History & Biography

How did an obscure personality cult come to be the world's biggest religion, with a third of humanity its followers? This book describes not only the main facts, ideas and personalities of Christian history, its organization and spirituality, but...

During four years in session, Vatican Council II held television audiences rapt with its magnificently choreographed public ceremonies, while its debates generated news on a near-weekly basis. This book provides an account of the council from the...

This acclaimed papal Who's Who contains updated biographical accounts of all the popes from St Peter to Pope Benedict XVI. Arranged chronologically it provides a continuous history of the papacy as well as their irregularly elected rivals (the...

A collection of letters and documents from the third to the fifth centuries, celebrating Christian women from across the Roman Empire. It reveals the women who chose to dedicate their lives to Christ, by embracing martyrdom or by adopting a life of...

This handsome facsimile edition of Trollope’s insightful and entertaining clerical portraits, introduced by Michael Mayne and with charming illustrations by David Eccles, is of wonderful entertainment. The great Victorian novelist scored his...

Christians and Pagans offers a comprehensive and highly readable account of the coming of Christianity to Britain, its coexistence or conflict with paganism, and its impact on the lives of both indigenous islanders and invading Anglo-Saxons.