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The Unquenchable Flame
by Michael Reeves • 2009
A verse in Romans split Western Christianity. The argument it started still isn't settled.
4.49
2k+
The Unquenchable Flame Summary
The Unquenchable Flame 92%
A verse in Romans split Western Christianity. The argument it started still isn't settled.
by Michael Reeves 2009
4.49
2k+ ratings
Martin Luther
by Eric Metaxas • 2017
A thunderstorm vow, a tormented monk, and the conscience that broke the medieval church.
4.15
9k+
Martin Luther Summary
Martin Luther 91%
A thunderstorm vow, a tormented monk, and the conscience that broke the medieval church.
by Eric Metaxas 2017
4.15
9k+ ratings
The Making of Martin Luther
by Richard Rex • 2017
A misremembered sentence and a desperate hunger for certainty: the Reformation's hidden engine.
3.94
64
The Making of Martin Luther Summary
The Making of Martin Luther 91%
A misremembered sentence and a desperate hunger for certainty: the Reformation's hidden engine.
by Richard Rex 2017
3.94
64 ratings
Summer of Fire and Blood
by Lyndal Roper • 2024
Luther declared Christians free. Peasants took him literally, and a hundred thousand were killed.
3.91
488
Summer of Fire and Blood Summary
Summer of Fire and Blood 90%
Luther declared Christians free. Peasants took him literally, and a hundred thousand were killed.
by Lyndal Roper 2024
3.91
488 ratings
Heretics and Heroes
by Thomas Cahill • 2013
Plague, print, and an obstinate monk shattered medieval Europe. The replacement is still here.
3.80
2k+
Heretics and Heroes Summary
Heretics and Heroes 90%
Plague, print, and an obstinate monk shattered medieval Europe. The replacement is still here.
by Thomas Cahill 2013
3.80
2k+ ratings
Reformations
by Carlos M.N. Eire • 2016
Christendom's splintering produced more than new churches; it taught Europe how to doubt.
4.34
461
Reformations Summary
Reformations 90%
Christendom's splintering produced more than new churches; it taught Europe how to doubt.
by Carlos M.N. Eire 2016
4.34
461 ratings
Europe
by Brendan Simms • 2013
Whoever controls Germany controls Europe: five centuries of war traced to a single strategic prize.
3.95
761
Europe Summary
Europe 90%
Whoever controls Germany controls Europe: five centuries of war traced to a single strategic prize.
by Brendan Simms 2013
3.95
761 ratings
The Unintended Reformation
by Brad S. Gregory • 2012
Christian reformers tried to save the faith. They accidentally built the secular West instead.
4.03
388
The Unintended Reformation Summary
The Unintended Reformation 90%
Christian reformers tried to save the faith. They accidentally built the secular West instead.
by Brad S. Gregory 2012
4.03
388 ratings
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel • 2009
To give Henry VIII a new queen, a blacksmith's son must break England away from Rome.
3.91
236k+
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall 90%
To give Henry VIII a new queen, a blacksmith's son must break England away from Rome.
by Hilary Mantel 2009
3.91
236k+ ratings
The Ballot and the Bible
by Kaitlyn Schiess • 2023
American politics runs on biblical proof texts. The history of why that fails, and a better way.
4.22
2k+
The Ballot and the Bible Summary
The Ballot and the Bible 90%
American politics runs on biblical proof texts. The history of why that fails, and a better way.
by Kaitlyn Schiess 2023
4.22
2k+ ratings
Pontifex Maximus
by Christopher Lascelles • 2017
The papacy's claim to divine authority is shaky; its real story is power, corruption, and scandal.
3.93
140
Pontifex Maximus Summary
Pontifex Maximus 90%
The papacy's claim to divine authority is shaky; its real story is power, corruption, and scandal.
by Christopher Lascelles 2017
3.93
140 ratings
Lectures on Calvinism
by Abraham Kuyper • 1932
The engine behind modern democracy, science, and art? Calvinism, not secularism.
4.06
2k+
Lectures on Calvinism Summary
Lectures on Calvinism 90%
The engine behind modern democracy, science, and art? Calvinism, not secularism.
by Abraham Kuyper 1932
4.06
2k+ ratings
The Habsburgs
by Martyn Rady • 2020
The millennium-long dynasty ruling Europe through marriage, forgery, and propaganda, not just war.
