12 must-read nonfiction books like The Early Church: From Ignatius to Augustine by George Hodges

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The Early Church: From Ignatius to Augustine

By: George Hodges

4.02

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

In the first century A.D., the roots of the early Church began to spread across the Roman world. …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Early Church: From Ignatius to Augustine by George Hodges , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

By: Thomas Cahill

3.81

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne - the "dark ages" - learning, scholarship, and cul… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
"Each one of us will die, naked and alone, on some battlefield not of our own choosing."

-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

"Like the Jews before them, the Irish enshrined literacy as their central religious act."

-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

"By the mid-seventeenth century, the visible image has assumed far greater reality than the invisible thought."

-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

"Well, they may not be civilized, but they certainly are confident—and this confidence is one of the open-handed pleasures of early Irish literature."

-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

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2. Orthodoxy

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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3. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

By: Susan Wise Bauer

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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4. The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance (The Story of the World #2)

By: Susan Wise Bauer , Jeff West

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lives and our children need to learn … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. The Weight of Glory

By: C.S. Lewis

4.38

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century,… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Have courage, dear heart, for there is nothing to be afraid of and never has been."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

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6. The Painted Veil

By: W. Somerset Maugham

3.44

Format: 336 pages,

Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, The Painted Veilis the story of the beautiful, but love-… read more

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7. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

By: Scott Hahn , Brant Pitre

4.60

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A revelatory exploration of the Jewish roots of the Last Supper that seeks to understand exactly wh… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"The whole context of Jesus' bread of life discourse is centered on the Jewish hopes for the coming of a new Moses and the return of the manna from heaven."

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

"People were not to consume blood because "the life" or "the soul" (Hebrew nephesh) of the animal is in the blood. As Leviticus states, "It is the blood that makes atonement, by the power of its life.…"

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

"Some ancient rabbis believed that the manna was protological--that it had existedsince the very dawn of creation. As such, the manna was the perfect food, untouched by the sin of humanity's first par…"

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

"For, as any ancient Jew would have known, the Passover sacrifice was not completed by the death of the lamb, but by eating its flesh. Five times the Bible states that they must "eat" the lamb; five t…"

-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

8. A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

By: Karen Armstrong

4.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Armstrong, a British journalist and former nun, guides us along one of the most elusive and fascina… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
  • theology

9. 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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10. The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition

By: Flavius Josephus , William Whiston

3.67

Format: None pages,

Encounter the world and traditions that Jesus knew. Illuminate your understanding of the New Testam… read more

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11. Church History 101: The Highlights of Twenty Centuries

By: Joel R. Beeke , Sinclair B. Ferguson , Michael A.G. Azad Haykin

3.79

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Church history is important because it shows us how God's faithful dealings with His people in the … read more

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12. Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)

By: Zane Grey , None

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Lassiter is a gunslinger, an avenger in black. In a remote Utah town, he saves beautiful rancher Ja… read more

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"I've seen runnin' molasses that was quicker 'n him."

-Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)

"Where I was raised a woman's word was law. I ain't quite outgrowed that yet."

-Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)

"So that's troublin' you? I reckon it needn't. You see it was this way. I come round the house an' seen that fat party an' heard him talkin' loud. Then he seen me, an' very impolite goes straight for …"

-Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)

"While she waited there she forgot the prospect of untoward change. The bray of a lazy burro broke the afternoon quiet, and it was comfortingly suggestive of the drowsy farmyard, and the open corrals,…"

-Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)

13. The Rebels of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #2)

By: Edward Rutherfurd

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

The reigning master of grand historical fiction returns with the stirring conclusion to his bestsel… read more

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14. The Queen of Spades

By: Alexander Pushkin , None

2.18

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

The Queen of Spades(Russian: Pikovaya dama) is an acclaimed short story by Alexander Pushkin about … read more

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15. The Razor's Edge

By: W. Somerset Maugham

4.43

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

Intimate acquaintances but less than friends, they meet and part in postwar London and Paris: Ellio… read more

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16. Paul: A Biography

By: N.T. Wright

4.34

Format: 480 pages, ebook

In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T.… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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17. The Last Exchange

By: Charles Martin

4.33

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

“Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.” When M… read more

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  • christian
"...a life laid down is better than the one picked up. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"Scars are just the body's response to things that shouldn't be there. A reminder of the pain. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"...that's the thing about mountaintops. While we might prefer those "high" moments, most of life'--she [Joe] pointed at a town in the valley--'happens down there. Along the way.' She tilted her head …"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"After several minutes, she [Joe] turned toward him [Pockets]. 'What changes it?' 'Not -what-.' A pause. '-Who-.' 'Who then?' 'The one who walks with you down into your closet. Down where you hide the…"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

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18. A Clean Kill (Garrett Mann, #1)

By: Steven Konkoly

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

An FBI agent hunting a serial killer has to up his game when a trail of murders is not what it seem… read more

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19. Malibu Burning (Sharpe & Walker #1)

By: Lee Goldberg

4.26

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

For a professional criminal and a relentless arson investigator, fear and revenge spread like wildf… read more

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20. The Girl and the Bombardier: A True Story of Resistance and Rescue in Nazi-Occupied France

By: Susan Tate Ankeny

4.19

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

A downed B-17 bombardier’s unfinished World War II memoir and a box of letters from the French girl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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21. The 400 Silent Years: from Malachi to Matthew (Illustrated)

By: H.A. Ironside

4.17

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

What is the history between the Old and New Testaments? Most people are not even aware there is suc… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • theology
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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22. The Conscience of a King (The Medieval Saga, #7)

By: David Field

4.48

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Reform comes at a heavy price… England, 1229 After fighting in the Albigensian Crusade in Fra… read more

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23. Two Views of the Cross: Orthodoxy and the West

By: Frederica Mathewes-Green

4.58

Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition

For Protestants or Catholics seeking to understand Eastern Orthodoxy, the Cross is a good place to … read more

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  • christianity
  • religion
  • theology
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24. Early Christianity: A Captivating Guide to Early Christian History, Starting with the Ministry of Jesus through the Apostolic Age to the First Council of Nicaea (Exploring Christianity)

By: Captivating History

4.19

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

What was the starting point of Christianity? Was it in a little town in Bethlehem, just as the lyri… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • christian
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25. Colonial America: A Captivating Guide to the Colonial History of the United States and How Immigrants of Countries Such as England, Spain, France, and ... (European Exploration and Settlement)

By: Captivating History

4.00

Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition

Did you know that the first English settlement in the New World was a disaster?Perhaps you have hea… read more

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  • history
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26. The Early Church: From Ignatius to Augustine

By: George Hodges

4.02

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

In the first century A.D., the roots of the early Church began to spread across the Roman world. … read more

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  • history
  • church history
  • theology
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  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction

11 must-read history books like The Early Church: From Ignatius to Augustine by George Hodges

Transform Your Habits

How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

Thomas Cahill

3.81

Transform Your Habits

The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

Susan Wise Bauer

3.42

Transform Your Habits

The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance (The Story of the World #2)

Susan Wise Bauer , Jeff West

3.42

Transform Your Habits

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

Scott Hahn , Brant Pitre

4.60

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Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization

Paul Kriwaczek

3.91

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The Punic Wars

Adrian Goldsworthy

4.19

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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard

3.59

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3.42

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