This comprehensive and cross-cultural study examines three-dimensional structural replicas of the Santa Casa, or Holy House of the Virgin Mary, and related circulating visual and textual media.
With Frassati's famous motto Verso l'alto (To the Heights), this book challenges you to rise to the occasion and live your faith with courageous action.
Die Frage, ob es so etwas wie einen geistigen Kern Europas gibt und was ihn ausmachen könnte, hat in den letzten Jahren kontinuierlich an Brisanz gewonnen.
The largest Protestant denomination in the United States is in the midst of a serious identity crisis; many Baptists are revisiting or turning away from the tradition, leaving others to become increasingly uncertain that the denomination can remain viable.
"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.
Amidst a catastrophic civil war that began in 1983 and ended in 2005, many Dinka people in Sudan repudiated their inherited religious beliefs and embraced a vibrant Anglican faith.
In the eighth century, the Byzantine Empire began a campaign to remove or suppress sacred images that depicted Christ, the Virgin, or other holy figures, whether in paintings, mosaics, murals, or other media.
An exploration of how popes attempted to construct, maintain, and represent their power beyond Europe's eastern frontiers during the Avignon period of the 14th century.
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.
With impressively clear prose and a superb command of history, best-selling author Randall Balmer offers a spirited history of evangelical Christianity in the United States.
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the caves near Qumran in 1947 sparked near endless speculation about the possible connections between the Essenes--purportedly the inhabitants of the settlement--and the birth, nature, and growth of early Christianity.
Eusebius's groundbreaking History of the Church, remains the single most important source for the history of the first three centuries of Christianity and stands among the classics of Western literature.
This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.
Phrygia in the second and third centuries CE offers more vivid evidence for what has been termed ';lived ancient religion' than any other region in the ancient world.
The shift of the center of gravity in world Christianity from the Global North to the Global South was arguably the most important development in the faith during the twentieth century.
Religion in Romantic England explores the ways that the literature of English Christianity shaped the social, cultural, political, and religious life of the nation in texts published between 1760 and 1832.
Early Islam has emerged as a lively site of historical investigation, and scholars have challenged the traditional accounts of Islamic origins by drawing attention to the wealth of non-Islamic sources that describe the rise of Islam.
David Bebbington is well known for his characterization of the Evangelical movement in terms of the four leading emphases of Bible, cross, conversion, and activism.
With Frassati's famous motto Verso l'alto (To the Heights), this book challenges you to rise to the occasion and live your faith with courageous action.
Roure draws a novel connection between Tommaso Campanella's utopian ideas for Imperial Spain and Catholicism and Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernandez de Quiros' vision of an idyllic society and a mythical city of New Jerusalem in the antipodes.