3.86
3k+
The Habsburgs Summary
The Habsburgs 89%
The millennium-long dynasty ruling Europe through marriage, forgery, and propaganda, not just war.
by Martyn Rady 2020
3.86
3k+ ratings
The Stillborn God
by Mark Lilla • 2007
Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.
3.60
289
The Stillborn God Summary
The Stillborn God 89%
Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.
by Mark Lilla 2007
3.60
289 ratings
Heart of Europe
by Peter H. Wilson • 2016
Twice as old as imperial Rome, this was a political order built on compromise, not command.
3.75
1k+
Heart of Europe Summary
Heart of Europe 89%
Twice as old as imperial Rome, this was a political order built on compromise, not command.
by Peter H. Wilson 2016
3.75
1k+ ratings
Saint Pius V
by Roberto de Mattei • 2021
He purged a corrupt Church, excommunicated a queen, and sank the Ottoman navy at Lepanto.
4.55
51
Saint Pius V Summary
Saint Pius V 89%
He purged a corrupt Church, excommunicated a queen, and sank the Ottoman navy at Lepanto.
by Roberto de Mattei 2021
4.55
51 ratings
Living for God's Glory
by Joel R. Beeke • 2008
Beyond predestination: Calvinism's comprehensive piety for work, marriage, and public life.
4.44
376
Living for God's Glory Summary
Living for God's Glory 89%
Beyond predestination: Calvinism's comprehensive piety for work, marriage, and public life.
by Joel R. Beeke 2008
4.44
376 ratings
Letter to the American Church
by Eric Metaxas • 2022
Why a silent American Church is repeating the German Church's fatal mistake under Hitler.
4.22
3k+
Letter to the American Church Summary
Letter to the American Church 89%
Why a silent American Church is repeating the German Church's fatal mistake under Hitler.
by Eric Metaxas 2022
4.22
3k+ ratings
Compassion (&) Conviction
by Justin Giboney • 2020
The biggest lie in Christian politics is that you must choose between love and truth.
4.31
2k+
Compassion (&) Conviction Summary
Compassion (&) Conviction 89%
The biggest lie in Christian politics is that you must choose between love and truth.
by Justin Giboney 2020
4.31
2k+ ratings
The Thirty Years War
by Peter H. Wilson • 2009
Eight million died, and it wasn't a holy war. It was an empire's constitutional collapse.
3.90
2k+
The Thirty Years War Summary
The Thirty Years War 89%
Eight million died, and it wasn't a holy war. It was an empire's constitutional collapse.
by Peter H. Wilson 2009
3.90
2k+ ratings
Scandalous Witness
by Lee C. Camp • 2020
Christianity is inherently political. The American church just backed the wrong kingdom.
4.29
402
Scandalous Witness Summary
Scandalous Witness 89%
Christianity is inherently political. The American church just backed the wrong kingdom.
by Lee C. Camp 2020
4.29
402 ratings
Republic, Lost
by Lawrence Lessig • 2011
America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.
4.18
3k+
Republic, Lost Summary
Republic, Lost 89%
America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.
by Lawrence Lessig 2011
4.18
3k+ ratings
The Liturgy of Politics
by Kaitlyn Schiess • 2020
Your political identity is formed more by Sunday worship than by the policies you debate.
4.27
1k+
The Liturgy of Politics Summary
The Liturgy of Politics 89%
Your political identity is formed more by Sunday worship than by the policies you debate.
by Kaitlyn Schiess 2020
4.27
1k+ ratings
The Case for Christian Nationalism
by Stephen Wolfe • 2022
Secularism has failed; the repair is a government that orders all law and culture toward Christ.
3.56
638
The Case for Christian Nationalism Summary
The Case for Christian Nationalism 89%
Secularism has failed; the repair is a government that orders all law and culture toward Christ.
by Stephen Wolfe 2022
3.56
638 ratings
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles
by Juan Donoso Cortés • 1851
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
4.13
135
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles Summary
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles 89%
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
by Juan Donoso Cortés 1851
4.13
135 ratings
Machiavelli
by Quentin Skinner • 1981
A Florentine diplomat lost his job, then wrote the rules of power that still scandalize.
