History

There has never been a nation like the United States of America.Its impact on the world is unprecedented in all of human history. After two and a half centuries of existence, it is difficult to imagine what the world would be like without it.

The fascinating story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the New York Times bestselling author of Area 51 and Biological War. “This book is a remarkable achievement of investigative reporting and historical writing.” ―Boston Globe In the chaos following World War II, the...

This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....

The definitive account of the warrior-monks who stood as Christendom’s shield against centuries of relentless Islamic aggression and a superlative example of Muscular Christianity for an era marred by effete and effeminized forms of the faith. In this magisterial history, Raymond Ibrahim...

A riveting account of the lives and epic battles of eight Western defenders against violent Islamic jihad that sheds much-needed light on the enduring conflict with radical Islam In Defenders of the West, the author of Sword and Scimitar follows up with vivid and dramatic profiles of eight...

An extraordinary account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination, from the author of Rubicon. “A galloping tour of Christianity’s influence across the last 2,000 years.” —New York Times Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment...

The landmark exploration of the ancient worship of the Great Goddess and the eventual supression of women's rites. In the beginning, God was a woman… How did the shift from matriarchy to patriarchy come about? In fascinating detail, Merlin Stone tells us the story of the Goddess who reigned...

Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping account of the last 75 years of white evangelicalism, showing how American evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism....

The Great Physician has provided all believers with the ultimate prescription for excellent health.

Millions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history. The basis for the 2015 television film available on streaming. Now the iconic...

Read by the authors. Does gaining power, possessions, and popularity lead to happiness and fulfillment? Or does inner transformation and self-sacrificial love bring the most joy and satisfaction? New York Times bestselling author Kathie Lee Gifford and scholar Bryan Litfin dive into these...

“Destined to become a classic of both urban reportage and contemporary spirituality” (Los Angeles Times)—Tattoos on the Heart is a series of parables about kinship and redemption from pastor, activist, and renowned speaker, Father Gregory Boyle. Thirty years ago, Gregory Boyle founded...

This extraordinary document represents a new form of historical research and straightens out many open questions and misinterpretations. It takes the form of direct dialogues between a modern researcher and a member of the Qumran Essene community....

Discover the Jesus who has been pursuing you since before time! Join an unforgettable journey through the birth, ministry, and death of the Messiah as found in the Old and New Testaments, and have your own life transforming experience. When reading the Bible we often miss essential details that...

Over 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's listeners. Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting...

A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus Explores the gnostic significance of Jesus's teachings recorded in this gospel Explains the true nature of the new man whose coming Jesus envisioned Translated and interpreted by the author of the...

Now updated with a new preface by Michael Pollan and an exclusive bonus chapter. This audiobook also includes a foreword written and read by Graham Hancock, the New York Times bestselling author of America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As seen on The...

The understandable, deeply authoritative and bestselling book on the Orthodox Church, in a fully updated and revised Third Edition. Since its first publication fifty years ago, Timothy Ware's book has become established throughout the English-speaking world as the standard introduction to the...

Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene.

In The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1, Justo L. González, author of the highly praised three-volume History of Christian Thought, presents a narrative history of Christianity from the early church to the dawn of the Protestant reformation. From Jesus' faithful apostles to the early reformist...

How, over the course of five centuries, one particular god and one particular Christianity came to dominate late Roman imperial politics and piety The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to...

Among the many important historical documents from the Classical world of Greece and Rome The Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus is one of the most distinctive and characterful. Josephus (37-c100 CE) set out with the clear purpose of telling the history of the Jews from the creation in...

** THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** Readers love The Greatest Story Ever Told 'Outstanding. A page-turner with a life-changing message.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'This book is incredible. It will speak to believers and non-believers alike.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'Wow what a book...

Find inspiration to live faithfully today from the example of 40 heroes of faith from the Bible. The characters we meet in the Bible play a huge role in our lives. Whether we personally relate to Joseph's dedication to serving the Lord even when he was confused or we understand when Mary...

The Confessions of St. Augustine is one of the most moving diaries ever recorded of a man's journey to the fountain of God's grace....

From an award-winning historian, the story of World War II exiles and one famed Paris hotel. Since its birth in 1910, the Hotel Lutetia has been a grand Paris institution, a meeting place for artists, intellectuals, musicians, and politicians. André Gide took his lunch here, James Joyce lived...

Toward a Meaningful Life is a spiritual road map for living, a timeless guide to personal growth based on the teachings of one of the foremost religious leaders of our time: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Head of the Lubavitcher movement for forty-four years and recognized throughout the...

