This volume illuminates some of the manifold ways in which Britain's communication infrastructure affected everyday life in nineteenth-century Britain.
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.
At the age of nineteen, Catherine Spalding (17931858) ventured into what would become a lifetime of leadership with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN)one of the most significant American religious communities for women.
Die erste Frau in der Bibel ("EVA" Gen 1-3) ist in der christlichen Geschichte und Tradition weitgehend zu einer negativen Figur gemacht worden, zum Symbol für die Unzuverlässigkeit von Frauen, zur Verführerin und Ursache allen Übels.
Die soziale und politische Wirkmächtigkeit und die Konflikthaftigkeit von religiösen Überzeugungen erfordern es, das Verhältnis von Religion und Bildung neu zu reflektieren.
Interludes of Peace in the Medieval Latin East undertakes a multifaceted examination of peacemaking processes as they unfolded in the medieval Latin East.
Die Feststellung einer Wiederkehr religiöser Erscheinungsformen und Deutungsmuster prägt die wissenschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Debatte am Beginn des 21.
This volume reveals how some Christian authors used the poetry of Vergil to explain important aspects of the three persons of the trinity, shedding new light on the attitudes of early Christians towards non-Christian texts.
This volume reveals how some Christian authors used the poetry of Vergil to explain important aspects of the three persons of the trinity, shedding new light on the attitudes of early Christians towards non-Christian texts.
Bei Hitze, Hagel, Kälte oder Trockenheit, als Mittel zur Brandbekämpfung und Abwendung von Wassergefahren hielt man Hostien für allgegenwärtig und allmächtig.
The first general survey of relations between Protestants and Catholics in America during the past half century will be welcomed not only by social historians but by clergymen and laymen interested in the development of constructive interfaith relations.
While religious diversity is often considered a recent phenomenon in America, the Cape Fear region of southeastern North Carolina has been a diverse community since the area was first settled.
With Frassati's famous motto Verso l'alto (To the Heights), this book challenges you to rise to the occasion and live your faith with courageous action.
Christianity Today 2025 Book Award Winner (Biblical Studies)Southwestern Journal of Theology 2025 Book Award (Honorable Mention, Biblical Reference / Biblical Backgrounds)"Biblical scholars regard this book as an important--even field-shifting--contribution.
Die Genealogie der Moderne steht im Gegensatz zu ihren politischen Apologeten, die so etwas wie ihre Legitimität erweisen zu können glauben, unter dem magischen Bann des Willens zur Macht, der als die treibende Kraft anzusehen ist, durch welche die Verdrängung des lapsarischen Urbewusstseins sich menschheitsgeschichtlich ereignet.
This book applies spatial theories from human and cultural geography to the archaeological remains of Ancient Corinth in order to consider how sacred places could have been created in the first century.
This book applies spatial theories from human and cultural geography to the archaeological remains of Ancient Corinth in order to consider how sacred places could have been created in the first century.
This book focuses on women's participation in the Moravian Church during the eighteenth century, focusing on the intentional practice of international marriage and migration that supported their missionary work amongst enslaved populations in the Caribbean.
This book focuses on women's participation in the Moravian Church during the eighteenth century, focusing on the intentional practice of international marriage and migration that supported their missionary work amongst enslaved populations in the Caribbean.
Through an examination of the Opus maius, Roger Bacon's great scientific work of 1267, this book offers insight into Bacon's understanding of the role of science in society and the study and practice of science in the later Middle Ages.
Der Band untersucht dynamische Konfigurationen, die in der Interaktion von menschlichen und nicht-menschlichen Körpern, von Materialitäten und Technologien entstehen und fragt nach Konzepten, die deren gegenseitige Abhängigkeiten jenseits von Reifizierung und Naturalisierung denken.
Camilo Torres: Priest, Liberation Theologian, Guerrilla Fighter takes an in-depth look at the intense story of Colombian figure Camilo Torres Restrepo (1929-1966).
Just about fifty years ago, in its declaration on religious freedom at the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church programmatically dispensed with political coercion as a means of enforcing its claim to truth.
Tommy and Katie McGrady, hosts of Family Mass Prep on the Hallow app, offer a warm, relatable guide to walking with your child through First Reconciliation (and beyond!
Providing an inclusive history of the entire territory and people of medieval Europe from 250 to1450, this volume examines not just the political history but the rich social and cultural history, too.
