5 Best nonfiction books like Sketches from Church History by S.M. Houghton

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Sketches from Church History

By: S.M. Houghton

3.50

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

An Illustrated account of 20 centuries of Christ's power

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Sketches from Church History by S.M. Houghton , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

By: Agatha Christie

4.03

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

When Alice Asher is murdered in Andover, Hercule Poirot is already looking into the clues. Alphabet… read more

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"Drink up your wine,' ordered Poirot."

-Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

"A man in drink can be like a ravening wolf."

-Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

"Women were very queer. Unexpectedly cruel and unexpectedly kind."

-Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

"I admit that the second murder in the book often cheers things up."

-Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

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2. Hannah Coulter

By: Wendell Berry

4.38

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

Hannah Coulter is Wendell Berry's seventh novel and his first to employ the voice of a woman charac… read more

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"Time doesn't stop. Your life doesn't stop and wait until you get ready to start living it."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

"And so I learned about grief, and about the absence and emptiness that for a long time make grief unforgettable."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

"Living right on called for nothing out of the ordinary. We made no changes. We only accepted the changes as they came."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

"Grandmam came back from that distance in time that separates grandmothers from their grandchildren and made herself a mother to me."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

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3. Christianity and Liberalism

By: J. Gresham Machen

4.33

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine… read more

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  • church history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • nonfiction
"The truth is that if Jesus be merely an example, He is not a worthy example; for He claimed to be far more."

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"According to modern liberalism, in other words, Jesus was the Founder of Christianity because He was the first Christian, and Christianity consists in maintenance of the religious life which Jesus in…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"When we come to see that it was no mere man who suffered on Calvary but the Lord of Glory, then we shall be willing to say that one drop of the precious blood of Jesus is of more value, for our own s…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"The sage of Nazareth may satisfy those who have never faced the problem of evil in their own lives; but to talk about an ideal to those who are under the thralldom of sin is a cruel mockery. Yet if J…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

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4. 2000 Years of Christ's Power Volume 1: The Age of the Early Church Fathers: Part 1

By: Nick R. Needham

4.12

Format: 207 pages,

This book was born out of the author's deep conviction that today's Christians can benefit enormous… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • church history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • nonfiction
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5. Sketches from Church History

By: S.M. Houghton

3.50

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

An Illustrated account of 20 centuries of Christ's power read more

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  • history
  • church history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • church
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6. 2,000 Years of Christ's Power, Volume 2: The Middle Ages

By: Nick R. Needham

4.09

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

The Middle Ages were dubbed the 'Dark Ages' almost before they had begun to draw to a close. Ever s… read more

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7. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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8. A Room with a View

By: E.M. Forster

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

'"But you do," he went on, not waiting for contradiction. "You love the boy body and soul, plainly,… read more

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9. Much Ado About Nothing

By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , Gail Kern Paster , None

3.92

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

The action is set in Sicily, where Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon, has recently defeated his half-brot… read more

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10. Death of a Guru

By: Dave Hunt , None

0.00

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Rabi R. Maharaj came from a long line of Brahmin priests and gurus and trained as a yogi. He medita… read more

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11. Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols

By: John Calvin , Ford Lewis Battles , John Thomas McNeill

0.00

Format: 24 pages, ebook

This is the definitive English-language edition of one of the monumental works of the Christian chu… read more

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12. The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom

By: John Sherrill , Elizabeth Sherrill , Corrie ten Boom

3.81

Format: None pages,

At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ever be a story to tell… read more

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13. The Gospel Comes with a House Key

By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

4.31

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangel… read more

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14. Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive … read more

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15. Frankenstein in Baghdad

By: Ahmed Saadawi

3.58

Format: 281 pages, Paperback

From the rubble-strewn streets of U.S.-occupied Baghdad, Hadi--a scavenger and an oddball fixture a… read more

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"Death stalked the city like the plague."

-Ahmed Saadawi, Frankenstein in Baghdad

"Each of us has a measure of criminality."

-Ahmed Saadawi, Frankenstein in Baghdad

"None of us should think only of ourselves."

-Ahmed Saadawi, Frankenstein in Baghdad

"Your wonderful stories saved you, my friend."

-Ahmed Saadawi, Frankenstein in Baghdad

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4.12

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Glenn S. Sunshine

4.60

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Andrew Wilson

4.51

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