History of religion

This book explores Muslim communities in Southeast Asia and the integration of Islamic culture with the diverse ethnic cultures of the region, offering a look at the practice of cultural and religious coexistence in various realms.

This book studies the interplay of economic philosophy and moral conduct as reflected in the writings of one of the most renowned scholars in Islamic history, Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali (d.

Boasting countless benefits and applications, hand made felt is a chunky,durable and non-fraying fabric that can be used for fashion and home projects.

This work compares medieval and modern Arabic sources relating to the Berber Empires (11th-13th centuries) with the way in which European studies have apprehended this topic against the backdrop of the emergence of orientalism and the expansion of France in the Maghreb.

Prophetic and apocalyptic rhetoric play critical roles in the development and articulation of political authority in the reigns of Charlemagne (d.

Goodbye, Good Men uncovers how radical liberalism has infiltrated the Catholic Church, overthrowing traditional beliefs, standards, and disciplines.

Martyrs create space and time through the actions they take, the fate they suffer, the stories they prompt, the cultural narratives against which they take place and the retelling of their tales in different places and contexts.

Robert of Nantes was Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from 1240 to 1254, and, according to Bernard Hamilton, was "e;the most important single person"e; in the Frankish Kingdom of Jerusalem after the Battle of Forbie in 1244.

In his book The Benedict Option, Rod Dreher issued a timely warning to the church.

When it comes to the last days, God has provided believers with everything we need to know about what is coming.

2025 Indie Book Awards Finalist | PoetryRilke's voice from the last tumultuous young century reaches tenderly into ours.

As the millennium approached, the number of independent African Pentecostal churches in Britain increased rapidly.

Ein häufiges Argument gegen die Regulierung von Meinungsäußerungen ist, dass "gute" Meinungsäußerungen "schlechte" Meinungsäußerungen besiegen werden.

How do people make sense of their past, and look forward into their future, through practices religious, spiritual or otherwise in places of both modernity and political trauma?

Where Christianity Errs comprises a group of essays that aim to carefully, clearly, fairly, and without rancor argue that Christianity has significantly erred in some of its important beliefs and activities.

This book presents ecological insights drawn from a reading of Julian of Norwich, considering how effectively she can help us in our current plight.

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.

Most twentieth-century Americans fail to appreciate the power of Christian conversion that characterized the eighteenth-century revivals, especially the Great Awakening of the 1740s.

*; Provides accounts of ESP ranging from ancient Greek myth, traditional North and South American, African, and Polynesian stories to individuals like Rumi, Charles Dickens, and Carl Jung*; Considers unexplained ESP-related happenings, including bilocation, the ability to locate lost items, early knowledge of one's own death, and perceptions regarding the well-being of loved onesWhether a premonition of an impending event, a warning of potential danger, or an unlikely synchronistic experience, such things are surprisingly common, even if they often cannot be clearly explained.

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 Odes of Solomon are extraordinary songs of spiritual triumph from the messianic age that continue to resonate with our souls today.

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion contains newly commissioned chapters by 21 prominent experts who cover the field in a comprehensive but accessible manner.

This volume provides a guide to research in the field of Greek Myth, introducing the main questions, theories and methods related to the study of Greek Myth today.

The volume explores the relationship between religion and violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Early modern period, involving European and Japanese scholars.

The volume explores the relationship between religion and violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Early modern period, involving European and Japanese scholars.

Perhaps the most inclusive, sweeping, and insightful history ever written about the North American Mennonite saga.

This volume provides a guide to research in the field of Greek Myth, introducing the main questions, theories and methods related to the study of Greek Myth today.

Given Leopold Zunz's difficult German style and the tight conciseness of his presentation, it is hardly surprising that no English translation of his Die Ritus (1859) has been published.

Due to the long presence of Muslims in Islamic territories (Al-Andalus and Granada) and of Muslims minorities in the Christians parts, the Iberian Peninsula provides a fertile soil for the study of the Qur'an and Qur'an translations made by both Muslims and Christians.

Winner of a 2025 CMA Book Award from the Catholic Media Association: Catholic Social Teaching (First Place).

In medieval England, women in labor wrapped birth girdles around their abdomens to protect themselves and their unborn children.

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion contains newly commissioned chapters by 21 prominent experts who cover the field in a comprehensive but accessible manner.

Science, Politics and Gnosticism comprises two essays by Eric Voegelin (1901-85), arguably one of the most provocative and influential political philosophers of the last century.

Diario del destierro narra, desde la mirada en primera persona del padre Peramás, el viaje de peregrinación de los jesuitas expulsados de América en tiempos de Carlos III, posterior a la creación de la Compañía de Jesús y la instalación de la comunidad jesuítica en América.

Investigating the representation of artefacts, objects and 'things' in a range of predominantly Western archaeological fiction from the late Victorian period to the modern day, this book examines the narratives through which humanity represents its own material heritage in relation to notions of enchantment, exhibition, estrangement, adventure, tourism and waste.

Science, Politics and Gnosticism comprises two essays by Eric Voegelin (1901-85), arguably one of the most provocative and influential political philosophers of the last century.

Over the last twenty years, the rise of Qur'anic studies has been one of the most remarkable developments within the wider framework of Islamic scholarship.

In "Sagen & Märchen Altindiens" entführt uns Alois Essigmann in die faszinierende Welt der indischen Folklore.

Immanuel Kants 'Der einzig mögliche Beweisgrund zu einer Demonstration des Daseins Gottes' ist ein bedeutendes Werk der philosophischen Literatur des 18.

William Blake's 'The Book of Job' is a remarkable interpretation of the biblical narrative with all the original illustrations by the author himself.

Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewskis Buch 'Der Großinquisitor: Klassiker der russischen Literatur' ist ein Meisterwerk der Weltliteratur.

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Perhaps more than anywhere else in the world, Africa has generated unique expressions of Christianity that have, in their rapid development, overtaken older forms of Christianity represented by historic missionary efforts.