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History - Religious

Step into a world where faith shapes empires, sparks revolutions, and leaves its mark on kings, councils, cathedrals, and common lives. From the rise of Christian doctrine and the clash of ancient beliefs to inquisitions, reformations, missions, and mystic symbols, these works trace the dramatic struggle between conscience, power, and the sacred. This bookshelf is a sweeping journey through the ideas and institutions that helped remake civilizations.

214 Audiobooks

The God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in Religion

The God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in Religion

by Eliza Burt Gamble

Letters From Rome on the Council

Letters From Rome on the Council

by Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger

Old Church Lore

Old Church Lore

by William Andrews

Antiquities of the Jews

Antiquities of the Jews

by Flavius Josephus

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2

by Edward Gibbon

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem

The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem

by Flavius Josephus

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5

by Edward Gibbon

Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, on the Assyrian Sacred "Grove," and Other Allied Symbols

Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, on the Assyrian Sacred "Grove," and Other Allied Symbols

by Thomas Inman, M.R.C.S.E. John Newton

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

by Saint the Venerable Bede

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire

The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire

by T. R. (Terrot Reaveley) Glover

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" Volume 13, Slice 5

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" Volume 13, Slice 5

by Various Authors

The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple

The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple

by C. G. (Charles Greenstreet) Addison

The Life of Cesare Borgia

The Life of Cesare Borgia

by Rafael Sabatini

A Short History of Italy (476-1900)

A Short History of Italy (476-1900)

by Henry Dwight Sedgwick

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

by Edward Gibbon

History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science

History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science

by John William Draper

The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin Through Wales

The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin Through Wales

by Cambrensis Giraldus

Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom

Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom

by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I)

Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I)

by Augustus F. Lindley

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5

by Edward Gibbon

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2

by Edward Gibbon

The Borgias Celebrated Crimes

The Borgias Celebrated Crimes

by Alexandre Dumas

Massacres of the South (1551-1815) Celebrated Crimes

Massacres of the South (1551-1815) Celebrated Crimes

by Alexandre Dumas

The Story of Assisi

The Story of Assisi

by Lina Duff Gordon

The History of the Negro Church

The History of the Negro Church

by Carter Godwin Woodson

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55, 1640 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55, 1640 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

by Diego Aduarte, Antonio Alvarez de Abreu

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople

by Geoffroi de Villehardouin

The Life of Flavius Josephus

The Life of Flavius Josephus

by Flavius Josephus

Das Buch Henoch

Das Buch Henoch

On the Ruin of Britain

On the Ruin of Britain

by Gildas

Early Kings of Norway

Early Kings of Norway

by Thomas Carlyle

Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects

Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2

by Charles Mackay

Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries

Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries

by J. M. (Jean Mary) Stone

Secret Societies of the Middle Ages

Secret Societies of the Middle Ages

by Thomas Keightley

Rashi

Rashi

by Maurice Liber

The Lights of the Church and the Light of Science Essay #6 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition"

The Lights of the Church and the Light of Science Essay #6 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition"

by Thomas Henry Huxley

The Irish Race in the Past and the Present

The Irish Race in the Past and the Present

by Augustus J. Thébaud

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55, 1638–40 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55, 1638–40 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2

Liberty in the Nineteenth Century

Liberty in the Nineteenth Century

by Frederic May Holland

Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History

Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History

by Anonymous

The Life of Saint Columba, Abbot, and Apostle of the Northern Picts

The Life of Saint Columba, Abbot, and Apostle of the Northern Picts

by Anonymous

The Greatest English Classic A Study of the King James Version of the Bible and Its Influence on Life and Literature

