During the Crusades, the Knights of St John rose from a monastic order providing hostels for Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. They became a Military Order due to the need for armed escorts for pilgrims, and their passion and discipline made these Hospitaller Knights an essential part of Crusader armies. This book provides a fascinating history of the order.

Explore God's Word over the course of 12 weeks with this women's bible study. This Christian Bible study will help any woman gain clarity and perspective, with 3 months of devotions that explore how His words speak to your experience as a woman of faith, and can help you transform your outlook on life.

In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi, particularly the important research of recent decades, to create a complete and engaging portrait of the saint.

“The single best book about Francis now available in English.” —Commonweal

Language—in its communicative and playful functions, its literary formations and its shifting meanings—is a perennially fascinating topic. C. S. Lewis's Studies in Words explores this fascination by taking a series of words and teasing out their connotations using examples from a vast range of English literature, recovering lost meanings and analyzing their functions.