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September 10, 1583, is the birthday of modern Catholic missions in China. On that day, two Jesuits, Fathers Ricci and Rugeri, set foot in Zhao qing, thus beginning the evangelization of that vast country.
Well-researched, concise, and provocative, the book by renowned religious historian S. G. F. Brandon remains influential in biblical criticism, inspiring authors such as Reza Aslan. It shows how history is mostly written by the victors.
The authors seek to show that the biblical view of sexuality is not negative or puritanical, but deeply connected to God's plan of creation, covenant, and responsibility.
British historian Ian Wilson (known for his books on the Shroud of Turin and Jesus) offers the most thorough defense of the thesis that the biblical flood was a real historical event, not just a myth, in his work Before the Flood.
Meditations on the Apostles' Creed: "I believe even when I say, 'I am greatly afflicted'" (Ps 116:10)