Books

BIG NEWS! Back by popular demand, Bryan’s popular Chiveis Trilogy, which had gone out of print, has been re-released! Plot summaries of the books can be viewed below. The three books can be purchased on Amazon here: The Sword, The Gift, The Kingdom.

Bryan is also the author of a historical fiction trilogy, Constantine’s Empire, set in the ancient Roman Empire. The first volume, The Conqueror, is available here. The second volume, Every Knee Shall Bow, is available here. The third volume, Caesar’s Lord, is available here.

Bryan has also written Wisdom from the Ancients and three other nonfiction books on the ancient church. Read more about all his books below.

Caesar’s Lord

Book Three in Constantine Empire’s Series After more than a decade of tumult, Roman warrior Rex and his aristocratic wife, Flavia, are thankful to the God they serve for the peaceful life they are living in the city of Alexandria. But with the Empire in flux, it cannot last. When Rex is called away to…

Every Knee Shall Bow

Book Two in Constantine’s Empire Series: The exciting saga of Rex and Flavia continues as Bishop Sylvester of Rome sends them on a mission to Emperor Constantine. The church of Rome seeks permission for a twofold task: to make an official copy of the Scriptures for all the Christians to use, and to build beautiful…

The Conqueror

Book One in Constantine’s Empire Series: Rome totters on the brink of war. Constantine’s army is on the move. Will the barbarian warrior and the senator’s daughter live to see the Empire bow the knee to Christ?

Wisdom from the Ancients

Old ideas. New insights. Timeless relevance for the church. Studying the views and lifestyles of your forerunners in the faith can provide incredible guidance for how you live out your spiritual convictions today. In Wisdom from the Ancients, Bryan paints a vivid portrait of the first five centuries of the Christian church, packed with fascinating…

After Acts

What really happened after Acts? If you’ve ever wondered what happened to the biblical characters after Acts—from the well-known Matthew to the lesser-known Bartholomew—then this book is for you. Join Dr. Bryan Litfin as he guides you through Scripture and other ancient literature to sift fact from fiction, real-life from legend. Skillfully researched and clearly…

Early Christian Martyr Stories

A Vivid Window into the World of Early Christianity: Despite the terrible persecutions of the Roman Empire, the earliest believers stood strong and died as martyrs for the Lord Jesus. Who were they? And what gave them that amazing courage? Bryan Litfin introduces you to the heroes and heroines of the ancient church who counted…

Getting to Know the Church Fathers

A Fascinating and Lively Introduction to the Ancient Forefathers of our Faith: Join scholar Bryan Litfin as he leads modern evangelicals into their heritage in the early church. Augustine. Tertullian. Origen. For too many Christians such names are abstract, one-dimensional legends, innocuous voices from antiquity no longer relevant to modern needs and concerns. However, a…

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The Sword

Book 1 in the Chiveis Trilogy: Purchase here. Four hundred years after a deadly virus and nuclear war destroyed the modern world, a new and noble civilization emerges. In this kingdom, called Chiveis, snowcapped mountains provide protection, and fields and livestock provide food. The people live medieval-style lives, with almost no knowledge of the “ancient”…

The Gift

Book 2 in the Chiveis Trilogy: Purchase here. The trilogy takes place hundreds of years into the future. War and disease have destroyed civilization as we know it. Much technology has been discarded and history is largely forgotten. Slowly, the few survivors have begun to build new communities, and kingdoms now prosper in a kind of…

The Kingdom

Book 3 in the Chiveis Trilogy: Purchase here. War and disease have destroyed the modern world. Centuries later, feudal societies have arisen across Europe. No one can remember the ancient religion of Christianity—until an army captain and a farmer’s daughter discover the Sacred Writing of the one true God.