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Recommended book · Church history & religious persecutionBook review

The Inquisition: The Hammer of Heresy

Edward Burman · Historical survey · 1984

…us conviction, political authority, fear, and coercion became entangled. It is disturbing history, but necessary history for understanding what can happen when a church claims the power to compel belief. The history of the Inquisitions is heavily disputed, and both sensational le…

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The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

The Venerable Bede · Ecclesiastical and national history · 731

…and fills it with people, places, journeys, decisions, failures, and acts of courage. His history shows how the gospel crossed cultures and kingdoms, how political and ecclesiastical interests became entangled, and how fragile the planting of churches could be. It is both a major…

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Article · Comparative ReligionApologetics · Historical study · Comparative theology · Biblical discernment

Is the Qur'an a Miracle?

Testing Islam's evidence for divine revelation

…ecognise that the Qur'an occupies an extraordinary place in Arabic literary and religious history. Conceding that costs Christianity nothing. The question is not whether the Qur'an can be beautiful or powerful. The question is whether its quality is demonstrably beyond human prod…

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