The Barbarian Conversion: From Paganism to Christianity

6 best books like The Barbarian Conversion: From Paganism to Christianity (Richard Fletcher): History of the Peloponnesian War, A Dance of Cloaks, Introduction to the Devout Life, Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets, How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower, Psychology and Christianity: Five Views

History of the Peloponnesian War

Author	Thucydides
ISBN	0140440399

Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its author's ambitious claim. Thucydides himself (c.460-400 BC) was an Athenian and achieved the rank...

A Dance of Cloaks

Author	David Dalglish
ISBN	1453706011

Thren Felhorn is the greatest assassin of his time. Marshalling the thieves’ guilds under his control, he declares war against the Trifect, an allegiance of wealthy and powerful nobles.

Aaron Felhorn has been groomed since birth to be Thren’s heir. Sent to kill the daughter of a priest,...

Introduction to the Devout Life

Author	Francis de Sales
ISBN	0375725628

This book was written for people with desire to be closer to God, a desire DeSales found on all levels of society, and the reason he wrote this book. It's aimed at laypeople, to show how devout life is possible no matter what one does in life, that devout life is not just for the clergy or monastic life. It's...

Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets

Author

Jo Marchant

The bronze fragments of an ancient Greek device have puzzled scholars for more than a century after they were recovered from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, where they had lain since about 80 BC. Now, using advanced imaging technology, scientists have solved the mystery of its intricate workings....

How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower

Author	Adrian Goldsworthy
ISBN	0300137192

A major new history of the fall of the Roman Empire, by the prizewinning author of Caesar

In AD 200, the Roman Empire seemed unassailable, its vast territory accounting for most of the known world. By the end of the fifth century, Roman rule had vanished in western Europe and much of northern Africa,...

Psychology and Christianity: Five Views

Author

Eric L. Johnson

How are Christians to understand and undertake the discipline of psychology? This question has been of keen interest (and sometimes concern) to Christians because of the importance we place on a correct understanding of human nature. Psychology can sometimes seem disconnected from, if not antithetical...