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As a ruler of the church of Alexander and president of the Third Ecumenical Council of 431, Cyril was one of the most powerful men of the fifth century. Not only did he define the concept of christological orthodoxy for the next two centuries, but he is also often regarded as an unscrupulous cleric who was responsible for the murder of the female philosopher Hypatia and for the overthrow of the archbishop Nestorius.Cyril of Alexandria presents...

On 20 January, 1842, while waiting for a friend in one of Rome's old churches, a young Jewish gentleman, Alphonse Ratisbonne, was miraculously converted from disbelief in any religion to a fervent and lasting Catholicism when he experienced an apparition of the Virgin Mary. It caused a great stir in Rome, and crowds turned out to witness the young man's baptism.This is an entirely new translation from the French of Conversion de M. M-A Ratisbo...

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Deification was not only a pagan concept but a metaphor for a deeply Christian view of the purpose of human life. Norman Russell brings together much recent research on the Church Fathers from the second to the seventh centuries, offering an analysis of their spiritual teaching and setting it within the context of the times.

Excerpt from Village Work in India: Pen Pictures From a Missionary's Experience While the common Hindi words, the geographical and most of the historical names have been left unmarked and given their English spelling, most of the vernacular terms have been italicised and are to be pronounced according to the following rules: a has the sound of a in woman. has the sound of a in father. e has the vowel sound in grey. i has the sound of i in pi...

Jeremy Oakshott, Fellow of Jerusalem Hall, and an authority on the Crusades, is content with life until Mrs Lestrange urges him to join her expedition to Syria. His wealthy uncle, refuses to help him, and is murdered soon afterwards. Detective Inspector Antrobus begins his investigations...

1894, Sir Montague Fowler, warden of St Michael's College, Oxford, dies from apparent natural causes. Before long rumours begin to circulate about the actual cause of death, and an autopsy reveals that his body was full of poison. Aided by pioneer physician, Sophia Jex-Blake, Detective Antrobus sets about unravelling the truth behind this tragedy.

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