History of religion

Winner of a 2025 CMA Book Award from the Catholic Media Association: Scripture - Series (Second Place).

In recent years, the rituals and beliefs associated with the end of life and the commemoration of the dead have increasingly been identified as of critical importance in understanding the social and cultural impact of the Reformation.

In an age when fathers are more important than ever, how do you embark on your journey to manhood and know how to steer clear of the dangers along the way?

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This book, emphasizing Genesis 14 and Psalm 110, contributes to the history of composition of the patriarchal narratives in the book of Genesis and to the history of theology of the Second Temple period.

From the beginning of his career, Swiss theologian Karl Barth (1886-1969) was often in conflict with the spirit of his times.

In recent years many historians have argued that the Reformation did not - as previously thought - hamper the development of Northern European visual culture, but rather gave new impetus to the production, diffusion and reception of visual materials in both Catholic and Protestant milieus.

A groundbreaking history of how the Christian "e;West"e; emerged from the ancient Mediterranean worldIn this acclaimed history of Early Christendom, Judith Herrin shows how-from the sack of Rome in 410 to the coronation of Charlemagne in 800-the Christian "e;West"e; grew out of an ancient Mediterranean world divided between the Roman west, the Byzantine east, and the Muslim south.

This book highlights the writings of the young (or early) Martin Luther, which separates it from other books on Martin Luther's theology.

The Catholic intellectual tradition is broad, and covers a wide array of academic disciplines.

William of Tyre's monumental twelfth-century history of the First Crusade and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem inspired a rich series of interrelated Old French continuations that proved very popular in the later Middle Ages.

Explores the religious rituals and beliefs of ancient Greece and Rome, using modern research into human cognition.

On the north end of London lies an old nonconformist burial ground named Bunhill Fields.

This volume examines the relationship between Christian legal theory and the fields of private law.

Perseverance and Apostasy in the New Testament thoroughly examines all the New Testament texts relevant to the controversial questions of whether a genuine believer can apostatize and/or whether an apostate can be restored.

The Civil War, sometimes called "e;The American Iliad,"e; is an epic of violence, rage, bravery, and love, whose echoes still can be heard.

Sacred Stimulus offers a thorough exploration of Jerusalem's role in the formation and formulation of Christian art in Rome during the fourth and fifth centuries.

Kenneth Cragg (19132012) was one of the West's most gifted interpreters of Islam.

Die Studie zeichnet die Entwicklung des Verhältnisses zwischen Christen und Juden in Palästina in den vier Jahrhunderten nach der Christianisierung des Landes seit Konstantin nach.

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Cultivating Sikh Culture and Identity explores the development of modern Sikh identities through the concept of 'cultivation of culture'.

It is difficult to find a surgeon like Enzo Piccinini.

Das Buch bietet eine kritische Literaturgeschichte der Lutherbilder von der Reformationszeit bis zur Gegenwart.

Scholars increasingly recognise that understanding the history of religion means understanding worship and devotion as well as doctrines and polemics.

A crisis of faith confronted many Canadian Protestants in the late nineteenth century.

What role do pre-modern religious traditions play in the formation of modern secular identities?

The figure of William Cecil dominates the court of Elizabeth I, and next to the queen herself, no one did more to shape the political, religious and economic landscape of late sixteenth century England.

A mix of thematic essays, reference entries, and primary source documents covering the role of religion in American history and life from the colonial era to the present.

Over the last few decades, our knowledge of how the human mind and brain works increased dramatically.

Covering the major monotheistic religions-Christianity, Judaism, and Islam-as well as selected Eastern religions and Baha'i, Zoroastrianism, and Mormonism, this cross-cultural book offers excerpts of sacred texts and interprets passages to enable a deeper understanding of these religious writings.

Saladin is perhaps the one and only Muslim ruler who emerges with any clarity in standard tales and histories of the Crusades; this is a translation of Baha' al-Din Ibn Shaddad's account of his life and career.

The Eastern Christian tradition is filled with theological and spiritual riches.

In Today Everything Is Different Dirk Lange does not fail to deliver the "e;unexpected"e; in helping readers gain both a greater understanding of Christian spirituality and a path to it.

The articles here deal with liturgical music.

Emet le-Yaakov comprises a collection of essays celebrating the career and achievements of Rabbi Dr.

Thomas Harrison is today perhaps best remembered for the manner of his death.

For hundreds of years, the biblical story of the Curse of Ham was marshalled as a justification of serfdom, slavery and human bondage.

Object Lives and Global Histories in Northern North America explores how close, collaborative looking can discern the traces of contact, exchange, and movement of objects and give them a life and political power in complex cross-cultural histories.

This title was first published in 2002: JA rg Breu belonged to the generation of German Renaissance artists that included DArer, Cranach, GrAnewald, Altdorfer, and, in his own city of Augsburg, Hans Burgkmair the Elder.

Textile has been used as a medium of communication since the prehistoric period.

Abraham on Trial questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child.

This book supplies fundamental information about the diverse religious beliefs of Africa, explains central tenets of the African worldview, and overviews various forms of African spiritual practices and experiences.

Common views of religion typically focus on the beliefs and meanings derived from revealed scriptures, ideas, and doctrines.

Johann Jakob Rambach (1693–1735) war der wohl bekannteste Theologieprofessor seiner Zeit und galt als ein bedeutender Vertreter des lutherischen Barockpietismus.

This collection of nine essays, with an introduction by Richard Griffiths, examines some of the broad themes relating to the way in which the reading, translation and interpretation of the Bible in the Renaissance could serve the specific and often practical aims of those involved.