Christianity, in its Catholic, Protestant and Nonconformist forms, has played an enormous role in the history of Wales and in the defining and shaping of Welsh identity over the past two thousand years.
The eighteenth-century bishops of the Church of England and its sister communions had immense status and authority in both secular society and the Church.
In this thorough exegesis of the primary texts dealing with the resurrection of Jesus, New Testament expert Gerd Ludemann (University of Gttingen) presents compelling evidence that shows the resurrection was not a historical event and further argues that this development leaves little, if any, basis for Christian faith as presently defined.
As well as outlining the shape of Welsh religious history generally, this volume describes the development of Calvinistic Methodist thought up to and beyond the secession from the Established Church in 1811, and the way in which the Evangelical Revival impacted the Older Dissent to create a vibrant popular Nonconformity.
The Gothic Ideology argues that in order to modernize and secularize, the British Protestant imaginary needed an 'other' against which it could define itself as a culture and a nation with distinct boundaries.
Cyflwynir yma holl syniadaeth athrawiaethol yr Apostol Paul a’i gefndir meddyliol mewn un bennod ar ddeg, ynghyd â swmp y farn ysgolheigaidd ddiweddaraf ar y pwnc.
The Gothic Ideology argues that in order to modernize and secularize, the British Protestant imaginary needed an 'other' against which it could define itself as a culture and a nation with distinct boundaries.
This interdisciplinary study of medieval English anchoritism from 1080-1450, explodes the myth of the anchorhold as solitary death-cell, reveals it instead as the site of potential intellectual exchange, and demonstrates an anchoritic spirituality in synch with the wider medieval world.
Una Iglesia verdaderamente sinodal se construye a partir de dinamicas comunicativas abiertas, participativas e interactivas, donde la conversacion ocupa un lugar central.
This book engages with the relationship between religion, evolution and heredity, by bringing together two of its aspects that are frequently discussed separately: Darwinism and eugenics.
When life shifts, fear rises, prayers seem unanswered, and the future feels uncertain, Held by His Hands points the heart back to the unchanging faithfulness of God.
Medieval anchorites willingly embraced the most extreme form of solitude known to the medieval world, so they might forge a closer connection with God.
As well as outlining the shape of Welsh religious history generally, this volume describes the development of Calvinistic Methodist thought up to and beyond the secession from the Established Church in 1811, and the way in which the Evangelical Revival impacted the Older Dissent to create a vibrant popular Nonconformity.
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject Theology - Historic Theology, Ecclesiastical History, grade: First, New College Durham, language: English, abstract: The twelfth century saw dramatic changes in the priorities of the Western Church and its doctrinal emphasis.
The eighteenth-century bishops of the Church of England and its sister communions had immense status and authority in both secular society and the Church.
Cyflwynir yma holl syniadaeth athrawiaethol yr Apostol Paul a’i gefndir meddyliol mewn un bennod ar ddeg, ynghyd â swmp y farn ysgolheigaidd ddiweddaraf ar y pwnc.
Between Thought and Temple traces the history, doctrine, and culture of the Círculo Esotérico da Comunhão do Pensamento (CECP) from its founding in São Paulo in 1909 to the present day.
This special issue of The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture comprises some of the papers delivered at the 'George Whitefield after Three Hundred Years' International Conference held in June 2014 at Pembroke College, Oxford, commemorating the tercentenary of George Whitefield's birth in 1714.
Although it has long been acknowledged that the early Irish literary corpus preserves both pre-Christian and Christian elements, the challenges involved in the understanding of these different strata have not been subjected to critical examination.
The evangelical or Methodist revival had a major impact on Welsh religion, society and culture, leading to the unprecedented growth of Nonconformity by the nineteenth century, which established a very clear difference between Wales and England in religious terms.
Monastic Wales - new approaches is an interdisciplinary collection of essays written by some of the leading scholars working on aspects of medieval Welsh history.
This illuminating volume sheds light on the religious women of medieval Wales, drawing on a wide range of sources from saints' lives and native poetry to holy wells and visual imagery.
The Social Life of the Early Modern Protestant Clergy provides unexpected new insights on the lives of the early modern English and Swedish clergy through case studies and broader surveys.
Christianity, in its Catholic, Protestant and Nonconformist forms, has played an enormous role in the history of Wales and in the defining and shaping of Welsh identity over the past two thousand years.
