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Foxes Book Of Martyrs
$19.99Add to cartIn 1563, John Foxe published an account of the life of Christian martyrs, beginning with Stephen, the first to die for the cause of Christ, and ending with the most recent martyrs of his day–Protestants killed during Bloody Mary’s reign. He knew that dangers lay in forgetting the martyrs–in being insensitive to their struggles. They faced torture and death in their fight of faith, willing to stand for their beliefs and the Word of God regardless of the price. The faithfulness of such historical figures as John Wycliffe, John Huss, Martin Luther, William Tyndale, and so many others has given us our rich Christian heritage. Their courage and dedication inspire us to live for Christ today.
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Bearing Witness : Stories Of Martyrdom And Costly Discipleship
$5.98Add to cartWhat does it cost to follow Jesus? For these men and women, the answer was clear. They were ready to give witness to Christ in the face of intense persecution, even if it cost them their lives. From the stoning of Stephen to Nigerian Christians persecuted by Boko Haram today, these stories from around the world and through the ages will inspire greater faithfulness to the way of Jesus, reminding us what costly discipleship looks like in any age.
Since the birth of Christianity, the church has commemorated those who suffered for their faith in Christ. In the Anabaptist tradition especially, stories of the boldness and steadfastness of early Christian and Reformation-era martyrs have been handed down from one generation to the next through books such as Thieleman van Braght s “Martyrs Mirror” (1660). Yet the stories of more recent Christian witnesses are often unknown.
“Bearing Witness” tells the stories of early Christian martyrs Stephen, Polycarp, Justin, Agathonica, Papylus, Carpus, Perpetua, Tharacus, Probus, Andronicus, and Marcellus, followed by radical reformers Jan Hus, Michael and Margaretha Sattler, Weynken Claes, William Tyndale, Jakob and Katharina Hutter, Anna Janz, Dirk Willems. But the bulk of the book focuses on little-known modern witness including Veronika Lohans, Jacob Hochstetler, Gnadenhutten, Joseph and Michael Hofer, Emanuel Swartzendruber, Regina Rosenberg, Eberhard and Emmy Arnold, Johann Kornelius Martens, Ahn Ei Sook, Jakob Rempel, Clarence Jordan, Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, Tulio Pedraza, Stanimir Katanic, Samuel Kakesa, Kasai Kapata, Meserete Kristos Church, Sarah Corson, Alexander Men, Jose Chuquin, Norman Tattersall, Katherine Wu, and Ekklesiyar Yan uwa a Nigeria.
This book is part of the Bearing Witness Stories Project, a collaborative story-gathering project involving Anabaptist believers from many different traditions.”
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Basic Church History Time Line Pamphlet
$4.99Add to cartThis visual Church History Time Line includes a Denominations Chart so you can see when various Christian churches started. This horizontal time line starts from the time of Jesus and continues to modern day. Packed with hundreds of events and people, this time line makes it easy to see:
*Church growth
*Christian expansion in other countries
*History of Bible Translation
*Martyrs, monks, and missionaries
*Gutenberg Bible, King James Bible, and rise of modern translations.Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches, full color, glossy coating. Folds out to 38 inches. Fits in a Bible cover.
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Saints And Non Saints
$1.00Add to cartMost of us know them only from church names and grotesque figures in classic paintings and stained-glass windows. But who were these people dubbed “saints”? What are the facts behind the legends, the real human beings with all the weaknesses common to mankind who somehow made their mark in history as holy men and women?
This book digs into the sense and nonsense in the lives and legends of 15 famous saints, ranging from larger-then-life figures like Augustine to shadowy legends like Nicholas and Valentine. Some were saints in the biblical sense – they knew Christ as their personal Savior – while others were merely religious by human standards. All, however, are fascinating personalities whose careers have profound lessons to teach us. -
Chronological And Background Charts Of Church History (Revised)
$14.99Add to cartThis is a revised and expanded edition of over 120 charts that summarizes the key persons, events, dates, and ideas of church history. The index makes the book useful as a reference tool.
From the Publisher
%Charts provide a sythesis and visual overview of information that helps in teaching, learning, and review. Facts, relationships, parallels, and contrasts are grasped easily and quickly.
%The 84 charts in Chronological and Background Charts of Church History provide a summary of key persons, events, dates, and ideas throughout church history–from ancient to modern European and American.–This text refers to the Paperback edition. -
2000 Years Of Charismatic Christianity
$9.99Add to cartOverwhelming evidence reveals contemporary Christianity roots in Pentecost! The world is taking notice and realizing that the fastest-growing segment in Christianity has an undeniable history with a pattern and a rich, deep foundation dating back to the New Testament. Explore overwhelming evidence that reveals how the gifts of the Holy Spirit not only have existed in the centuries since the early apostles, but have also survived the Middle Ages, the politicized church of Europe, and have experienced a spectacular revival this century. 2000 Years of Charismatic Christianity offers convincing evidence that the modern Pentecostal and Charismatic movements are rooted in the two-thousand-year history of the church. Those who identify with these movements will be affirmed in the experience of the Holy Spirit and will gain a new respect and appreciation for the movement of which they are a part. Those outside the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements will also benefit by reading this volume in that they will gain an understanding of this movement that Harvard professor Dr. Harvey Cox says is “reshaping religion in the 21st century.”
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Kregel Pictorial Guide To Christian Heritage In England
$12.99Add to cartAn illustrated, full-color guide, reflecting important historical facets of England’s unique contribution to the Christian faith.Combining the power of pictures with the detail of the written word, this book invites readers to see, feel, and sample the spiritual ancestry of the Church. Travel along as England, a small insignificant missionary outpost under Roman rule, evolves into one of the greatest transforming forces in Western culture. This fascinating work looks at the people-such as Sir Thomas More, John Wesley, and C. S. Lewis-and places-including Westminster Abbey, Cambridge, and Hampton Court-that will forever be tied to the history of Christianity.