3.84
942
Machiavelli Summary
Machiavelli 89%
A Florentine diplomat lost his job, then wrote the rules of power that still scandalize.
by Quentin Skinner 1981
3.84
942 ratings
Liberty for All
by Andrew T. Walker • 2021
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
3.92
141
Liberty for All Summary
Liberty for All 89%
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
by Andrew T. Walker 2021
3.92
141 ratings
The Servile State
by Hilaire Belloc • 1912
Capitalism's true successor is not a worker's state but a legally enforced servitude already here.
3.96
659
The Servile State Summary
The Servile State 89%
Capitalism's true successor is not a worker's state but a legally enforced servitude already here.
by Hilaire Belloc 1912
3.96
659 ratings
Gospel People
by Michael Reeves • 2022
Evangelicalism was never a cultural tribe. It is a theological commitment to the gospel of Christ.
4.33
432
Gospel People Summary
Gospel People 89%
Evangelicalism was never a cultural tribe. It is a theological commitment to the gospel of Christ.
by Michael Reeves 2022
4.33
432 ratings
Karl Marx
by William D. Dennison • 2017
Marx's communism is Christianity minus God. A Reformed theologian reveals why the story cannot hold.
3.80
59
Karl Marx Summary
Karl Marx 88%
Marx's communism is Christianity minus God. A Reformed theologian reveals why the story cannot hold.
by William D. Dennison 2017
3.80
59 ratings
The Theological Origins of Modernity
by Michael Allen Gillespie • 2008
The modern world is a theological argument that left the church and took over everything.
4.23
270
The Theological Origins of Modernity Summary
The Theological Origins of Modernity 88%
The modern world is a theological argument that left the church and took over everything.
by Michael Allen Gillespie 2008
4.23
270 ratings
Inventing the Individual
by Larry Siedentop • 2014
Liberalism wasn't born against Christianity. Christianity invented the individual.
4.11
710
Inventing the Individual Summary
Inventing the Individual 88%
Liberalism wasn't born against Christianity. Christianity invented the individual.
by Larry Siedentop 2014
4.11
710 ratings
Elizabeth I and Her Circle
by Susan Doran • 2015
To understand Elizabeth I, look at her quarreling inner circle of cousins, favorites, and spies.
3.97
181
Elizabeth I and Her Circle Summary
Elizabeth I and Her Circle 88%
To understand Elizabeth I, look at her quarreling inner circle of cousins, favorites, and spies.
by Susan Doran 2015
3.97
181 ratings
The Rhine Flows into the Tiber
by Ralph M. Wiltgen • 1966
How an alliance of Rhineland bishops steered Vatican II and reshaped modern Catholicism.
4.05
112
The Rhine Flows into the Tiber Summary
The Rhine Flows into the Tiber 88%
How an alliance of Rhineland bishops steered Vatican II and reshaped modern Catholicism.
by Ralph M. Wiltgen 1966
4.05
112 ratings
The Evangelicals
by Frances FitzGerald • 2017
Evangelicals keep fracturing and reassembling. A 250-year history of America's most restless faith.
4.16
2k+
The Evangelicals Summary
The Evangelicals 88%
Evangelicals keep fracturing and reassembling. A 250-year history of America's most restless faith.
by Frances FitzGerald 2017
4.16
2k+ ratings
Kings or People
by Reinhard Bendix • 1978
Sacred kingship fell. Some nations got parliaments, others commissars. The 2,500-year story of why.
3.88
17
Kings or People Summary
Kings or People 88%
Sacred kingship fell. Some nations got parliaments, others commissars. The 2,500-year story of why.
by Reinhard Bendix 1978
3.88
17 ratings
Broken Words
by Jonathan Dudley • 2011
How the Religious Right built its power on beliefs the Bible never required.
4.25
134
Broken Words Summary
Broken Words 88%
How the Religious Right built its power on beliefs the Bible never required.
by Jonathan Dudley 2011
4.25
134 ratings
Strange New World
by Carl R. Trueman • 2022
The creed of inner feelings has a genealogy, and the sexual revolution made it law.
