Contributions from the first three presiding bishops of the ELCA • Originated in the Hein Fry Lecture series.

Early Christian Life and Thought in Social Context fills a vacuum in current scholarship. While there exists a number of anthologies of sources for students of the New Testament and early Judaism, this book integrates concise explanatory comment on various aspects of the historical and social situat... (more)

Early Christian Life and Thought in Social Context fills a vacuum in current scholarship. While there exist a number of anthologies of sources for students of the New Testament and early Judaism, this book integrates concise explanatory comment on various aspects of the historical and social situati... (more)

Christianity is the most global of religions. However, most books on the subject fail to do justice to the history of Christianity outside Europe and North America. This prodigious work provides the first genuinely global one-volume study of the rise, development, and impact of the Christian faith. ... (more)

Hundreds of their stories are told in 'By Their Blood', a continuation of the classic Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Some of the stories are well known: John and Betty Stam were beheaded by an anti-foreign mob; Jim Elliot and four others were slain by Auca Indians in Ecuador.

New research into the liturgy of Anglo-Saxon history, with important implications for church history in general.

"This book is jam-packed with vision, ideas, and examples of what it means to be a revived church in the new millennium. Roger's understanding and heart for renewal and revival is evident throughout. I recommend it to all Christians, both lay-people and pastors alike."

Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world. 129 x 198mm | 320 pages