The Greatest English Classic A Study of the King James Version of the Bible and Its Influence on Life and Literature

by Cleland Boyd McAfee

Ismailia

Ismailia

by Sir Samuel White Baker

An Exhortation to Peace and Unity

An Exhortation to Peace and Unity

by John Bunyan

Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history

Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history

by Gustav A. Just

L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses

L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses

by J. Bresse

The History of the Ten "Lost" Tribes: Anglo-Israelism Examined

The History of the Ten "Lost" Tribes: Anglo-Israelism Examined

by David Baron

Canterbury

Canterbury

by William Danks

My Three Days in Gilead

My Three Days in Gilead

by Elmer U. (Elmer Ulysses) Hoenshel

The Christ of Paul; Or, The Enigmas of Christianity

The Christ of Paul; Or, The Enigmas of Christianity

by George Reber

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages

by John Lord

Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers

Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers

by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

Isabel d'Aragão a Rainha Santa Historia sucinta da sua vida, morte e excelsas virtudes

Isabel d'Aragão a Rainha Santa Historia sucinta da sua vida, morte e excelsas virtudes

by Anonymous

The Life of Saint Bridget, Virgin and Abbess

The Life of Saint Bridget, Virgin and Abbess

by Anonymous

The History of Sabatai Sevi, the Suppos'd Messiah of the Jews

The History of Sabatai Sevi, the Suppos'd Messiah of the Jews

by John Evelyn

The French Revolution - Volume 3

The French Revolution - Volume 3

by Hippolyte Taine

A History of the Moravian Church

A History of the Moravian Church

by J. E. (Joseph Edmund) Hutton

The Augsburg Confession The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530

The Augsburg Confession The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530

by Philipp Melanchthon

The Modern Regime, Volume 2

The Modern Regime, Volume 2

by Hippolyte Taine

History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom

History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom

by Andrew Dickson White

The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Year 1901

The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Year 1901

by William Alexander Linn

The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ

The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ

by Kersey Graves

Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland

Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland

by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams

The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.

The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.

by Juan Antonio Llorente

Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre — Complete

Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre — Complete

by King of France consort of Henry IV Queen Marguerite

Catherine De Medici

Catherine De Medici

by Honoré de Balzac

History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1

History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1

by James MacCaffrey

Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning

Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning

by Edward Carpenter

The Cathedrals of Southern France

The Cathedrals of Southern France

by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

Theologico-Political Treatise — Part 2

Theologico-Political Treatise — Part 2

by Benedictus de Spinoza

The Story of Wellesley

The Story of Wellesley

by Florence Converse

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2

by Sir Richard Francis Burton

The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740

The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740

by Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta) Fries

The French Revolution

The French Revolution

by Hilaire Belloc

Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal An Authentic Narrative of the Horrors, Mysteries, and Cruelties of Convent Life

by Sarah J. Richardson

The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1

by William Hickling Prescott

The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker & Missionary

The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker & Missionary

by George Smith

The Confutatio Pontificia

The Confutatio Pontificia

Prolegomena to the History of Israel

Prolegomena to the History of Israel

by Julius Wellhausen

Les Rues de Paris, tome troisième Biographies, portraits, récits et légendes

Les Rues de Paris, tome troisième Biographies, portraits, récits et légendes

by Bathild Bouniol

Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World

Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World

by Edward Sellon

The Invention of a New Religion

The Invention of a New Religion

by Basil Hall Chamberlain

The History of the Thirty Years' War

The History of the Thirty Years' War

by Friedrich Schiller

History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2

History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2

by James MacCaffrey

Ecclesiastical Curiosities

Ecclesiastical Curiosities

Life of Heber C. Kimball, an apostle : $b the father and founder of the British mission

Life of Heber C. Kimball, an apostle : $b the father and founder of the British mission

by Orson F. (Orson Ferguson) Whitney

The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The Life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa

The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The Life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa

by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor

Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and Claims as Set Forth in the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples

Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and Claims as Set Forth in the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples

by Anonymous

The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut

by M. Louise (Maria Louise) Greene

Starr King in California

Starr King in California

by William Day Simonds

Religion in the Heavens; Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures

Religion in the Heavens; Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures

by Logan Mitchell

The Coming of the Friars

by Augustus Jessopp

The Church and the Empire Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304

by D. J. (Dudley Julius) Medley

Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865

Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865

The Story of "Mormonism" and The Philosophy of "Mormonism"

The Story of "Mormonism" and The Philosophy of "Mormonism"

by James E. (James Edward) Talmage

The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865

The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865