History of religion

What is agnosticism?

Die weltweit bekannteste historische Figur ist zweifellos Jesus.

In religious terms Pentecostalism was probably the most vibrant and rapidly-growing religious movement of the 20th century.

The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since.

Découvrez le monde fascinant du folklore japonais, où mythes et légendes prennent vie !

By his writings, the surviving bulk of which exceeds that of any other ancient author, Augustine came to influence not only his contemporaries but also the West since his time.

What is agnosticism?

Shinto: Der Weg der Götter II – Die Seele Japans zwischen Tradition und GegenwartTauchen Sie ein in die magische Welt des Shintoismus – die spirituelle Seele Japans!

What is Anglicanism?

Religion plays a central role in human experience.

It's hard to think of a single aspect of American culture, past or present, in which religion has not played a major role.

While the Middle Ages represent a topic of perennial interest, most studies have addressed the western parts of the European continent, often from the angle of the written sources.

"e;Paris is worth a mass"e; was the realistic response of Protestant Henry IV, who changed his faith to secure the throne of France, to the central importance of the French Catholic Church.

Understanding associations in the Greco-Roman world enhances the study of the rise of early Christianity--whether at the micro-level of interpreting particular texts or at the macro-level of assessing the spread of Christ-devotion in the pre-Constantinian era.

This sourcebook provides an expansive picture of medicine, health, and healing in ancient Greece and Rome.

Religion in Tudor England offers readers the prose and the poetry, the theology and the spirituality, the prayers and the polemics, of one of the most important epochs in the making of modern Christianity.

This book examines the role of Buddhism in India-Japan relations through three approaches.

A balanced, accessible commentary for Spirit-filled ChristiansThe Spirit who inspired the authors of the New Testament is at work today around the globe, as evidenced by the explosive growth of pentecostal, charismatic, and renewalist movements; the number of adherents is now estimated at more than half a billion.

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Often described as a period of decline and decadence, the history of the Byzantine Empire under the emperors of the Palaiologan dynasty (1261-1453) has undergone a considerable historiographical revival that has allowed this deeply negative image to be nuanced.

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Most parents have no trouble telling their children how to dress, drive, study, or shave, but struggle to talk with them about how best to live-about real love, faith, integrity, values, true enrichment, and success.

Quakerism: The Basics introduces a vibrant twenty-first-century religion, tracing the evolution of the Religious Society of Friends from its origins in seventeenth-century England to a worldwide religion, balancing discussion of Quaker history, evolving beliefs and practices, and contemporary social action.

The instant Sunday Times bestsellerNo.

This book discusses the the beginning of writing and the Beginning of Biblical Literature.

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In eleven short years, from 1918 to 1929, Faith Tabernacle Congregation, a small divine healing church in Philadelphia, spread over the Guinea Coast, garnering over 250 branches and nearly 11,000 members without ever sending missionaries from the United States.

Muslims in the Russian Army is the first comprehensive account of the tsarist army's relationship to Muslim soldiers in late imperial Russia.

From Tiberias With Love is a journey to rediscovering the magic and mystery, the intimacy and depth of a lost moment in the history of a remarkably relevant conscious community in the Galilee that still has much to teach us.

Offers a theoretical account of the relationship between power, emotion, and identity through an analysis of ancient Jewish texts.

Californias Prodigal Sons: Hiram Johnson and the Progressives, 1911-1917 provides an in-depth examination of the transformative Progressive Era in California under the leadership of Governor Hiram W.

Experimentation in American Religion: The New Mysticism and Their Implications for the Churchesexplores the emergence of new religious movements in America, particularly those outside the traditional Judeo-Christian framework.

The narrative of Civil Rights often begins with the prophetic figure of Martin Luther King Jr.

Weltweit sind Rechtspopulisten auf dem Vormarsch.

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First published in 1931, History of Palestine is the dramatic picture of the Holy Land to which Jews returned after many centuries.

With his rosy cheeks and matching red suit--and ever-present elf and reindeer companions--Santa Claus may be the most identifiable of fantastical characters.

First published in 1989, A Social History of French Catholicism 1789-1914 is a clear survey of over a hundred years of Catholicism in French society.

The history of East Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe may be considered as alternating between a Marxist emphasis on rigid differences between Antiquity and the Middle Ages, largely derived from distinctive modes of production, and a preoccupation with borders, ethnicity, and personalities.

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