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Include books by the same authorThe Malleus Maleficarum
Heinrich Kramer, Jakob Sprenger · 278 pages
Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
Terence McKenna · 323 pages
The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad
Lesley Hazleton · 336 pages
The extraordinary life of the man who founded Islam, and the world he inhabited-- and remade.
The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception
Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh · 288 pages
"Why a handful of Biblical scholars conspired to suppress the revolutionary contents of the Dead Sea Scrolls"--Jacket subtitle.
Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions
Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson · 268 pages
Most people know of Valhalla, the World-Tree and the gods of Norse mythology, or of the strange hunts and voyages of the ancient Irish tales. Yet few people realise the significance of the similarities and contrasts between the religions of the pre-Christian people of north-western Europe. The Celts and Germans and Scandinavians had much in common in their religious practices and beliefs.... There
God is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China
Liao Yiwu · 231 pages
When journalist Liao Yiwu first stumbled upon a vibrant Christian community in the officially secular China, he knew little about Christianity. In fact, he'd been taught that religion was evil, and that those who believed in it were deluded, cultists, or imperialist spies. But as a writer whose work has been banned in China and has even landed him in jail, Liao felt a kinship with Chinese Christia
The Secret History of the World
Jonathan Black, Mark Booth · 400 pages
415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 26 cm
The Lincoln Hypothesis: A Modern-day Abolitionist Investigates the Possible Connection Between Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and Abraham Lincoln
Timothy Ballard · 256 pages
The Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery, the Investigation & the Evidence That Could Change History
Simcha Jacobovici, Charles Pellegrino · 240 pages
In 1980, workers at a Jerusalem construction site accidentally uncovered a cache of bone boxes from early Christian times. When reports about the crypt discovery leaked out 16 years later, the London Sunday Times headlined the story as "The Tomb That Dare Not Speak Its Name." Now the full story will be told. In 2005, documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici obtained permission to break through the
The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q and Christian Origins
Burton L. Mack · 275 pages
"This is the first full account of the lost gospel of Jesus' original followers, revealing him to be a Jewish Socrates who was mythologized into the New Testament Christ. Compiled by his followers during his lifetime, the Book of Q (from Quelle, German for source) became the prime foundation for the New Testament gospels. Once lost, it has been reconstructed through a century of scholarship. In pr
No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith
Fawn M. Brodie · 536 pages
The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
Israel Finkelstein, Neil Asher Silberman · 400 pages
"In The Bible Unearthed two leading scholars, an archaeologist and a historian, combine a tour of the field of biblical archaeology with a explanation of how and why the Bible's historical saga differs so dramatically from the archaeological finds. They explain what the Bible says about ancient Israel and show how it diverges sharply from archaeological reality. They then offer a new version of t
The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam
Fatema Mernissi · 240 pages
The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot
Herbert Krosney · 309 pages
Describes how the Gospel of Judas was discovered, why it was historically denounced as heresy, and what it says about the disciple's role in the plan for salvation.
Devotional culture in late medieval England and Europe
Stephen Kelly, Perry, Ryan (Medievalist) · 660 pages
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?
Tim Freke, Peter Gandy · 360 pages
Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography
John Dominic Crossan · 209 pages
"Crossan paints his Jesus with great warmth and power."-New York Times Book ReviewJohn Dominic Crossan is widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus Christ. His classic national bestseller, Jesus, is a powerful and controversial portrait of a courageous revolutionary, philosopher, and political agitator who challenged the prevailing rules of the social order. Bold, mov
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind
Mark A. Noll · 289 pages
"The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind." So begins this award-winning intellectual history and critique of the evangelical movement by one of evangelicalism's most respected historians. Unsparing in his judgment, Mark Noll ask why the largest single group of religious Americans -- who enjoy increasing wealth, status, and political influence -- have co
Twenty Three Years: A Study of the Prophetic Career of Mohammad
Ali Dashti, `ly dshty · 228 pages
Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs
Paul Koudounaris · 192 pages
An intriguing visual history of the veneration in European churches and monasteries of bejeweled and decorated skeletons Death has never looked so beautiful. The fully articulated skeleton of a female saint, dressed in an intricate costume of silk brocade and gold lace, withered fingers glittering with colorful rubies, emeralds, and pearls―this is only one of the specially photographed relics f
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Eric Metaxas · 615 pages
From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace, a groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes of the twentieth century, the man who stood up to Hitler. A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage in the face of the monstrous evil that was Nazism. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoef