Fundamentalism is seen as the major threat to world peace today, a conclusion impossible to ignore since the events in New…

From its origins to the present day, Owen Davies explores ideas about paganism that have existed over the last two…

Julian of Norwich is one of the subtlest writers and profoundest thinkers of the Middle Ages, and the earliest woman writer…

J. S. Mill was the greatest British philosopher of the nineteenth century. Mill's purpose in writing his Autobiography was…

Philip Sidney and his sister Mary translated the biblical psalms into some of the greatest lyric poems of the English…

Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key…

\nThis book describes the evolution of Marian thought from early Christianity to the present day. Covering the various…

Escape into the exciting world of Icelandic sagas, where stories of honour, pride and battle are brought to life with…

The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how…

In this Very Short Introduction, David Ford provides a balanced survey, for both believers and non-believers, to the central…

a useful, inexpensive, and comprehensive vade-mecum of the mythology that surrounds the constellations Colin Leach, Classics…

A sweeping epic of the Viking Age, Grettir's Saga follows the life of the outlaw Grettir the Strong as he battles against…

Having read a number of books previously on this subject, I have a basic knowledge of the subject, but after reading Lim's…

Write-in workbooks to support lower-attaining students, designed to be used alongside GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel A…

Carefully pitched activities consolidate learning of core content and key terms. Sample answers, guided activities and…

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Write-in workbooks to support lower-attaining students. Carefully pitched activities consolidate learning of core content…

Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a collection of unforgettable accounts of religious persecution. This modernized selection brings…

\nThis historic pew edition of The Book of Common Prayer is perfect for both communal worship and liturgical study.\n…

In this Very Short Introduction Normon Soloman explores Judaism as a religion and as a way of life, including its festivals,…

Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi, written in six books, is his masterpiece. It…

Connected by their veneration of the One God proclaimed by Abraham, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share much beyond their…

In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, Durkheim investigated the enduring source of human social identity and fellowship…

These two complementary works give the reader a unique insight into the breadth and substance of Kierkegaard's thought. One…

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This classic work, first published in 1912, has never been supplanted as an approachable introduction to the theory of…

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Carefully pitched activities consolidate learning of core content and key terms. Sample answers, guided activities and…

This book provides a brief, accessible overview of the Qur\'an in question-and-answer format. Jane McAuliffe, one of the…

The T 'ain B 'o Cuailnge, centre-piece of the 8th century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. This…

This unique edition of the Book of Common Prayer includes the texts of three different versions, 1549, 1559, and 1662, to…

Building on the Edexcel GCSE Catholic Christianity with Islam and Judaism Student Book, this Revision Guide offers a…

Building on the Oxford GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel series, this Revision Guide for Christianity and Islam offers a…

Tasso's epic poem concerns the capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders in 1099, and combines the theme of war with romantic…

The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and best-known legal text of ancient India. A seminal Hindu work, it is…

The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs. Some groups Christians claimed that there was not one God but…

A biography of Augustine's life, as interpreted by the acclaimed church historian, the late Professor Henry Chadwick.…

Is There a God? offers a powerful response to modern doubts about the existence of God. It may seem today that the answers…

The Bible is the most important book in the history of Western civilization, and also the most difficult to interpret. It…

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The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. It is the…

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Why are we here? What's the point of existence? On the 'big questions' of meaning and purpose, Western thought has been…

A true crime drama exploring the emergence of the blood libel against Jews and its persistence throughout history.…

Songs of Praise was first published in 1925, and is still an immensely popular hymnbook, particularly in schools. The…

This full-length life of John Henry Newman is the first comprehensive biography of both the man and the thinker and writer.…

The first pro-faith attempt by a Muslim woman to present a comprehensive, female-inclusive reading of the Qu'ran, the sacred…

Now reissued in new covers, Arthur Cotterell's fascinating book sets out clearly the chief myths of the world and explains…

Traditionally used as a mortuary text, to be read or recited in the presence of the dead or dying, this sacred text - which…

\nPegg\'s narrative of the massacres of the crusades - a fervour of \'cleansing\' the world of heresy, and a fear that…

The renowned Oxford Dictionary of Saints returns in a revised and updated form, providing concise accounts of the lives,…

Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, this is an indispensable guide for both students…