Shares the story of the victims, accused witches, corrupt officials, and mass hysteria that turned a mysterious illness affecting two children in Salem Village, Massachusetts, into a witch hunt that took more than a dozen lives and ruined hundreds more.

A novel set in ancient Rome about a Christian slave girl's fight to save her family and the man she loves.

Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic characters by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived: first-century Palestine, an age awash in apocalyptic fervor. Scores of Jewish prophets, preachers, and would-be messiahs wandered through the Holy Land, bearing messages from God. This was the age of zealotry--a fervent nationalism that made resistance...

“This is a novel for our times. . . . The Witchfinder’s Sister [lays] bare the visceral horror of what a witch hunt truly is.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)
“Vivid and terrifying.”—Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water
“Connects nicely with such dystopian classics as 1984...

The Protestant Reformers loved their church, but they loved God's Word even more. "The Bible and the Bible only as the rule of law and practice" was their motto. Martin Luther, John Calvin, William Tyndale, and others pointed people to the Bible, not the church, as the supreme source of truth. Their convictions broght them into heated controversy with the religioius establishment of their day. But their passion for the truths of Scripture led them...

The mountain of the Lord recounts the forty-year history of the building of the Salt Lake Temple. It begins on the evening before the temple's dedication as President Wilford Woodruff graciously answers the questions of a young reporter from New York. The reporter's cynicism gradually gives way to admiration for the Saints as he learns of their great devotion and sacrifice in building a holy temple.

Joseph looked around at the men gathered around him, his face suddenly sad. "God has tried you. You are a good people. Therefore, I love you with all my heart. Greater love hath no man than that he shold lay down his life for his friends. You have stood by me in the hour of trouble, and I am willing to sacrifice my life for your preservation. May the Lord God of Israel bless you forever and ever."

Written with a dramatic intensity and

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Recipes in this book were provided by the Kingsbury Church patrons. This book was created by the church to celebrated it's 100th anniversary. The book begins with a brief history of the church.