History of religion

Hinduism: The Primary Sources stands out as the most comprehensive anthology of Hindu writings thus far.

From the end of the American Civil War to the start of World War II, the Protestant missionary movement unintentionally tilled the soil in which American Islamophobia would eventually take root.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Reformation transformed Europe and left an indelible mark on the modern world.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Reformation transformed Europe and left an indelible mark on the modern world.

Atheism and the Problem of Evil motivates, constructs, and defends two arguments from evil against "e;core theism.

Much of the commentary and scholarship on Candrakirti-whether canonical or contemporary-has been concerned with the question of whether Candrakirti is a radical nihilist who denies the possibility of any knowledge and the reality of both the external world and of the mind.

Much of the commentary and scholarship on Candrakirti-whether canonical or contemporary-has been concerned with the question of whether Candrakirti is a radical nihilist who denies the possibility of any knowledge and the reality of both the external world and of the mind.

Minor Majesties studies the small ancient kingdom of Paluvur, a town located on the northern bank of the Kaveri river, about 30 kilometers north of Tanjavur.

Who wrote the Pauline Epistles?

This volume presents the first edition and translation of the Dyalogus de potentia summi pontifices, a little known, fragmentary work of fourteenth-century political theory by the Dominican Dondinus of Pavia.

Lucidly written by leading biblical scholars Michael D.

Forced migration has led to the creation of unique spaces within varying contexts where music is made, shared, and experienced.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe Catholic Reformation: A Very Short Introduction traces the Catholic Reformation from its beginnings in the first half of the sixteenth century, through the years of unrest in Europe, to its global expansion in the Americas, Asia, and Africa, and its continued influence and legacy into the twentieth century.

Over 15 years after its original publication The Bible in History remains an essential examination of the symbiotic relationship between Scripture and the social and cultural contexts shaping its interpretation.

Over 15 years after its original publication The Bible in History remains an essential examination of the symbiotic relationship between Scripture and the social and cultural contexts shaping its interpretation.

From The New York Timesbestselling and Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson's writings on race that every American should readAmong America's Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson.

From The New York Timesbestselling and Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson's writings on race that every American should readAmong America's Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson.

St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) saw religion as part of the natural human propensity to worship.

How does religious faith contribute to happiness?

With sharp intellect and warm humor, Lionel Morrison tells the story of the struggle for freedom in South Africa and beyond, revealing the intimate experience of grand geopolitical shiftsApartheid in South Africa was arbitrary and ferocious-its end is widely celebrated.

The information provided in this book is neither complete nor comprehensive.

Angels have filled sacred texts, mystical traditions, paintings, visions, grimoires, and modern spirituality for more than two thousand years - but the beings we call "e;angels"e; have never belonged to one simple, universal system.

In mid-2012 the previously almost forgotten Syrian Kurds suddenly emerged as a potential game-changer in the country's civil war when in an attempt to consolidate its increasingly desperate position the Assad government abruptly withdrew its troops from the major Kurdish areas in Syria.

In mid-2012 the previously almost forgotten Syrian Kurds suddenly emerged as a potential game-changer in the country's civil war when in an attempt to consolidate its increasingly desperate position the Assad government abruptly withdrew its troops from the major Kurdish areas in Syria.

St Francis and Cultural Memory explores central aspects of English national, spiritual, and broader cultural identity through a detailed yet accessible analysis of a familiar figure: the Franciscan Friar.

Many readers of scripture, particularly in North America, are not aware that a substantial number of books were removed from their Old Testament.

Many readers of scripture, particularly in North America, are not aware that a substantial number of books were removed from their Old Testament.

This book reconstructs the values, expectations and representations of priests and priesthoods in ancient Rome from the republic to the early empire.

This book reconstructs the values, expectations and representations of priests and priesthoods in ancient Rome from the republic to the early empire.

In a world dominated by the British Empire, and at a time when many Europeans considered black people inferior, Sierra Leonean writer A.

This book traces developments in Christology--and specifically the metaphysics of the union of divine and human natures in one person--from 1050 (the age of Anselm of Canterbury) to 1250 (the age of Albert the Great).

This book traces developments in Christology--and specifically the metaphysics of the union of divine and human natures in one person--from 1050 (the age of Anselm of Canterbury) to 1250 (the age of Albert the Great).

This book presents Gregory of Nyssa's On the Six Days of Creation (In Hexaemeron) as a specimen of Early Christian philosophy.

The end of the fourteenth century was a time of upheaval and contested authority among the traditional institutions of medieval Europe.

The idea that something can be present at every place has engendered much discussion both in the past and at present.

While there has been renewed scholarly interest in paratextual features of early Christian manuscripts, that interest has rarely extended to the size of manuscripts, particularly the format known as the miniature codex.

The end of the fourteenth century was a time of upheaval and contested authority among the traditional institutions of medieval Europe.

The idea that something can be present at every place has engendered much discussion both in the past and at present.

Reading Psalms with the Scribes argues for a new approach to the study of the Hebrew Bible, "e;reading with the scribes,"e; which puts variation in the ancient witnesses at the center of the endeavor.

While there has been renewed scholarly interest in paratextual features of early Christian manuscripts, that interest has rarely extended to the size of manuscripts, particularly the format known as the miniature codex.

The Philocalia of Origen is a collection of texts excerpted from the third century church father Origen's numerous works.

The churches of the Reformation highlight the righteousness of faith (Iustitia Dei) as the core of their theology.

Atheism and the Problem of Evil motivates, constructs, and defends two arguments from evil against "e;core theism.

Is the Christian church in Europe doomed to collapse under the weight of globalization, Western secularism, and a flood of Muslim immigrants?

Christian evangelism was the ostensible motive for much of the early European interaction with the indigenous population of America.

St Francis and Cultural Memory explores central aspects of English national, spiritual, and broader cultural identity through a detailed yet accessible analysis of a familiar figure: the Franciscan Friar.

The second volume of The Oxford History of British & Irish Catholicism traces the fortunes of Catholic communities in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland across a period of great uncertainty and change.

The Order of the Hermits of St Augustine has long been sidelined as a pale imitator of the Franciscans.

The second volume of The Oxford History of British & Irish Catholicism traces the fortunes of Catholic communities in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland across a period of great uncertainty and change.

The passion play at Oberammergau in Bavaria is one of the oldest theatrical spectacles in the world, with a history of regular performance that dates back to 1634.