<![CDATA[The Book Company: New Products - History]]> https://www.thebookco.com Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:47:07 +0000 <![CDATA[Methodist Worship (Mediating the Wesleyan Liturgical Heritage)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/methodist-worship-9781138588721 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:56:58 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/methodist-worship-9781138588721 Methodist Worship (Mediating the Wesleyan Liturgical Heritage) by R. Matthew Sigler, 9781138588721

This book highlights three Methodist liturgists who have until now received precious little scholarly focus: Thomas O. Summers (1812-1882), Nolan B. Harmon (1892-1993), and James F. White (1932-2004). Addressing them in chronological order, it shows how each figure enacted liturgical reform and..

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]]> Methodist Worship (Mediating the Wesleyan Liturgical Heritage) by R. Matthew Sigler, 9781138588721

This book highlights three Methodist liturgists who have until now received precious little scholarly focus: Thomas O. Summers (1812-1882), Nolan B. Harmon (1892-1993), and James F. White (1932-2004). Addressing them in chronological order, it shows how each figure enacted liturgical reform and..

Price: $233.99

]]> This book highlights three Methodist liturgists who have until now received precious little scholarly focus: Thomas O. Summers (1812-1882), Nolan B. Harmon (1892-1993), and James F. White (1932-2004). Addressing them in chronological order, it shows how each figure enacted liturgical reform and..]]> <![CDATA[The Catholics (The Church and Its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-catholics-9780099587545 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:53:28 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-catholics-9780099587545 The Catholics (The Church and Its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day) by Roy Hattersley, 9780099587545
Throughout the 300 years that followed the Act of Supremacy—which, by making Henry VIII head of the Church, confirmed in law the breach with Rome—English Catholics were prosecuted, persecuted and penalized for the public expression of their faith. Even after the passing of the emancipation ac..

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]]> The Catholics (The Church and Its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day) by Roy Hattersley, 9780099587545
Throughout the 300 years that followed the Act of Supremacy—which, by making Henry VIII head of the Church, confirmed in law the breach with Rome—English Catholics were prosecuted, persecuted and penalized for the public expression of their faith. Even after the passing of the emancipation ac..

Price: $21.95

]]> Throughout the 300 years that followed the Act of Supremacy—which, by making Henry VIII head of the Church, confirmed in law the breach with Rome—English Catholics were prosecuted, persecuted and penalized for the public expression of their faith. Even after the passing of the emancipation ac..]]> <![CDATA[Saints and Fireworks (Religion and Politics in Rural Malta)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/saints-and-fireworks-9781859738849 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:47:09 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/saints-and-fireworks-9781859738849 Saints and Fireworks (Religion and Politics in Rural Malta) by Jeremy Boissevain, 9781859738849
Malta's recent independence was achieved despite a confusion of internal conflicts which must appear puzzling to the outsider.

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]]> Saints and Fireworks (Religion and Politics in Rural Malta) by Jeremy Boissevain, 9781859738849Malta's recent independence was achieved despite a confusion of internal conflicts which must appear puzzling to the outsider.

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]]> <![CDATA[The Gnostic World]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-gnostic-world-9781138673939 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:56:04 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-gnostic-world-9781138673939 The Gnostic World by Garry W. Trompf, Gunner B. Mikkelsen, Jay Johnston, 9781138673939

The Gnostic World is an outstanding guide to Gnosticism, designed as a collection of critical studies by experts to both widen and deepen study in Gnostic movements and strands of speculation as a discrete "World" of human socio-spiritual life from the distant past unti..

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]]> The Gnostic World by Garry W. Trompf, Gunner B. Mikkelsen, Jay Johnston, 9781138673939

The Gnostic World is an outstanding guide to Gnosticism, designed as a collection of critical studies by experts to both widen and deepen study in Gnostic movements and strands of speculation as a discrete "World" of human socio-spiritual life from the distant past unti..

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The Gnostic World is an outstanding guide to Gnosticism, designed as a collection of critical studies by experts to both widen and deepen study in Gnostic movements and strands of speculation as a discrete "World" of human socio-spiritual life from the distant past unti..]]> <![CDATA[A Documentary History of Religion in America, 4th ed.]]> https://www.thebookco.com/a-documentary-history-of-religion-in-america-4th-ed-9780802887344 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:15:47 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/a-documentary-history-of-religion-in-america-4th-ed-9780802887344 A Documentary History of Religion in America, 4th ed. by Edwin S. Gaustad, Mark A. Noll, Heath W. Carter, 9780802887344

Up-to-date one-volume edition of a standard text

For decades students and scholars have turned to the two-volume Documentary History of Religion in America for access to the most significant primary sources relating to American religious history from the sixteenth centu..

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]]> A Documentary History of Religion in America, 4th ed. by Edwin S. Gaustad, Mark A. Noll, Heath W. Carter, 9780802887344

Up-to-date one-volume edition of a standard text

For decades students and scholars have turned to the two-volume Documentary History of Religion in America for access to the most significant primary sources relating to American religious history from the sixteenth centu..

