover of Trent: What Happened at the Council TrentJohn W. O'Malley 2013 Cover of The Triads The TriadsGregory Palamas John Meyendorff (ed.), Nicholas Gendle (trans.)c. 1340 Cover of The Trinity The TrinityAugustine of Hippo Edmund Hill (trans.)c. 420 Cover of The Trinity The TrinityKarl Rahner Joseph Donceel (trans.)1967 Cover of Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World Voice of the Living LightBarbara Newman 1998 Cover of The Way of a Pilgrim The Way of a PilgrimAnonymous 1881 Cover of What Happened at Vatican II What Happened at Vatican IIJohn W. O'Malley 2008 Cover of When the Sun Danced: Myth, Miracles, and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Portugal When the Sun DancedJeffrey S. Bennett 2012 Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things? Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the ReformationRobert Bartlett Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things? Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the ReformationRobert Bartlett 2013