In 1946, a single English word appeared in the Bible for the first time. That word was homosexuals. Independent historian and researcher Kathy Baldock traces how this modern term—unknown to the biblical world—was inserted into 1 Corinthians 6:9–10, reshaping Christian theology, fracturing families, and fueling decades of church policy and culture wars that continue today.

A Catholic Classic—UPDATED AND EXPANDED! For 2,000 years, Catholicism—the largest religion in the world and in the United States—has shaped global history on a scale unequaled by any other institution. Triumph offers an accessible, affirmative, and exciting entry into that history. Inside...

Meet Black Madonna—Mother of Abundance, Holy Insurrectionist, Our Lady of F Around and Find Out This bold reclamation of the divine feminine offers a new vision of Black Madonna as a unifying figure of refuge, resistance, and renewal. When we are exhausted and burned out, Black Madonna invites...

In the face of upheaval, displacement, and war, the Schapiro family’s journey stands as a testament to resilience and steadfast devotion to Yiddishkeit. Drawing on richly detailed narratives and over 550 archival documents and photographs, this book chronicles not only the Schapiro family's extraordinary path, but also the broader saga of the Lubavitch community as it endured Soviet repression, crossed a devastated Europe, and helped rebuild Jewish life in postwar America.

Bloomsbury presents Faith and Liberty by Alejandro A. Chafuen, read by Christopher Ragland. Most people think that free-market ideas and theories were first substanially developed in the eighteenth century by figures such as Adam Smith. In this revised edition of Faith and Liberty, Alejandro A...

In Canceled, historian Steve Weidenkopf (The Real Story of Catholic History) digs into some of the most controversial Catholics ever to capture the popular imagination. He looks at notorious figures like Christopher Columbus and Marie Antoinette, so associated with their presumed evils that the modern world has completely written them off—canceled them from any favorable mention or memory. And worse, the world now uses them as brushes to tar the whole Church.

In 1976, as Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre’s defiance of Rome broke into open crisis, the Dominican ecclesiologist Yves Congar, OP, whose work shaped the Second Vatican Council, answered with this short, penetrating book. In it, he shows that what Lefebvre refused was nothing less than the authority of the Church and her understanding of her own nature, and he traces the deeper crisis behind the Écône movement. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of its first appearance, this new edition arrives just as Écône once again proceeds to illicit episcopal consecrations. Congar’s case for ...

How did an entire nation's churches end up serving the regime that destroyed them?God's People tells the story of the Christian institutions that accommodated Adolf Hitler, and the Christ they reinvented to do it. In November 1933, twenty thousand members of the German Christian movement packed the Berlin Sportpalast to hear a schoolteacher demand that Christianity be purged along racial lines and rebuilt as a national religion. The movement was embarrassed. They got rid of the man. They kept the agenda.

Bloomsbury presents Being Muslim Today: Reclaiming the Faith from Orthodoxy and Islamophobia by Dr. Saqib Iqbal Qureshi, read by Hazem Shawqi "Qureshi promotes a moderate and inclusive view of contemporary Islam, with the intellectual underpinnings to support it." - Booklist, Starred Review...

The Didache, also known as The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, is one of the earliest and most important Christian texts outside the New Testament. Brief, practical, and direct, it gives instruction on the Two Ways of life and death, baptism, fasting, prayer, the Eucharist, hospitality, church order, and watchfulness for the coming of the Lord. The work offers a rare glimpse into the beliefs, worship, discipline, and moral teaching of the early Christian communities.

The history of the ancient world is often told through the grand narratives of massive empires, sweeping conquests, and the rise and fall of legendary kings. We read of Alexander the Great marching his Macedonian armies across the known world, shattering the Persian Empire, and leaving a cultural legacy that transformed the Mediterranean and the Near East forever.

Discover Buddhist wisdom for living a fulfilling life in a turbulent world. In The New Human Revolution, vol. 11, Daisaku Ikeda continues his novelized history of the Soka Gakkai, chronicling the organization's global expansion and its members' efforts to enact positive change. Follow Shin'ichi Yamamoto as he travels to Brazil, Peru, and Japan, confronting political opposition, offering guidance, and inspiring individuals to transform their lives through Nichiren Buddhism. This volume explores themes of courage, compassion, and the power of faith in overcoming adversity.

Friedrich Schleiermacher Explained: Religion, Hermeneutics, Interpretation, and the Foundations of Modern Theology introduces a thinker who changed the way modern readers approach faith, doctrine, and texts. Schleiermacher is often associated with the rise of modern theology, but his importance is broader than that label suggests. He asked what religion is before it becomes doctrine, how faith relates to experience, and why understanding another person’s words is harder and more important than it first appears. This guide presents those questions in clear prose for readers who want a ...

