Results for: books tagged ‘Christianity’
A Grief Observed: C. S. Lewis
A Grief Observed comprises the reflections of the great scholar and Christian apologist on the death of his wife after only a few short years of marriage. Painfully honest in ... More
Who Moved the Stone?: Frank Morison
'. . . The third day he rose again from the dead . . .'This famous book is addressed to the momentous question: What really happened between the arrest of ... More
Pilgrimage: Jonathan Sumption
In a fascinating work of history, Jonathan Sumption brings alive the traditions of pilgrimage prevalent in Europe from the beginning of Christianity to the end of the fifteenth century. Vividly ... More
The Spire: William Golding
Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral. His mason anxiously advises against it, for the old cathedral was built ... More
Selected Poems of T. S. Eliot: T. S. Eliot
As a poet, editor and essayist, T. S. Eliot was one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. This selection, which was made by Eliot himself, includes many of ... More
After Puritanism: Hugh Kingsmill
'Behind the big names of twentieth-century literature there stands a shadow cabinet of writers waiting to take over once the Wind of Change has blown. My own vote goes to ... More
Jerusalem: Amos Elon
Jerusalem: City of Mirrors is an absorbing contemplation of the fabled city which for the Western mind remains as much a myth as a physical reality.First published in 1990, Amos ... More
The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire: Alan Palmer
Like Charles II, the sick man of Europe was 'an unconscionable time dying'. Time and time again from the seventeenth century observers predicted the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, yet ... More
Habibi: Craig Thompson
Habibi, based on a Middle Eastern fable, tells the story of Dodola, who escapes being sold into slavery and rescues an abandoned baby she names Zam. They live in isolation ... More