In the history of Christian thought, St Bonaventure stands out as the pre-eminent Franciscan philosopher of the 13th century and as a key figure in the development of the spiritual theology of the Church.
The theology of sacred or clerical orders of the Latin Church in the high and later Middle Ages developed from an amalgam of texts written from late patristic antiquity through to the early 12th century.
This volume studies concrete examples of how female monastic spirituality acquires allegorical-symbolic connotations when representing itself, the world or life in the monasteries of the Hispanic area.
Zionism and Jewish Culture examines the history of Zionism from a new perspective, arguing that Zionism was not only a political project, but also a major cultural force in modern Jewish life.
The Elements of Greek Philosophy (1922) is an overview of the basic principles of Ancient Greek philosophy, tracing the developments of Greek thought from Thales of Miletus to Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
This book constitutes a pioneering and comprehensive text-in-context study of the translation of Christian tracts (from English into Chinese) by Protestant missionaries in nineteenth-century China.
Originally published in 1972, this book was the very first regional study of Puritanism to appear in print, and it has remained a widely influential text.
Hindu Customs and their Origins (1937) primarily examines the topic of caste in India, looking at the ancient ideas of the origins of caste and testing modern theories through a critical examination.
Enter God's Story of Faithfulness to His PeopleThe Christian faith extends beyond our personal experiences, our individual churches, and far beyond our present age.
Die Bibel ist mehr als ein religiöser Text – sie ist ein Fenster in die Vergangenheit, durch das wir die Geschichte der Menschheit und ihre kulturellen Wurzeln betrachten können.
Originally published in 1963, this book covers one of the least known parts of Jewish history: the golden age of Jewish culture in Spain with the interaction of Jewish, Muslim and Christian cultures, the horrors of the Inquisition and the final banishment of the race from the Iberian peninsula.
Prophets and Witches offers an exploration of female prophecy and witchcraft during the political and religious upheavals of the English Revolutionary period from 1640 to 1660.
