Twenty Three Years: A Study of the Prophetic Career of Mohammad

History of Joseph Smith by His Mother, Lucy Mack Smith

Lucy Mack Smith, Preston Nibley

No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith

Fawn M. Brodie · 536 pages

Muhammad : A Biography of the Prophet

Karen Armstrong · 288 pages

This biography attempts to strip away centuries of distortion and myth and present a balanced view of the man whose religion continues to dramatically affect the course of history.

The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage

Paul Elie · 565 pages

"In the middle of the twentieth century, four American Catholics, working independently of one another, came to believe that the best way to explore the quandaries of religious faith was in writing - in works that readers of all kinds could admire. The Life You Save May Be Your Own is their story - a vivid and enthralling account of great writers and their power over us.". "Thomas Merton was a Tr

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

Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling

Richard L. Bushman · 776 pages

Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther

Roland H. Bainton

Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet

John G. Turner

Brigham Young was a rough-hewn craftsman from New York whose impoverished and obscure life was electrified by the Mormon faith. He trudged around the United States and England to gain converts for Mormonism, spoke in spiritual tongues, married more than fifty women, and eventually transformed a barren desert into his vision of the Kingdom of God. While previous accounts of his life have been disto

Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History

Richard M. Hannula · 294 pages

A Little History of Religion

Richard Holloway · 244 pages

In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire history of religionfrom the dawn of religious belief to the twenty-first centurywith deepest respect and a keen commitment to accuracy. Writing for those with faith and those without, and especially for young readers, he encourages curiosity and tole

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

Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians

Tim Freke, Peter Gandy · 336 pages

(Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum) The Sealed Nectar: Biography of the Noble Prophet (SAW)

Safiy al-Rahman al-Mubarakfuri · 588 pages

The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict: Evidence I & II: Fully Updated in One Volume To Answer Questions Challenging Christians in the 21st Century

Josh McDowell · 760 pages

Is the Bible historically reliable? Is there credible evidence of Chrst's claim to be God? Will Christianity stand up before 21st century critics? Christians today face growing challenges to show that their faith is both relevant and credible. Josh McDowell's New Evidence That Demands a Verdict combines the two original best-selling volumes into one, maintaining their classic defense of the faith,

Witch Queens, Voodoo Spirits, and Hoodoo Saints

Denise Alvarado · 242 pages

A magical mystery tour of the extraordinary historical characters that have defined the unique spiritual landscape of New Orleans. New Orleans has long been America’s most magical city, inhabited by a fascinating visible and invisible world, full of mysteries, known for its decadence and haunted by its spirits. If Salem, Massachusetts, is famous for its persecution of witches, New Orleans is celeb

The Cross and the Lynching Tree

James H. Cone · 213 pages

Examines the symbols of the cross and the lynching tree in African americans daily life, spiritual life and history.

The Orthodox Church

Kallistos Ware · 368 pages

This is a modern classic about the history, doctrine, and sacraments of the Orthodox Church. Its updated version is a carefully nuanced book that is written for the general reader. An Oxford scholar, Ware is likely the most distinguished and knowledgeable living authority on the Orthodox Church.

From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya

Ruth A. Tucker · 528 pages

Stories Of The Prophets

bn kthyr, Ibn Kathir · 246 pages

Truth Restored

Gordon B. Hinckley · 162 pages

Who Wrote the New Testament? The Making of the Christian Myth

Burton L. Mack · 336 pages

The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller

Carlo Ginzburg · 177 pages

The Historical Figure of Jesus

E.P. Sanders · 337 pages

In this influential historical study, E.P Sanders examines Jesus of Nazareth within the social, political, and religious world of first-century Judaism. Drawing on biblical scholarship, historical sources, and the latest academic research, reconstructs what can be reliably known about Jesus' life, teachings, actions, and the movement that formed around him. Rather than focusing on doctrine or late

The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam

Fatema Mernissi · 240 pages