The idea of a single divine being - God, Yahweh, Allah- has existed for over 4000 years. In this account of the evolution of belief Armstrong examines Western society's unerring fidelity to this idea of one God and the many conflicting convictions it engenders. Originally published in 1993 by William Heinemann.

This narrative tells how Irish monks and scribes saved classical and religious heritage by copying the manuscripts of writers such as Homer and Aristotle, while libraries on the continent were lost forever.

Challenging the perception that the New Testament is much more important than the Old, the author suggests that by reading the Scriptures that Jesus so revered gives believers a profound new understanding of Christ. He claims the more we comprehend the Old Testament, the more we comprehend Jesus.

This title reappraises our readings of the Gospels, reinterpreting the story of Jesus's birth, his life as a carpenter and the dramatic events surrounding his arrest and trial. It rescues Jesus from the tangles of Christian history, to present a portrait of the man behind the myth.

Presents an appraisal of some of the claims that are directly made or are embedded in the successful work of popular fiction by Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code . This wok discusses the historical truth behind the claims made in The Da Vinci Code . It focuses on the historical Jesus, the development of the early Christian church, and more.

A discussion about how each age created Jesus in its own image, discovering in his life and teachings the answers to fundamental questions of human life and destiny. It studies the images of Jesus cherished by successive ages, suggesting that the depictions are key to understanding each era.