Sisters of Sinai is the story of how Scottish twin sisters made one of the most important manuscript finds of the nineteenth…

In the parched soil of Provence, a fifth gospel has been discovered, Mary Magdalene's account of Jesus' teaching and her…

Tracing the history of faith from the Palaeolithic Age to the present, Karen Armstrong shows that meaning of words such as…

Is the Universe infinite? Throughout history, the infinite has been a dangerous concept. The Infinite Book will take you on…

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From one of the nation''s preeminent experts on economic policy, a major reassessment of the foundations of modern economic…

The foundation stone of Jewish and Christian scriptures, the power of the Book of Genesis lies in its stories - Creation,…

In this ground-breaking book, Professor Norman Cohn traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins. He examines the…

Do they have features in common and why does religion persist in the face of science? Pascal Boyer shows how experimental…

Glimpses into the everyday life of Pontius Pilate, a man actually walking on a marble floor in Caesarea, feeling his shoes…

Although the notion of fighting for one's faith fell into disrepute in the Enlightenment, Phillips traces the crusading…

Because of her double marriage to the Greek King Menelaus and the Trojan Prince Paris, Helen was held responsible for both…