Price: $67.99

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Up-to-date one-volume edition of a standard text

For decades students and scholars have turned to the two-volume Documentary History of Religion in America for access to the most significant primary sources relating to American religious history from the sixteenth centu..]]> <![CDATA[Material Culture and Asian Religions (Text, Image, Object)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/material-culture-and-asian-religions-9780415843782 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:46:06 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/material-culture-and-asian-religions-9780415843782 Material Culture and Asian Religions (Text, Image, Object) by Benjamin Fleming, Richard Mann, 9780415843782

This volume brings together specialists in a variety of Asian cultures to discuss the methodological challenges involved in integrating material evidence for the reconstruction of the religious histories of South, Southeast, Central, and East Asia. By means of specific ‘test cases,’ the..

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]]> Material Culture and Asian Religions (Text, Image, Object) by Benjamin Fleming, Richard Mann, 9780415843782

This volume brings together specialists in a variety of Asian cultures to discuss the methodological challenges involved in integrating material evidence for the reconstruction of the religious histories of South, Southeast, Central, and East Asia. By means of specific ‘test cases,’ the..

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This volume brings together specialists in a variety of Asian cultures to discuss the methodological challenges involved in integrating material evidence for the reconstruction of the religious histories of South, Southeast, Central, and East Asia. By means of specific ‘test cases,’ the..]]> <![CDATA[Transformations of Religious Practices in Late Antiquity]]> https://www.thebookco.com/transformations-of-religious-practices-in-late-antiquity-9781409451587 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:05:37 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/transformations-of-religious-practices-in-late-antiquity-9781409451587 Transformations of Religious Practices in Late Antiquity by Eric Rebillard, 9781409451587The eighteen papers collected in this volume - fifteen of which are published in English for the first time - explore the transformations of religious practices between the third and the fifth centuries in the Western part of the Roman Empire. The first group of papers focuses on the sermons and l..

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]]> Transformations of Religious Practices in Late Antiquity by Eric Rebillard, 9781409451587The eighteen papers collected in this volume - fifteen of which are published in English for the first time - explore the transformations of religious practices between the third and the fifth centuries in the Western part of the Roman Empire. The first group of papers focuses on the sermons and l..

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]]> <![CDATA[Itihasa (A History of Hindu Mythology)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/itihasa-a-history-of-hindu-mythology-9789377305635 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:17:50 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/itihasa-a-history-of-hindu-mythology-9789377305635 Itihasa (A History of Hindu Mythology) by Devdutt Pattanaik, 9789377305635

In Sanskrit, 'itihasa' means myth: a tale that insiders believe. In Hindi, 'itihasa' means history: a tale that outsiders verify.

All beliefs are located in history. These beliefs gave rise to bangles, found in vast quantities in pre-Harappan sites, and still considered auspicious (mangal..

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]]> Itihasa (A History of Hindu Mythology) by Devdutt Pattanaik, 9789377305635

In Sanskrit, 'itihasa' means myth: a tale that insiders believe. In Hindi, 'itihasa' means history: a tale that outsiders verify.

All beliefs are located in history. These beliefs gave rise to bangles, found in vast quantities in pre-Harappan sites, and still considered auspicious (mangal..

Price: $26.99

]]> In Sanskrit, 'itihasa' means myth: a tale that insiders believe. In Hindi, 'itihasa' means history: a tale that outsiders verify.

All beliefs are located in history. These beliefs gave rise to bangles, found in vast quantities in pre-Harappan sites, and still considered auspicious (mangal..]]> <![CDATA[The Second Coming (Popular Millenarianism, 1780-1850)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-second-coming-9780415526180 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:30:56 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-second-coming-9780415526180 The Second Coming (Popular Millenarianism, 1780-1850) by J. F. C. Harrison, 9780415526180

First published in 1979, The Second Coming is an experiment in the writing of popular history – a contribution to the history of the people who have no history and an exploration of some of the ideas, beliefs and ways of thinking of ordinary men and women in the late eighteenth and fir..

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]]> The Second Coming (Popular Millenarianism, 1780-1850) by J. F. C. Harrison, 9780415526180

First published in 1979, The Second Coming is an experiment in the writing of popular history – a contribution to the history of the people who have no history and an exploration of some of the ideas, beliefs and ways of thinking of ordinary men and women in the late eighteenth and fir..

Price: $280.00

]]> First published in 1979, The Second Coming is an experiment in the writing of popular history – a contribution to the history of the people who have no history and an exploration of some of the ideas, beliefs and ways of thinking of ordinary men and women in the late eighteenth and fir..]]> <![CDATA[The Narrative of the Good Death (The Evangelical Deathbed in Victorian England)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-narrative-of-the-good-death-9781472446961 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:34:27 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-narrative-of-the-good-death-9781472446961 The Narrative of the Good Death (The Evangelical Deathbed in Victorian England) by Mary Riso, 9781472446961A good death was as central to Methodism as conversion and holiness. Based on an analysis of 1,200 obituaries, this book contributes to an understanding not only of death but of the history of Methodist and evangelical Nonconformist piety, theology, social background and literary expression in mid..

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]]> The Narrative of the Good Death (The Evangelical Deathbed in Victorian England) by Mary Riso, 9781472446961A good death was as central to Methodism as conversion and holiness. Based on an analysis of 1,200 obituaries, this book contributes to an understanding not only of death but of the history of Methodist and evangelical Nonconformist piety, theology, social background and literary expression in mid..

Price: $233.99

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