History of religion

Religious studies-also known as comparative religion or history of religions-emerged as a field of study in colleges and universities on both sides of the Atlantic during the late nineteenth century.

For 350 years, Protestantism was the dominant religion in America-and its influence spilled over in many directions into the wider culture.

Globalisation stands as an indispensable lens through which to analyse current cultural, political, and social transformations.

This book provides a detailed and carefully researched catalogue of over 140 manuscripts related to the Mevlevi Sufis in their formative period during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

Why the ancient evil of antisemitism has returnedand how to counter it.

This book is a comprehensive study of the history of pew-renting in the church of England, from the first known rented sittings in the fifteenth century to the system's collapse in the twentieth.

A fundamental principle of biblical interpretation is the importance of context--historical, literary, and canonical.

Let the timeless beauty of sacred music deepen your Lenten journey with What Wondrous Love: Daily Prayers for Lent and Holy Week 2026.

The Jesuit Relations, a series of annual reports produced between 1632 and 1673 detailing the experiences of Society of Jesus missionaries in what is now Eastern Canada, have long been an influential source on the history of New France and encounters between European settlers and Indigenous Peoples.