Topic
Christianity
A focused shelf of free JJ University books connected to Christianity.
A history of antisemitism from ancient Egypt to Hitler, tracing how a single hatred survived millennia to fuel the Holocaust.
A deep dive into Thomas Aquinas's intellectual project to reconcile faith and reason, from his five proofs of God to his theories about angels, sex, and resurrected bodies.
A practical guide to what believers of major world religions actually believe when they claim a faith label.
A straightforward retelling of the Bible's narrative from Genesis through the Crucifixion, without interpretation or theological spin.
A chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of the Book of Mormon's actual narrative—prophets, plates, philosophers getting wrecked, and Jesus in America.
A journey through Christianity's major denominations—from the Great Split to Protestants, tracing how one faith fractured into a sprawling family tree.
Charlemagne didn't just build an empire—he invented the operating system that Europe still runs on, fusing church, state, and sword into one executable program.
A witty, accessible history of the Crusades from the first call to arms through the legendary showdown between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.
Seven thinkers from Spinoza to Twain who dared to question biblical authority and faced the consequences.
A chronological journey through the history of moral philosophy, from tribal instincts to Nietzsche's table-breaking, exploring how humans decided what's right and wrong.
A sweeping history tracing humanity's religious evolution from polytheistic pantheons to the rise of monotheism and the global spread of Christianity.
The wild historical journey of how ancient scrolls became the single most influential book in Western civilization.
A gripping history of how the Catholic Church hunted heretics, burned books, and turned faith into a legal weapon through centuries of inquisition.
A gentle, accessible retelling of Jesus's life that emphasizes his kindness, patience, and radical love for everyone he met.
The story of a teenage peasant girl who heard divine voices, led France's armies to victory, and was burned at the stake by cowards in clerical robes.
A critical examination of Jehovah's Witnesses—their failed doomsday prophecies, social control tactics, and the human cost of shunning dissenters.
The monk who nailed 95 theses to a church door and accidentally shattered Christianity forever—then had to wrestle control back from the chaos he'd unleashed.
A narrative retelling of Jesus Christ's life that frames him as rebel, brother, and revolutionary rather than simply divine savior.
A critical examination of Mormonism's origins, from Joseph Smith's prophetic visions and golden plates to the priesthood power structures that built a religious empire.
An exploration of the Nag Hammadi texts and Gnostic Christianity, from lost gospels buried in the Egyptian desert to their resurrection in modern spiritual movements.
The definitive history and biographical survey of the papacy, from Saint Peter to the modern Vatican.
A revealing history of Christmas that traces how an ancient religious holiday transformed into modern consumer culture's biggest commercial spectacle.