History of religion

God’s Ghostwriters

‘Monumental and eye-opening’ Reza Aslan

‘A revelation […and…] an intellectual triumph’ Irish Independent

‘[A] massive achievement’ Spectator

‘Refreshingly readable’ Guardian

Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt

Why have Western societies that were once overwhelmingly Christian become so secular? Looking to the feelings and faith of ordinary people, the award-winning author of Protestants Alec Ryrie offers a bold new history of atheism.

Pope Francis in his Own Words

A wide-ranging collection of quotes from the new Pope’s writings and speeches, revealing his opinions on the moral issues surrounding the Catholic Church today.

My Dear Ones: One Family and the Final Solution

‘Moving – at times almost unbearably so – and fascinating’ Antonia Fraser

A family’s story of human tenacity, faith and a race for survival in the face of unspeakable horror and cruelty perpetrated by the Nazi regime against the Jewish people.

Christ Actually: The Son of God for the Secular Age

What can we believe about, and how can we believe in, Jesus in the twenty-first century, in light of the Holocaust and other atrocities, and the drift from religion that followed? The key lies in Jesus’ Jewishness.

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