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This audiobook includes Church History and The Reformation and will help you gain an understanding of the captivating history of the Christian Church, meaning of Holy Trinity, cause of Reformation, and much more.

The Catholic Church has a history that spans over 2,000 years, and it began with none other than Jesus Christ himself. At least, that is what modern popes believe. But at first, there was just one church, and there was no division between Catholics, Protestants, Eastern Orthodox, and other branches of Christianity. Christians all over the known world were united, and together, they made their spirituality bloom. Their religion took over the lives of villagers, nobles, kings, queens, and even newly arrived pagan armies that came to conquer Europe.

While the words and actions of the 12 apostles can be found scattered throughout the New Testament, putting together the pieces can be confusing, taxing, and just plain hard. Names are often repeated or changed. Previous jobs and possible destinations are mentioned, but even a map of the ancient world can be difficult to piece together.

Many other mainline Christians viewed the Quakers as a dangerous sect, so much so that they pressured the British Parliament to pass the Quaker Act of 1662. This act set forth in law the “prescribed form” of prayer and worship as designated by the state. It was a formula that specifically left the traditions of the Quakers out. Unable to gain acceptance in England, the Quakers would soon leave the place of their origin altogether and try their luck in a brave new world on another continent.

Si usted quiere descubrir la fascinante historia del cristianismo, entonces siga leyendo.... ¿Quién hubiera pensado que, desde los humildes comienzos un pequeño grupo de seguidores de un hombre judío llamado Jesús, se convertiría en menos de dos mil años después, en la religión más extendida en la Tierra? El nacimiento y desarrollo del cristianismo es una historia vasta y compleja llena de contratiempos y contradicciones, pero también de triunfos.

En realidad, en los primeros tiempos del cristianismo, cuando Pedro y Pablo salieron por primera vez a predicar el Evangelio, el sistema de creencias de los primeros cristianos se consideraba simplemente una nueva secta del judaísmo. El apelativo de «cristiano» era un término desarrollado por antagonistas externos, que los llamados cristianos llevaban con orgullo. El cristianismo tardó en separarse completamente de su religión madre, el judaísmo.

What was the starting point of Christianity? Was it in a little town in Bethlehem, just as the lyrics of our favorite Christmas songs contend? In truth, in the earliest days of Christianity, when Peter and Paul first set out to preach the gospel, the belief systems of early Christians were viewed as merely a new sect of Judaism.

Listen to the stories, histories, and legends of medieval knights and the groups to which they belonged. Some are more well known than others, although all of them played a role in history.

Aunque las palabras y acciones de los doce apóstoles se encuentran dispersas por todo el Nuevo Testamento, reunir las piezas puede resultar confuso, agotador y, sencillamente, difícil. Los nombres se repiten o cambian con frecuencia. Se mencionan trabajos anteriores y posibles destinos, pero incluso un mapa del mundo antiguo puede ser difícil de reconstruir. Algunos libros de la Biblia fueron escritos por los apóstoles, otros no, y otros solo dan pistas enigmáticas sobre quién los leyó, dónde y por qué.

People get a thrill from hearing about knights in shining armor racing across the battlefield and doing all kinds of works of chivalry. This is an audiobook about some of the best-known knights of the Middle Ages. Best of all, this is not fiction. The Knights Templar were very real, and their story is amazing.

Most of us have probably heard the story of how a German monk named Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of a church. These Ninety-five Theses were essentially ninety-five complaints lodged against the Catholic Church. In those days, the Catholic Church was the big guy on the block when it came to religion.

Who would have thought that from its humble beginnings as a small group of followers of a Jewish man called Jesus that Christianity would become, less than 2,000 years later, the most widespread religion on Earth? Christianity's birth and development is a vast, complex story filled with setbacks and contradictions but also with triumphs.

Are you intrigued by the monumental path Christianity carved through history? This masterful narrative weaves through 1,600 years of history, from Christianity’s origins in the 1st century AD to the transformative Counter-Reformation in 1700.

Explore la fascinante historia de Ur. Este audiolibro trata sobre la ciudad que alberga al poderoso Zigurat. La "Ur bíblica de los caldeos" donde supuestamente nació Abraham. El lugar cerca del cual se encontraron las primeras culturas humanas. El lugar que celebró la Dinastía Sumeria más gloriosa de la historia antigua. Esta es la historia de la ciudad que estaba destinada a morir y renacer aproximadamente cada milenio, una ciudad llena de intriga, magnificencia, tragedia y gloria.

Who would have thought that from its humble beginnings as a small group of followers of a Jewish man called Jesus that Christianity would become, less than 2,000 years later, the most widespread religion on Earth? Christianity’s birth and development is a vast, complex story filled with setbacks and contradictions but also with triumphs.

The intriguing story told in this audiobook, recounted in everyday language, deals head-on with some of the most divisive ideas in humanity’s history. For it is religion that is at the heart of secular society’s organization today, whether it is to separate church and state or to combine the two.

This audiobook is about the city which houses the mighty Ziggurat - the Biblical “Ur of the Chaldees” where Abraham was supposedly born. The site near which the earliest human cultures were found. The site which held the most glorious Sumerian Dynasty in ancient history. This is the story of the city that was destined to die and be reborn every millennium or so, a city full of intrigue, magnificence, tragedy, and glory.

Los hospitalarios comenzaron como cuidadores de los peregrinos cristianos en Jerusalén, pero pronto salieron de sus hospicios y adoptaron un nuevo papel militar que marcó para siempre la historia de la Europa medieval. Este libro trata de explorar el curioso ascenso de los hospitalarios desde sus humildes orígenes hasta convertirse en una de las instituciones más poderosas de la Europa medieval.

Von ihren bescheidenen Anfängen im Nahen Osten hat sich die christliche Kirche zu einer der wichtigsten sozialen Institutionen der Welt entwickelt. Sie begann mit einer Handvoll von Anhängern Jesu Christi, und heute gibt es etwa 2,5 Milliarden Christen. Das Wachstum der christlichen Kirche ist eines der bemerkenswertesten Ereignisse in der Geschichte der Menschheit.

Do you know the whole story of the House of Borgia—from their rise from obscurity to the highest echelons of European society? The family produced two popes and a saint, but they are more known for stories of murder, debauchery, and incest. What is accurate, and what is just slander? Were the Borgias worse than any other powerful family of the time? Was Rodrigo Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI, a monster? Was his son Cesare a psychopath? Was his daughter Lucrezia a murderous temptress?