Dark Ages Christianity

Is darkness synonymous with ignorance and evil? Or is it the original matrix from which all life emerges, and the Mother to whom it returns? Higher and higher levels of artificial illumination have suppressed our contact with the numinous since the Industrial Revolution, with dire consequences for society, our planetary ecology, and our souls. This mystical testament weaves together paleobiology, memoir, history, science, and spiritual archaeology to lead listeners back into the lost mysteries of the dark.

We live in an anxious age. Long-held certainties, cherished beliefs, and social trust are crumbling. Don’t expect things to get better. For too long we have taken our Christian heritage—the heritage upon which America was built—for granted. But we’re rapidly, and now inevitably, losing the Christian culture that shaped the American republic. What will take its place is a despotism—and a new paganism, worse than the old, because it will be based on a hatred of Christianity.

Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy...

During the Dark Ages, Dublin, Ireland was a Viking base and their center for the slave trade. By 905, Vikings were converting to the Christian Religion and fighting among themselves because of it. Christianity was becoming the spiritual foundation of European society and spreading across the known world. In 1014, the Pagan Norsemen were defeated in the Kingdom of Ireland at the Battle of Clontarf, and Paganism was outlawed. Wolfgang Steiner, the Bastard German son of a Viking chieftain killed in the battle, leads his men away from Ireland. Wolfgang, with no claim to his father’s clan, set...

The second in the New York Times bestselling Magdalene Line Trilogy continues as journalist Maureen Pascal searches for the mysterious Book of Love—a lost gospel allegedly written by Jesus. When Maureen receives a mysterious package containing an ancient Latin manuscript, she is stunned to...

A History of the Middle Ages is the amazing story of European man in transition. It is a dramatic chronicle of 1,000 years of political, social, and economic transformation beginning with the dissolution of the classical Mediterranean civilization and ending with the first flowering of the Renaissance. It is also the story of two new religions, Christianity and Islam, both of which were destined to dominate the mind of every person in those new civilizations arising in their wake.

From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins. 'Another historical thriller of mighty proportions' – The Times A Time of Conflict It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king’s grip on the country...

“The Secret History meets The Price of Salt” (Vogue) in this “equal parts dangerous and delicious” (Entertainment Weekly) dark academia novel about queer desire, religious zealotry, and the hunger for transcendence among the members of a cultic chapel choir at a prestegious Maine...

Priya’s world is a delicate balance between darkness and light—a world where the mysticism of yoga, chakras, and occult practices once promised peace but only led her deeper into spiritual chaos. In Yoga, Chakras, and His Name, journey with Priya as she navigates the seductive allure of dark magick, the temporary relief of New Age practices, and the ultimate transformative power of surrendering to Christ. A woman bound by her past, Priya used to rely on ancient occult rituals, believing they would protect her from the sinister forces that threatened her every step. But nothing prepared ...

🔥 A man consumed by lust. A soul marked for destruction. A debt only God can collect. Elias thought he was untouchable. For years, he manipulated women, twisted scripture, and used New Age magick to feed his desires—power, control, and the rush of making women bend to his will. He thought he was winning. Until the spirits he once commanded turned against him. Now marked for judgment, Elias is about to learn what it truly means to reap what you sow. Every door he once opened to gain power now threatens to drag him under. His lust has become a prison. His pride, a curse. And the only ...

Including an audio-exclusive Q&A between the narrator and the author, Danielle Giles. 'Beautifully written . . . A dark and disturbing tale' – Laura Shepherd-Robinson, bestselling author of The Square of Sevens Mere by Danielle Giles is a hypnotic historical novel about fear and survival...

Norfolk, 990 AD. Deep in the Fens, isolated by a vast and treacherous mere, an order of holy sisters make their home. Under the steely guidance of Abbess Sigeburg they follow God’s path, looking to their infirmarian, Hilda, to provide what comfort and cures she can. But when the mere takes a...

“I’ll do anything,” she said, smiling seductively. “Anything,” she emphasised the word, “if you will plead with Vortigern, and persuade him to come back to me.” Bishop Germanus is sent to Britannia to fight heresy and heathenism. But powerful forces are ranged against him - invading Scots from Ireland, and, most powerful of all, Hengest, the Angle warlord who is striving to build a new kingdom, Englaland, in the ruins of Britannia.

Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of St Augustine in just one hour. Augustine’s Confessions details his personal struggles with morality, his spiritual crisis and the conversion to Christianity that ultimately led him to his major contribution to philosophy...