History of religion

In her new account of an old religion, Lynn Picknett explains that Lucifer means 'the light bringer' and was a personification of the Morning Star, the planet Venus and its goddess.

A new edition of one of the world's most important and influential booksThe Koran, the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the Hegira in AD 622 and the Prophet's death in AD 632.

To dress is a uniquely human experience, but practices and meanings of dress vary greatly among people.

To dress is a uniquely human experience, but practices and meanings of dress vary greatly among people.

Anti-Catholicism in the Mexican Revolution, 19131940 examines anti-Catholic leaders and movements during the Mexican Revolution, an era that resulted in a constitution denying the Church political rights.

Showing how spiritual care is practiced in a variety of different contexts such as healthcare, detention and higher education, as well as settings that may not have formal chaplaincy arrangements, this book offers an original and unique resource for Hindu chaplains to understand and practice spiritual care in a way that is authentic to their own tradition and that meets the needs of Hindus.

This is a long-awaited history of one of Metro Toronto's most historic churches, St.

For the first time, Sing a New Song tells the stories of four Canadian bishops who pushed the envelope and changed the world.

Somnium Xaverii de subsidio Indis ferendo (El sueño de Francisco Javier ayudando a un indio) es uno de los emblemas que aparece en el libro -en el marco del centenario de la Compañía de Jesús- Imago Primi Saeculi publicado en Amberes en 1640.

The first Christian communities were established among the population of Hindi- and Urdu-speaking North India during the middle of the nineteenth century.

"e;I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.

South Carolina Baptist Richard Furman (1755-1825) personified a host of seeming contradictions.

Children are theologians with the ability to recognize and respond to God's presence in their lives.

Sexual revolution, terrorism, student riots, civil rights, Stonewall Riots, feminism, and the publication of Humane vitae.

Weaving Hope is a narrative history of one group of Catholic women religious in the United States.

Islamophobia continues to rise among Americans even within progressive mainline churches, creating a poisonous and dangerous atmosphere for interfaith relations.

No person simply desires to be a pilgrim.

Human beings seek meaning and purpose.

A missing bridegroom, a runaway temple prostitute, and a strange call from the prophet Elijah interrupt the routine lives of a small Hebrew family struggling to survive in a drought-ridden village near Samaria.

"e;Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise.

Amy Oxley Wilkinson was a well-known missionary in both China and the West in the early twentieth century.

Religious conflict in Ireland has had a long history.