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Author
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2010, c2009
Description
Surveys the life and legacy of the first Christian Roman emperor, describing the vision that inspired his religious conversion and subsequent conquest of the imperial capital, his founding of Constantinople, and his role in promoting a unified Christian Europe.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Formats
Description
In The Triumph of Christianity, Bart Ehrman, a master explainer of Christian history, texts, and traditions, shows how a religion whose first believers were twenty or so illiterate day laborers in a remote part of the empire became the official religion of Rome, converting some thirty million people in just four centuries. The Triumph of Christianity combines deep knowledge and meticulous research in an eye-opening, immensely readable narrative that...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Dan Brown's immensely popular New York Times best-selling The Da Vinci Code is one of the most successful books of modern history. It has captivated millions the world over with its enthralling suspense and its provocative questions about the true nature of Jesus' life. But is there any truth to this clever work of fiction? Brown makes the extraordinary claim that all the historical information in his book is factually true. Historian Bart D. Ehrman,...
7) Constantine
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Description
Demon hunter John Constantine fights a new otherworld foe in this supernatural thriller set in a City of the Angels where spirit-world bounds have broken, and all hell is breaking loose. Armed with a shotgun and assisted by an intrepid cop, he's a spiritual warrior gone to apocalyptic war. Be glad he's on your side"--derived from container summary.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
John Constantine sneaks into hell and kidnaps the fallen angel Neron's bride, disrupting his plans for world domination and enraging him. With Wonder Woman and Justice League Dark members Swamp Thing, Dr. Fate, Black Orchid, and Ragman, Constantine must keep Neron and his demonic hordes from breaching the walls of a magical fortress they've rebuilt to prevent the dark angel from sacrificing his bride and bringing forth hell on Earth.
10) Batman: Damned
Author
Publisher
DC Black Label, [an imprint of] DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"The Joker is dead. There is no doubt about that. But whether Batman finally snapped his scrawny neck or some other sinister force in Gotham City did the deed is still a mystery. Problem is, Batman can't remember... and the more he digs into this labyrinthine case, the more he starts to doubt everything he's uncovering. So who better to set him straight than... John Constantine? The problem with that is as much as John loves a good mystery, he loves...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"Death doesn't just become John Constantine--it shadows the poor bastard's every step, from his home turf of London to the streets of San Francisco. What's more, it has a nasty habit of striking where the DC Universe's street-level sorcerer least expects it--like his dreams. After waking from a vengeful drunken nightmare, Constantine finds that a real-life murder has been committed. Could he have done the deed himself in a blacked-out rage? Or is...
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"John Constantine once heard a ghost story in a Parisian bar, and maybe the old man wasn't just telling tales. So he takes Mercury in search of the only man he knows who's encountered the Djinn. Problem is, they're not the only people looking! Meanwhile, a new character emerges from the shadows, an uneasy alliance is formed, John Constantine goes all magician on us and Paris may never be the same again."--
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2017
Description
An exploration of Queen Victoria's matchmaking exploits details how she used her grandchildren to further the influence of the British Empire, despite their own plans and the turmoil that rocked Europe starting in the nineteenth century.
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