How Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have reimagined Abraham in their own imagesJews, Christians, and Muslims supposedly share a common religious heritage in the patriarch Abraham, and the idea that he should serve only as a source of unity among the three traditions has become widespread in both scholarly and popular circles.
In einer Zeit, in der Europa von Konflikten und Machtkämpfen gezeichnet war, verlagerte sich das Zentrum der päpstlichen Macht von Rom in die kleine französische Stadt Avignon.
A groundbreaking reinterpretation of early Judaism, during the millennium before the study of the Bible took center stageEarly Judaism is often described as the religion of the book par excellencea movement built around the study of the Bible and steeped in a culture of sacred bookishness that evolved from an unrelenting focus on a canonical text.
The important role of liberal ecumenical Protestantism in American historyThe role of liberalized, ecumenical Protestantism in American history has too often been obscured by the more flamboyant and orthodox versions of the faith that oppose evolution, embrace narrow conceptions of family values, and continue to insist that the United States should be understood as a Christian nation.
The early Christian and medieval practice of spiritual marriage, in which husband and wife mutually and voluntarily relinquish sexual activity for reasons of piety, plays an important role in the development of the institution of marriage and in the understanding of female religiosity.
A sweeping history of Judaism over more than three millenniaJudaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and it has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has embodied over the course of more than three millennia.
From National Book Awardwinning author Martin Marty, the surprising story of a Christian classic born in a Nazi prison cellFor fascination, influence, inspiration, and controversy, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers from Prison is unmatched by any other book of Christian reflection written in the twentieth century.
How the history of Texas illuminates America's post-Civil War pastTracing the intersection of religion, race, and power in Texas from Reconstruction through the rise of the Religious Right and the failed presidential bid of Governor Rick Perry, Rough Country illuminates American history since the Civil War in new ways, demonstrating that Texas's story is also America's.
Discover the Variety and Unity of the Early ChurchThe Christian church of the early centuries spread throughout much of Asia, Africa, and Europe, spoke many languages, was situated within diverse cultural settings, and had varied worship practices; yet it maintained a vital unity on core teachings at the heart of the Christian faith.
The life and times of India's most famous spiritual and literary masterpieceThe Bhagavad Gita, perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, is universally regarded as one of the world's spiritual and literary masterpieces.
From the acclaimed author of Immigrant, Montana comes a one-of-a-kind novel about memory, politics, a world of lies, and the ways in which truth can be not only stranger than fiction, but a fiction of its own.
Quest'opera è la più estesa biografia di san Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975), elaborata anche sul materiale della causa di canonizzazione, avvenuta in Piazza S.
Fruto del encuentro eucarístico dominical y basado en textos del papa Francisco y en experiencias del mundo contemporáneo, el autor nos comparte sus reflexiones evangélicas acerca del cuidado, la alegría y la misericordia.
El fenómeno del cristianismo sionista nos invita a preguntarnos sobre la secularización de las sociedad, qué problema plantea a la separación de Iglesia y Estado o más aún: la separación entre religión y política.
New perspectives on early globalisms from objects and imagesTales Things Tell offers new perspectives on histories of connectivity between Africa, Asia, and Europe in the period before the Mongol conquests of the thirteenth century.
Papst Franziskus: "Diese Wirtschaft tötet"Hat Papst Franziskus Recht, wenn er behauptet, dass die jetzige Wirtschaftsordnung ganze Bevölkerungsgruppen ausgrenzt, soziale Ungerechtigkeiten erzeugt und Gewalt hervorbringt?
How the image of God is being refashioned from the Protestant pulpit for an increasingly secular worldIn recent years, direct-mail Christianity has extended a new kind of invitation to the Protestant faithful: slick brochures enumerating the social and psychological advantages of church attendance, with no mention whatsoever of spiritual striving, suffering, or faith in God.
Holy Bible: King James Version (KJV) Old and new Testements - King James Version - The King James Version (KJV), commonly known as the Authorized Version, is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611.
An alternative eco-history exploring the profound relationship between early humans and birds, and how bird mythology was incorporated into Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Song Celestial or Bhagavad-Gita: Discourse Between Arjuna, Prince of India, and the Supreme Being Under the Form of Krishna" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Con una atenta y minuciosa selección de textos, discursos y homilías de Jorge Mario Bergoglio, este volumen remarca la continuidad existente en sus palabras desde el inicio de su camino sacerdotal hasta llegar al "pontificado de la ternura y de la misericordia", como ha sido definido por conocidos comentaristas.
Contrariamente a lo que se ha pensado y consta en los libros de historia y crítica literaria, la célebre obra de Juan León Mera, Cumandá (1877), no fue la primera novela ecuatoriana en defender los principios del cristianismo como fundamentos de la nación emergente.
The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape explores Hinduism as it was practised in temples across the Indian subcontinent throughout history, highlighting the temple's significance as a marker of cultural identity.
A holistic, eye-opening history of one of the most significant turning points in Christianity, The Reformation as Renewal demonstrates that the Reformation was at its core a renewal of evangelical catholicity.
A holistic, eye-opening history of one of the most significant turning points in Christianity, The Reformation as Renewal demonstrates that the Reformation was at its core a renewal of evangelical catholicity.
An in-depth study into the mystery and purpose of angels*; Explains that angels are beings of light consciousness, here to help our individual and planetary cosmic evolution*; Explores angels from Judeo-Christian and Islamic faiths, Hinduism and Buddhism, the beliefs of ancient Egypt, Yezidism, and Zoroastrianism as well as what Theosophists, Kabbalists, Sufi masters, Eastern gurus, and modern mystics like Edgar Cayce have recounted about angels*; Examines contemporary angelic encounters, including the author's own interactions with angels, and also looks at the purpose of dark angels and fallen angelsFrom the divine messengers of Western traditions to the devas of Eastern traditions to the meleks and spirit beings found along the Silk Road, angels are one of the unifying themes of theology worldwide.
A Guided Tour of One of the Greatest Theological Works of the Twentieth CenturyKarl Barth's Church Dogmatics is considered by many to be the most important theological work of the twentieth century and for many people reading it, or at least understanding its contents and arguments, is a lifelong goal.
Das äthiopische Henochbuch ist ein faszinierendes und tiefgründiges Werk, das seit Jahrhunderten Gelehrte, Theologen und Laien gleichermaßen in seinen Bann zieht.
Das Anliegen der Ontosophie besteht darin, evolutionär und kulturell verzerrte Vorstellungen von dem, was Denken und Realität seien, herauszustellen und sie via Bewusstwerdung zu durchschauen.
Kaum ein Telekommunikationssystem kann auf eine solch lange und wechselhafte Entwicklungsgeschichte zurückblicken wie die Videotelefonie: Während sie einerseits ein stetiges gesellschaftliches und kulturelles Interesse an dieser Technik markiert, dokumentiert sie doch gleichzeitig auch den ausbleibenden Erfolg der Videotelefonie.
Das Anliegen der Ontosophie besteht darin, evolutionär und kulturell verzerrte Vorstellungen von dem, was Denken und Realität seien, herauszustellen und sie via Bewusstwerdung zu durchschauen.
The purpose of this monograph is to establish the true date of Christ' s Crucifixion from the Old and New Testaments, based on Daniel's Seventy-Week Prophecy ( Daniel 9:24-27), and in the light of the historical and the existing archaeological evidence.
Ein Wanderung durch die alten Religionen in Korea und Japan vom Schamanismus und esoterischen Buddhismus bis zum Zen mit dem Schwerpunkt auf die Mythologie der glückbringenden Drachen.
