Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Paperback)

History of Christianity - The First Three Thousand Years (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Paperback / softback)

Diarmaid MacCulloch's epic, acclaimed history A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years follows the story of Christianity around the globe, from ancient Palestine to contemporary China. How did an obscure personality cult come to be the world's biggest religion, with a third of

Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Paperback)

The New York Times bestseller and definitive history of Christianity for our time--from the award-winning author of The Reformation and Silence A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, Diarmaid MacCulloch's Christianity goes back to the origins of the Hebrew Bible and

Silence - A Christian History (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Paperback / softback)

Unravels a polyphony of silences from the history of Christianity and beyond. This book considers Judaeo-Christian borrowings from Greek explorations of the divine, and the silences which were a feature of Jesus' brief

Thomas Cromwell - A Life (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Paperback / softback)

The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity (Wilken Robert Louis)(Paperback)

An authoritative and poignant account of the first millennium of Christian history How did a community that was largely invisible in the first two centuries of its existence go on to remake the civilizations it inhabited, culturally, politically, and intellectually? Beginning with the life of

Tudor Church Militant - Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Paperback / softback)

The Path of Christianity: The First Thousand Years (McGuckin John Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

John Anthony McGuckin, one of the world's leading scholars of ancient Christianity, has synthesized a lifetime of work to produce the most comprehensive and accessible history of the Christian movement during its first thousand years. The Path of Christianity takes readers on a journey from the

The Reformation: A History (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Paperback)

The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning history of the Reformation--from the New York Times bestselling author of Christianity At a time when men and women were prepared to kill--and be killed--for their faith, the Protestant Reformation tore the Western world apart. Acclaimed as the

Thomas Cranmer: A Life (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Paperback)

Thomas Cranmer, the architect of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, was the archbishop of Canterbury who guided England through the early Reformation--and Henry VIII through the minefields of divorce. This is the first major biography of him for more than three decades, and the first for a century

Islam: A Thousand Years of Faith and Power (Bloom Jonathan M.)(Paperback)

In its first thousand years--from the revelations to Muhammad in the seventh century to the great Islamic empires of the sixteenth--Islamic civilization flourished. While Europeans suffered through the Dark Ages, Muslims in such cities as Jerusalem, Damascus, Alexandria, Fez, Tunis, Cairo, and

Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History (Benjamin Sandra)(Paperback)

Take a tour through the Mediterranean's largest island in this first and only history of Sicily for general readers--perfect for armchair travelers, historians, and anyone planning their next Italian vacation. The emigration of people from Sicily often overshadows the importance of the people who

Thousand Years of A London Street - Denmark Street (Read Mike)(Paperback / softback)

This book is intended to be the first of a series documenting London Streets and a thousand years of their respective histories. Clearly some routes were only trackways, pathways or even fields but where Londoners have existed, worked, fought, traded, played, lived and died on the site it's

All Things Made New - Writings on the Reformation (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Paperback / softback)

The reformation which engulfed England and Europe in the sixteenth century was one of the most highly-charged, bloody and transformative periods in their history, and has remained one of the most contested. This book explores a turbulent and endlessly fascinating

Wordsmith Year 5 Greek Myths(Paperback / softback)

These stories were first told three thousand years ago - so why are we still telling them? Because they are full of the things that fascinate anyone, in any country, at any time. There are adventures and jokes, fables and fairy stories, thrills and happy endings. In short, the Greek myths are just

Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Pevná vazba)

The long-awaited biography of the genius who masterminded Henry VIII's bloody revolution in the English government, which reveals at last Cromwell's role in the downfall of Anne Boleyn This a book that - and it's not often you can say this - we have been awaiting for four hundred years. --Hilary

For the Winner (Hauser Emily)(Paperback / softback)

Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen. One woman fought alongside them. Abandoned at birth on the slopes of Mount Pelion, Atalanta is determined to prove her worth to the

Egypt and the Egyptians (Brewer Douglas J.)(Paperback)

Surveying more than three thousand years of Egyptian civilization, Egypt and the Egyptians offers a comprehensive introduction to this most rich and complex of early societies. From high politics to the concerns of everyday Egyptians, the book explores every aspect of Egyptian culture and society,

Reformation - Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 (MacCulloch Diarmaid)(Paperback / softback)

At a time when men and women were prepared to kill - and be killed - for their faith, the Reformation tore western world apart. In this title, the author re-creates the religious battles of priests, monarchs, scholars and politicians, from zealous Martin Luther nailing his Theses to door of a

Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing (Hoeller Stephan A.)(Paperback)

Gnosticism developed alongside Judeo-Christianity over two thousand years ago, but with an important difference: It emphasizes, not faith, but direct perception of God--Gnosticism being derived from the Greek word gnosis, meaning knowledge. Given the controversial premise that one can know God

First Thousand Words in French (Amery Heather)(Paperback / softback)

The First Thousand Words In

First Thousand Words in Italian (Amery Heather)(Paperback / softback)

The First Thousand Words In

Those Above: The Empty Throne Book 1 (Polansky Daniel)(Paperback)

They enslaved humanity three thousand years ago. Tall, strong, perfect, superhuman and near immortal they rule from their glittering palaces in the eternal city in the centre of the world. They are called Those Above by their subjects. They enforce their will with fire and sword. Twenty five years

For The Most Beautiful (Hauser Emily)(Paperback / softback)

Three thousand years ago a war took place that gave birth to legends - to Achilles, the greatest of the Greeks, and Hector, prince of Troy. It was a war that shook the very foundations of the world. But what if there was more to this epic conflict? In this novel, the women of Troy tell their

Life: an Unauthorized Biography (Fortey Richard)(Paperback / softback)

A magisterial exploration of the natural history of the first four thousand million years of life on and in the earth, by one of Britain's most dazzling science