The Power of Religious Societies in Shaping Early Modern Society and Identities studies the value system of the French Catholic community the Filles de la Charite, or the Daughters of Charity, in the first half of the seventeenth century.
Only twelve years after German women had been granted voting rights, the German medievalist Elisabeth Busse-Wilson, a first-wave feminist activist and scholar, challenged centuries of silence about violence against women by taking on the case of the most famous European saint, the young Elisabeth of Thuringia (1207-1231).
This book examines the social and political mobilisation of religious communities towards forced displacement in relation to tolerance and transitory environments.
Only twelve years after German women had been granted voting rights, the German medievalist Elisabeth Busse-Wilson, a first-wave feminist activist and scholar, challenged centuries of silence about violence against women by taking on the case of the most famous European saint, the young Elisabeth of Thuringia (1207-1231).
Bodily suffering and patient, Christlike attitudes towards that suffering were among the key characteristics of sainthood throughout the medieval period.
Through an examination of Dutch Reformed church records and theological texts, Kyle Dieleman explores the local dynamics of religious life in the early modern Dutch Republic.
Although a century and a half of Christian proselytizing has only led to the conversion of about one percent of the Japanese population, the proportion of writers who have either been baptized or significantly influenced in their work by Christian teachings is much higher.
This book is one of the first to examine medieval Spanish canonical works for their portrayals of disability in relationship to theological teachings, legal precepts, and medical knowledge.
The mendicant friars, especially the Dominicans and the Franciscans, made an enormous impact in thirteenth-century Spain influencing almost every aspect of society.
Figuring Faith and Female Power in the Art of Rubens argues that the Baroque painter, propagandist, and diplomat, Peter Paul Rubens, was not only aware of rapidly shifting religious and cultural attitudes toward women, but actively engaged in shaping them.
The roles of popes, saints, and crusaders were inextricably intertwined in the Middle Ages: papal administration was fundamental in the making and promulgating of new saints and in financing crusades, while crusaders used saints as propaganda to back up the authority of popes, and even occasionally ended up being sanctified themselves.
The petitions received and the letters sent by the Papal Chancery during the Late Middle Ages attest to the recognition of disability at the highest levels of the medieval Church.
The mendicant friars, especially the Dominicans and the Franciscans, made an enormous impact in thirteenth-century Spain influencing almost every aspect of society.
Catholic Social Networks in Early Modern England: Kinship, Gender, and Coexistence explores the lived experience of Catholic women and men in the post-Reformation century.
Employing a transregional and interdisciplinary approach, this volume explores indigenous and black confraternities -or lay Catholic brotherhoods- founded in colonial Spanish America and Brazil between the sixteenth and eighteenth century.
On 1 July 1523, Johann van den Esschen and Hendrik Voes, two Augustinian friars from Antwerp, were burned on the Grand Plaza in Brussels, thereby becoming the first victims of the Reformation.
Figuring Faith and Female Power in the Art of Rubens argues that the Baroque painter, propagandist, and diplomat, Peter Paul Rubens, was not only aware of rapidly shifting religious and cultural attitudes toward women, but actively engaged in shaping them.
Bodily suffering and patient, Christlike attitudes towards that suffering were among the key characteristics of sainthood throughout the medieval period.
Erweiterte Neuausgabe der berühmten StreitschriftDas Zweite Vatikanische Konzil war der revolutionäre Versuch, die katholische Kirche für die Gegenwart zu öffnen: 1965 schaffte Papst Paul VI.
Unter dem Titel "Frauengestalten aus der Geschichte des Reiches Gottes" hat der Theologe Riggenbach sieben Vorträge veröffentlicht, die in fesselnder Darstellung die Frauengestalten der Bibel sowie die bedeutsamsten Vertreterinnen christlicher Frauenideale im Leben und in der Geschichte der Kirche vom Altertum bis zur Gegenwart behandeln.
This book explores the integration of narrative therapy within the framework of Islamic psychotherapy, combining modern therapeutic practices with the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of Islam.
Mit einem Fokus auf den Leib und das Materielle macht der Band aktuelle kulturwissenschaftliche Ansätze für eine neuerliche Betrachtung des Reformators und »Mann des Wortes« fruchtbar.
Michael Reeves zeigt in diesem Buch auf eindrückliche, klare und leidenschaftliche Weise, dass eine hohe Sicht vom Predigen tief im Wesen des dreieinigen Gottes, in der Schönheit seines Wortes und in der Kraft des Evangeliums verwurzelt sein muss.
The petitions received and the letters sent by the Papal Chancery during the Late Middle Ages attest to the recognition of disability at the highest levels of the medieval Church.
Bruno Jordan: Zwölf Argumente für den Austritt aus der katholischen Kirche / Mit über 50 erläuternden (verlinkten) Fußnoten / Seit dieses Buch erstmals erschien, erreichen den Autor Briefe und eMails von Lesern, die sich bedanken für die klaren Worte, für das unverbrämte Benennen von Doppelmoral, Absurditäten, Widerwärtigkeiten und Lügen der (katholischen) Kirche.
This book explores the integration of narrative therapy within the framework of Islamic psychotherapy, combining modern therapeutic practices with the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of Islam.
*** Premium Ebook with beautiful layout ***The men of olden times who wrought well in prayer, who brought the largest things to pass, who moved God to do great things, were those who were entirely given over to God in their praying.
Die spirituellen Impulstexte von Gisels Baltes erschließen das österliche Geheimnis der Auferstehung und zeigen auf, wie darauf Hoffnung und Zuversicht wachsen kann.
The Gospel writers state they aim to tell the story of Jesus in a clear manner, but throughout Paul McCarren's years in ministry, he has seen that these simple and important messages are too often missed.
