This edition, being Koetschau's English text translated from Rufinus' definitive Latin volume, contains selected fragments of St. Jerome's rendition and the meager remains of the original Greek texts in order to furnish a more comprehensive ...

This book argues that whatever one makes of such devotion to Jesus, the subject deserves serious historical consideration. Mapping out the lively current debate about Jesus, Hurtado explains the evidence, issues, and positions at stake.

Uniquely authoritative and wide-ranging in its scope, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is the indispensable one-volume reference work on all aspects of the Christian Church.

This is the only available English translation of the chronicle by Henry of Livonia, an important source for the history of the 'Northern Crusades'.

"In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen's classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, the author incorporates the latest research in multiple languages to offer a new-and thought-provoking-view of this fascinating period.

Understanding Early Christian Art makes accessible to students of religion the methodologies and critical tools of art historians which will enable them to understand better the visual representations of Christianity.

FitzGerald shows how the conflict between religious conservatives and others led to national culture wars and a Southern Republican stronghold, and how a new generation of evangelicals is challenging the Christian right by preaching social ...

Per Faxneld shows how this surprising Satanic feminism was expressed in a wide range of 19th-century texts and artistic productions

At face value much of what Eusebius wrote is false. This book shows how, once his partisan interpretations and rhetoric are properly understood, both Eusebius' text and the documents it contains give vital historical insights.

The new millennium forces us to reflect on systems for counting time and distinguishing historical eras.