4.47
5k+
Strange New World Summary
Strange New World 88%
The creed of inner feelings has a genealogy, and the sexual revolution made it law.
by Carl R. Trueman 2022
4.47
5k+ ratings
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
by Paul Strathern • 2009
Da Vinci, Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia: the moment their lives collided and the modern world began.
3.97
1k+
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior Summary
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior 88%
Da Vinci, Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia: the moment their lives collided and the modern world began.
by Paul Strathern 2009
3.97
1k+ ratings
Conservatism
by Yoram Hazony • 2022
Nation, faith, and family: the pillars liberalism dismissed, and the only path out of its collapse.
4.29
304
Conservatism Summary
Conservatism 88%
Nation, faith, and family: the pillars liberalism dismissed, and the only path out of its collapse.
by Yoram Hazony 2022
4.29
304 ratings
Hitler's Cross
by Erwin W. Lutzer • 1995
Hitler seduced the German church. The cross flew beside the swastika; only a handful refused.
4.20
874
Hitler's Cross Summary
Hitler's Cross 88%
Hitler seduced the German church. The cross flew beside the swastika; only a handful refused.
by Erwin W. Lutzer 1995
4.20
874 ratings
The Military Revolution and Political Change
by Brian M. Downing • 1992
Democracy's real origin story: not the rise of the bourgeoisie, but how states paid for gunpowder.
3.77
30
The Military Revolution and Political Change Summary
The Military Revolution and Political Change 88%
Democracy's real origin story: not the rise of the bourgeoisie, but how states paid for gunpowder.
by Brian M. Downing 1992
3.77
30 ratings
Relic
by William G. Howell • 2016
Built for a small farm nation, the Constitution cannot equip a superpower. One reform can.
3.41
101
Relic Summary
Relic 88%
Built for a small farm nation, the Constitution cannot equip a superpower. One reform can.
by William G. Howell 2016
3.41
101 ratings
Rise
by Brigitte Gabriel • 2018
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
4.31
100
Rise Summary
Rise 88%
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
by Brigitte Gabriel 2018
4.31
100 ratings
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
by Benjamin M. Friedman • 2021
America still fights eighteenth-century religious battles. It just calls them economics now.
3.89
357
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism Summary
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism 88%
America still fights eighteenth-century religious battles. It just calls them economics now.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 2021
3.89
357 ratings
Republican Gomorrah
by Max Blumenthal • 2007
The Christian right, built on crisis and submission, was destined to devour the GOP from inside.
3.88
1k+
Republican Gomorrah Summary
Republican Gomorrah 88%
The Christian right, built on crisis and submission, was destined to devour the GOP from inside.
by Max Blumenthal 2007
3.88
1k+ ratings
Iron Kingdom
by Christopher Clark • 2006
Prussia was no natural nation but a dynasty's gamble, forged by war and erased by it.
4.17
6k+
Iron Kingdom Summary
Iron Kingdom 88%
Prussia was no natural nation but a dynasty's gamble, forged by war and erased by it.
by Christopher Clark 2006
4.17
6k+ ratings
Leonardo and the Last Supper
by Ross King • 2012
Leonardo almost refused the mural. He painted it with a doomed technique. It became immortal anyway.
3.93
3k+
Leonardo and the Last Supper Summary
Leonardo and the Last Supper 88%
Leonardo almost refused the mural. He painted it with a doomed technique. It became immortal anyway.
by Ross King 2012
3.93
3k+ ratings
A More Perfect Constitution
by Larry J. Sabato • 2007
Twenty-three fixes for a rusty Constitution: bigger Congress, term limits, a state convention.
3.66
335
A More Perfect Constitution Summary
A More Perfect Constitution 88%
Twenty-three fixes for a rusty Constitution: bigger Congress, term limits, a state convention.
by Larry J. Sabato 2007
3.66
335 ratings
Founding Faith
by Steven Waldman • 2008
The founders wanted religious freedom not despite their faith, but because of it.
4.07
872
Founding Faith Summary
Founding Faith 88%
The founders wanted religious freedom not despite their faith, but because of it.
by Steven Waldman 2008
4.07
872 ratings
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