christianity

Examines the origins, development, beliefs, and forms of Christianity, looks at how Christians worship and celebrate their faith, discusses the Christian response to modern issues, and includes the testimony of a Christian teen.

An introduction to Christianity that explains three different interpretations within the religion of fifteen themes, including creation, evil, the soul, sin, Jesus, atonement, revelation, the trinity, the Church, the Bible, the teachings of Jesus, ethics, culture, prayer, and eternal life.

Describes, in fourteen sections, the extent, status, and characteristics of the Christian religion.

Relates how King Richard I of England and his troops nearly wrested Jerusalem from Muslim leader Saladin and the Saracens during the Third Crusade in 1191 A.D.

Explores the Christian views of Judaism and how they often take Jesus out of its background, discussing how this results in anti-Semitism, stereotyping, and a misunderstanding of the religion.

Contains thirteen sets of essays by scholars and journalists in which they discuss issues related to the portrayal of religion in the media.

Assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to examine a corpse with tattoos connected to the seven deadly sins, Dante's "Divine Comedy, " and the True Cross, Vatican paleographer Ottavia Salina embarks on a treacherous journey from Rome to Antioch investigating the secrets of a brotherhood that has hidden the Cross for centuries and is stealing its scattered fragments from ancient Christian cities.

Contains a concise history of the Catholic church from its victory over paganism in the first century AD through the twentieth century and examines the political and social issues that each generation faced.

Roman noble Petronius is intrigued by the Christian girl Ligia's strange tale in the Rome of Nero.

An illustrated biography of twelfth-century Egyptian and Syrian leader Saladin, which describes the Muslim world at that time, Saladin's childhood and rise to power, his military prowess and chivalry, and the Crusades.