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Cover of Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy

Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint

The volume gathers Augustine’s polemical writings against the Donatist schism, a controversy that erupted in…

A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II.

A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II.

Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

This work is a scholarly continuation of Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener’s “Plain Introduction to the…

Cover of The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites

The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites

H. Clay Trumbull

The Threshold Covenant is a scholarly treatise that investigates the earliest forms of religious ritual,…

Cover of A Christian Directory, Part 3: Christian Ecclesiastics

A Christian Directory, Part 3: Christian Ecclesiastics

Richard Baxter

Part III of Richard Baxter’s A Christian Directory is a practical handbook of ecclesiastical instruction,…

Cover of Psyche: The Cult of Souls and Belief in Immortality among the Greeks

Psyche: The Cult of Souls and Belief in Immortality among the Greeks

Erwin Rohde

Erwin Rohde’s Psyche is a scholarly investigation into how the ancient Greeks conceived the soul and its…

Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology

Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology

James Freeman Clarke

James Freeman Clarke’s Ten Great Religions is a nineteenth‑century comparative study that seeks to give…

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The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

The work is a collected edition of Blaise Pascal’s “Pensées,” the fragmentary apologetic reflections he wrote…

The Expositor's Bible: The Books of Chronicles

The Expositor's Bible: The Books of Chronicles

W. H. Bennett

The Expositor’s Bible presents a scholarly commentary on the biblical Books of Chronicles, written by the…

Hatty and Marcus or, First Steps in the Better Path

Hatty and Marcus or, First Steps in the Better Path

Aunt Friendly

Hatty and Marcus or, First Steps in the Better Path is a modestly sized juvenile tale that opens in a…

Cover of The Existence and Attributes of God, Volumes 1 and 2

The Existence and Attributes of God, Volumes 1 and 2

Stephen Charnock

The work is a two‑volume theological treatise by Stephen Charnock, a 17th‑century English divine, that sets…

The Faith of Islam

The Faith of Islam

Edward Sell

The work is a scholarly survey of Islam written by Edward Sell after fifteen years of residence in India,…

Cover of The Churches and Modern Thought An inquiry into the grounds of unbelief and an appeal for candour

The Churches and Modern Thought An inquiry into the grounds of unbelief and an appeal for candour

Vivian Phelips

The work is a polemical study of the forces that, in the early twentieth‑century, were eroding Christian…

The Upanishads

The Upanishads

The Upanishads are presented here as the “wisdom portion” of the ancient Vedic corpus, a collection of…

The Canon of the Bible

The Canon of the Bible

Samuel Davidson

The work is a scholarly essay on the formation and history of the biblical canon, written by Samuel Davidson…

Cover of The journal of George Fox, vol. 1 of 2: Being an historical account of his life, travels, sufferings, and Christian experiences.

The journal of George Fox, vol. 1 of 2: Being an historical account of his life, travels, sufferings, and Christian experiences.

George Fox

The work is a two‑volume historical journal written by George Fox himself, the founder of the Religious…

Cover of The Letters of S. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan

The Letters of S. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan

Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan

The work is a scholarly edition of the extant letters of Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, compiled in the…

Cover of The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination

The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination

L. W. De Laurence

The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination is a scholarly treatise that sets out to rescue the…

Cover of A Dictionary of Islam
 Being a cyclopedia of the doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs, together with the technical and theological terms, of the Muhammadan religion.

A Dictionary of Islam Being a cyclopedia of the doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs, together with the technical and theological terms, of the Muhammadan religion.

Thomas Patrick Hughes

Thomas Patrick Hughes’s work is a scholarly reference that sets out to catalogue the doctrines, rites,…

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. January, February, March

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. January, February, March

Alban Butler

This volume is a reference work that gathers brief biographies of Christian saints, focusing on the fathers,…

Cover of The Key to Theosophy
 Being a Clear Exposition, in the Form of Question and Answer, of the Ethics, Science and Philosophy for the Study of Which the Theosophical Society Has Been Founded

The Key to Theosophy Being a Clear Exposition, in the Form of Question and Answer, of the Ethics, Science and Philosophy for the Study of Which the Theosophical Society Has Been Founded

H. P. Blavatsky

The Key to Theosophy is a systematic guide written by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky to introduce the doctrines of…

Cover of The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and its Bearings on Scripture

The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and its Bearings on Scripture

H. Clay Trumbull

The work is a scholarly lecture series turned into a single volume, delivered by H.

Cover of Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream
 A Scientific and Practical Exposition

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical Exposition

Gustavus Hindman Miller

Gustavus Hindman Miller’s Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted is a scholarly survey that treats…

Cover of The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
 The common English version, corrected by the final committee of the American Bible Union.

The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The common English version, corrected by the final committee of the American Bible Union.

The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ presents the second part of the Christian canon,…

The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry

The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry

Albert Gallatin Mackey

Albert G. Mackey’s The Principles of Masonic Law offers a systematic exposition of the legal framework that…