History of religion

Mit der Überfahrt der Mayflower 1620 begann die neuenglische Geschichte als ein puritanisches Gründungsexperiment inmitten der Wildnis.

In this insightful volume, Susan R.

This book brings together the papers presented at the McMaster Divinity College 2007 Pentecostal Forum: "e;Defining Issues in Pentecostalism: Classical and Emergent.

The hill of Uisneach lies almost exactly at the geographical center of Ireland.

Bridging the gap between cognition and culture, this handbook explores both social scientific and humanities approaches to understanding the physical processes of religious life, tradition, practice, and belief.

Of immense significance to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Holy Land has been attracting visitors since the fifth century BC.

The book is an interdisciplinary study on the relationship between Muslims and their mosques in Indonesia and Malaysia.

From the first Jewish revolt against Rome in the first century CE to contemporary Islamic fanaticism, faith in the hands of religious zealots has been a powerful and often catastrophic means of enacting radical change.

This is an introduction to the New Testament portrayals of Jesus of Nazareth.

Der Band 42 (2018) enthält neben Berichten aus den Arbeitsgemeinschaften und Vereinen für Kirchengeschichte und Buchbesprechungen folgende Hauptbeiträge:- Die verschiedenen Versionen des Holzschnitts der Himmelsleiter von Lucas Cranach d.

Insights from a beloved spiritual leader on everything from forgiveness and faith to mercy and money, from prayer and parenting to tango and soccer The moment the identity of the newly elected 266th pontiff was revealed, it was clear to the thousands gathered in St.

How did the Christian Church originate, what journeys has it taken over two millennia, and how did it come to exist in its present, myriad forms?

A gripping revisionist history that shows how ordinary Italians played a central role in the genocide of Italian Jews during the Second World WarIn this gripping revisionist history of Italy's role in the Holocaust, Simon Levis Sullam presents an unforgettable account of how ordinary Italians actively participated in the deportation of Italy's Jews between 1943 and 1945, when Mussolini's collaborationist republic was under German occupation.

The God Who Comforts is a spiritual reading of Jesus' upper room discipleship sermon.

Translating Religion advances thinking about translation as a critical category in religious studies, combining theoretical reflection about processes of translation in religion with focused case studies that are international, interdisciplinary, and interreligious.

When world-class biblical scholar Bart Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators.

Annie Besant is primarily remembered as the international president of the Theosophical Society.

Roots Matter recognizes the impact of transgenerational trauma, as a result of chattel slavery, on the African American community.

We often pray with the saints in our Catholic practice or see paintings of angels by famous artists, but who are they really?

Using south-western England as a focus for considering the continued place of witchcraft and demonology in provincial culture in the period between the English and French revolutions, Barry shows how witch-beliefs were intricately woven into the fabric of daily life, even at a time when they arguably ceased to be of interest to the educated.

A new atlas of Christian history has been needed for many years.

It is the thesis of this study that in Calvin's theology, poverty and affliction--not splendor and glory--mark and manifest the kingdom of God on earth.

Winner of a 2020 Catholic Press Association book award (second place, gender issues-inclusion in the Church).

William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury 1828-1848, led the Church of England during the beginning and expansion of the Oxford Movement, at a time when the precursor to the Church Commissioners was established, and during the momentous debates and decisions in Parliament which saw the final retreat from the myth of an all Anglican legislature.

Baptists are not often thought of as leading theologians and practitioners of worship.

During the Reformation, the Book of Psalms became one of the most well-known books of the Bible.

Few debates divide the contemporary church more than the issue of call.

How Thor Lost his Thunder is the first major English-language study of early medieval evidence for the Old Norse god, Thor.

Preaching was an integral part of the crusade movement.

This timely study analyses the seventeenth-century revival of monasticism by English women who founded convents in France and the Low Countries.

In Immanuel Kant als dem führenden Vertreter der philosophischen Aufklärung und dem Geisterseher Emanuel Swedenborg stehen sich zwei auf den ersten Blick ganz gegensätzliche Repräsentanten des 18.

Bestselling author, speaker, editor, and media personality Bert Ghezzi has been a leading figure in American Catholic life for more than forty years.

A first prayer book for young children, with 21 traditional prayers in simple Hebrew, transliteration, and English.

The Compendium of World Sovereigns series contains three volumes: Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern.

The Acts of Early Church Councils Acts examines the acts of ancient church councils as the objects of textual practices, in their editorial shaping, and in their material conditions.

Singing the Right Way enters the world of Orthodox Christianity in Estonia to explore musical style in worship, cultural identity, and social imagination.

The questions of Christianity are perennial.

A Companion to St.

A history of the second great expansion of the Islamic world eastwards from the eleventh century to the eighteenth.

In this succinct dual biography, Laura Chmielewski demonstrates how the lives of two French explorers - Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and Louis Jolliet, a fur trapper - reveal the diverse world of early America.

From the time of Martin Luther's writing of "e;On War Against the Turk"e; in 1529 to American Lutheran military chaplains serving in the U.

The globalizing world of late modernity is heavily awash with pseudo-gods.

The Real Story of the ExodusColin Humphreys, a world-renowned Cambridge University scientist, reveals for the first time the concrete, scientific truth behind the Exodus miracles.