Students of church history and the monastic ascetic life will find this volume of much interest. Contained are three important documents of the early Christian Church: The Sayings of the…

This is a biography of Hensley Henson, one of the most controversial religious figures in England during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book examines Henson’s education at…

The book studies the use made by the British Government of its envoy, immured inside the Vatican from 1940 to 1944, and what the envoy made of such opportunities during…

Many of the world’s religions have not actively sought converts, largely because they have been too regional in character. Buddhism, Islam and Christianity, however, are the three chief exceptions to…

Eminent church historian Owen Chadwick has written this original, sweeping history of the Christian faith. Using layman’s language, he surveys the lives of Christians over two millennia. A History of…