What if seven ancient commandments could offer a clear, practical moral compass for life today? Long before modern legal systems and ethical philosophies, Jewish tradition taught that all humanity shares a universal covenant with God. Known as the Noahide Laws, these seven commandments establish the foundations of a righteous life—reverence for the Creator, respect for human life, sexual integrity, honest conduct, compassion toward animals, and justice within society. The Noahide Laws for Beginners turns this profound tradition into an accessible guide for readers with no previous ...

High above the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas, where ancient glaciers shimmer beneath brilliant stars and winds whisper through valleys untouched by time, a legend has endured for centuries. Hidden from the eyes of the world, beyond the reach of history and beyond the limits of ordinary human understanding, lives a mysterious master known simply as Mahavatar Babaji. Revered by generations of yogis as the deathless guardian of Kriya Yoga, Babaji has inspired some of India's greatest spiritual luminaries—including Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar, and Paramahansa Yogananda—yet remains ...

Why Was Israel Chosen? presents a groundbreaking, text‑driven exploration of one of Scripture’s most pivotal themes: God’s election of Israel. Rather than relying on impressions or inherited assumptions, this book applies a rigorous nine‑variable rubric to the major responsible interpretations—testing each against the actual biblical data in Deuteronomy 7:6–8, Genesis 12:1–3, Exodus 19:5–6, and their canonical echoes. Drawing directly from the biblical wording (“The LORD your God has chosen you… It was not because you were more in number… but because the LORD loves you...

Journey from Eden to Egypt through the lives of the men and women whose adventures shaped the destiny of the world. In The History of Genesis: From Eden to Egypt, historian, theologian, and chronologist James Allen Moseley takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the first two thousand years of human history. From the creation of the world to the death of Joseph in Egypt, Genesis comes alive as a sweeping narrative of real people, real places, and real events. Travel with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Witness the tragedy of Cain and Abel. Follow Noah through the Great Flood ...

Before there were temples, there was fire. Before there were scriptures, there was wonder. In this sweeping exploration of India’s ancient gods, Todd Fischer turns his mythological lens toward one of the oldest and most enduring sacred traditions in the world. This is not a travel book, nor a field investigation. It is a journey through story, symbol, history, and imagination — an attempt to understand how fire became Agni, thunder became Indra, cosmic order became Varuṇa, creation became Brahma, preservation became Viṣṇu, and destruction became Śiva. Long before Christianity, ...

What if the longing you cannot explain is not emptiness—but a call? For centuries, Sufi seekers have described the spiritual life as a love story: the human heart searching for the Beloved, losing itself in devotion, and discovering freedom through surrender. The Sufi Path of Love for Beginners offers a clear, welcoming introduction to one of the world’s richest mystical traditions. Without burying you beneath technical language, this book explains how Sufism transforms faith from something merely believed into something deeply lived. You will discover: Why spiritual longing may be the ...

What if the arms you gave away came back to you as wings? There is a kind of generosity that costs nothing, and a kind that costs everything. You have probably practiced the first kind more often than you'd like to admit — giving from your surplus, your comfortable margin, the part of yourself you were never really going to miss. Ja'far ibn Abi Talib never learned that first kind. He grew up in a house too poor to explain its own generosity, watching his father give away the family's last loaf of bread to a stranger at the door while his own children went hungry that night — and he ...

What if the parts of you the world laughed at were never your weakness? You know what it is to be overlooked. To be measured by people who never bothered to look closely enough to measure you fairly. To carry something the world calls small, and to wonder, quietly, whether it will ever count for anything at all. Abdullah ibn Mas'ud was the poorest boy in Mecca — a shepherd with no clan, no protection, and legs so thin that grown men once laughed at the sight of him climbing a tree. Then two exhausted strangers asked him for a cup of milk he had no right to give away, and his refusal — ...

What if the patience everyone mistook for weakness was actually the sharpest weapon you owned? You have watched louder people win the room while you said nothing. You have wondered if staying calm when everything in you wanted to fight back made you strong or made you a coward. You have waited, and waited, and wondered if waiting was ever going to be enough. Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan was ten years old when his family lost everything that mattered to the losing side of history. He grew up in the shadow of a war his own father had fought and lost, converted to the very faith that had defeated ...

What if the moment everyone called you weak was actually the bravest thing you ever did? You know the feeling. The moment you walked away instead of fighting. The moment you gave something up rather than watch it destroy everyone around you. And the way people looked at you afterward — like you'd lost, like you'd caved, like you should have fought harder. In the year 661, Hasan ibn Ali — grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, son of Ali, brother of Husayn — stood at the head of a caliphate he never asked for and watched his own army come apart in his hands. He had a choice: keep fighting a...