European history: Reformation

"Dies ist der wesentliche Inhalt der Reformation; der Mensch ist durch sich selbst bestimmt, frei zu sein.

A general, comprehensive introduction to the life and works of Jonathan Edwards.

Christen bekennen im Glaubensbekenntnis die eine Kirche.

Luthers Tischreden sind legendär.

The conversion of African-born slaves and their descendants to Protestant Christianity marked one of the most important social and intellectual transformations in American history.

Die Reformation war nicht nur ein historisches Ereignis mit weltweiter Wirkung, sondern eine spirituelle Revolution.

An overview of the history of evangelicalism as a global movement, from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present.

Die in diesem Band zusammengefassten Aufsätze nehmen wichtige Weichenstellungen der evangelischen Kirche im 19.

Over the last several decades, perceptive observers of Western civilization have documented what virtually everyone has perceived: as the old foundations of society have toppled, morality and personal character have been set adrift and often vanished altogether.

An accessible, comprehensive and systematic presentation of the major themes in John Henry Newman''s theology.

Questions about Lutherans and the Holy Spirit?

Tauchen Sie ein in die geheimnisvolle Welt der mittelalterlichen Geheimgesellschaften und entdecken Sie die faszinierenden Geschichten der Tempelritter und anderer mystischer Bruderschaften.

The story of Lutherans in America is one of mutual influence.

Labor Evangelicals studies theologically conservative working class evangelicals in the United States who resist the common preconception that they eagerly embrace deregulation, unfettered markets, and globalized capital.

Although African scholars have made a significant contribution to the study of African Pentecostalism, very few studies have reflected on their output.

Christian Influence examines how understudied evangelical media celebrities use Instagram to cultivate religious authority and to convey distinctive subcultural narratives about evangelical values and culture today.

This book contains fifteen essays, each first presented as the annual Tanner Lecture at the conference of the Mormon History Association by a leading scholar.

The Reformation-era writings that make up the Lutheran Confessions remain lively resources for Christian ministry and mission today.

Martin Luthers life was too exciting not to be written for teens and younger readers!

Diese Schrift des deutschen Reformators Andreas Osiander ist einer der wenigen Texte seiner Zeit, der die Juden gegen die ungerechtfertigten Anklagen verteidigt, denen sie seit dem Mittelalter ausgesetzt waren.

Can ordinary people make a lasting impact on the world around them?

Explore the overlooked life of Tiun Chhang-mia, the Taiwanese woman behind the nineteenth century's most accomplished missionary, George Leslie Mackay.

Essays from academics across a spectrum of perspectives.

This work addresses a topic of interest to many people who are seeking to better understand the Christian doctrine of salvation (soteriology).

John Wesley promoted the ministry of women in early Methodism.

In Calvin's Company of Pastors, Scott Manetsch examines the pastoral theology and practical ministry activities of Geneva's reformed ministers from the time of Calvin's arrival in Geneva until the beginning of the seventeenth century.

The complete works of one of the most significant theologians of the Reformation.

The Captivation of the Will provocatively revisits a perennial topic of controversy: human free will.

Does God stare down at us in unyielding disapproval?

We are living in such critical times today that it is imperative for believers to learn to use every tool given to us by the Holy Spirit.

When Cecil B.

Die Kirche ist ihrem Selbstverständnis nach eine öffentliche Institution.

Macht Gott auch das Wetter?

England im 17.

Most of the early twentieth-century Pentecostal denominations were peace churches that encouraged a stance of conscientious objection.

Geschlechterfragen bilden bis heute einen der wesentlichen Unterschiede zwischen Katholizismus und Protestantismus.

This edited volume includes contributions by scholars, ministers, artists, and NGO workers from around the world who are interested in topics of Mennonitism, peacebuilding, and theologies of nonviolence.

Before the Bible Belt fastened itself across the South, competing factions of evangelicals fought over their faith's future, and a contrarian sect, self-named the Primitive Baptists, made its stand.

Der Band enthält zentrale, bislang meist nicht oder nur schwer zugängliche Texte von Heino Falcke – vom berühmt gewordenen Vortrag 'Christus befreit – darum Kirche für andere' vor der Bundessynode 1972 bis zu dem im Juni 2013 in Imshausen gehaltenen Eröffnungsvortrag der Tagung 'Das Erbe der Bekennenden Kirche in der DDR'.

A significant number of Muslim communities throughout the world reflect varying degrees of involvement in Islamic mysticism.