In sixteenth-century Germany Martin Luther and his followers engaged in a thorough reform of beliefs and practices related to prayer, a reform rooted in Luther's theological insights.
Inspired by analogies betwen the construction of heresy and the representation of madness described by Michael Foucault in in Histoire de la folie a l'age classique (Madness and Civilization), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries demonstrates how the concept of heresy emerges in the work of Justin Matyr.
Inspired by analogies betwen the construction of heresy and the representation of madness described by Michael Foucault in in Histoire de la folie a l'age classique (Madness and Civilization), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries demonstrates how the concept of heresy emerges in the work of Justin Matyr.
Muslim societies are largely absent from the study of religion and politics in the social sciences, despite the fact that scholarly literature often presumes that religion exercises a colossal influence on social, political, and economic outcomes in predominantly Muslim countries.
Muslim societies are largely absent from the study of religion and politics in the social sciences, despite the fact that scholarly literature often presumes that religion exercises a colossal influence on social, political, and economic outcomes in predominantly Muslim countries.
Evangelicalism, a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity, is one of the most popular and diverse religious movements in the world today.
Evangelicalism, a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity, is one of the most popular and diverse religious movements in the world today.
'a vital resource'TLS 'Compelling collection'Literary Review The Reformation was a seismic event in history whose consequences are still unfolding in Europe and across the world.
'a vital resource'TLS 'Compelling collection'Literary Review The Reformation was a seismic event in history whose consequences are still unfolding in Europe and across the world.
The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Education offers a multi-disciplinary work of scholarship and research highlighting the global significance of a critical interface of cultural and social, political, and theological importance.
In a time when hearts have hardened, bonds of love have been severed, and concepts have been distorted, and enemies have donned the garb of friends, and those who hate and harbor animosity compete to adorn themselves with the garb of lovers and the sincere, we, by God, are in dire need of speaking about love.
This volume brings together two core concepts that are central to understanding the social and public significance of religions and theologies within the contemporary world and are therefore of key importance to the discipline of religious education: diversity and intersectionality.
This volume brings together two core concepts that are central to understanding the social and public significance of religions and theologies within the contemporary world and are therefore of key importance to the discipline of religious education: diversity and intersectionality.
In a time when hearts have hardened, bonds of love have been severed, and concepts have been distorted, and enemies have donned the garb of friends, and those who hate and harbor animosity compete to adorn themselves with the garb of lovers and the sincere, we, by God, are in dire need of speaking about love.
This fascinating book takes readers inside the world of faith-based progressive community organizing, one of the largest and most effective social justice movements in the United States.
This vivid history of the Civil War era reveals how unexpected bonds of union forged among diverse peoples in the Ohio-Kentucky borderlands furthered emancipation through a period of spiraling chaos between 1830 and 1865.
How did a predictable "e;family values"e; evangelical politics become the engine of an anti-democratic movement with unprecedented access to American power?
This fascinating book takes readers inside the world of faith-based progressive community organizing, one of the largest and most effective social justice movements in the United States.
This cultural history of mainline Protestantism and American cities most notably, New York City focuses on wealthy, urban Episcopalians and the influential ways they used their money.
This vivid history of the Civil War era reveals how unexpected bonds of union forged among diverse peoples in the Ohio-Kentucky borderlands furthered emancipation through a period of spiraling chaos between 1830 and 1865.
This cultural history of mainline Protestantism and American cities most notably, New York City focuses on wealthy, urban Episcopalians and the influential ways they used their money.
Inhalt: Ueli Friederich: Rechtliche und praktische Fragen zum Zusammen-schluss von Kirchgemeinden - Thomas Plaz-Lutz: Ouvrir et prendre en garde : Aspekte einer Topographie von Freiraumen.
Inhalt: Ueli Friederich: Rechtliche und praktische Fragen zum Zusammen-schluss von Kirchgemeinden - Thomas Plaz-Lutz: Ouvrir et prendre en garde : Aspekte einer Topographie von Freiraumen.
Continuing the research outlined in the book 'In Search of Origins', Jamshed Akhtar presents more hints from the Quran, combining epistemological study of ancient text with scientific research.
The authors examine popular religion as a vital source of new values and experiences as well as a source of pressure for change in the church, political life, and the social order as a whole and deal with the issues of poverty and the role of the poor within the church and political structures.
The authors examine popular religion as a vital source of new values and experiences as well as a source of pressure for change in the church, political life, and the social order as a whole and deal with the issues of poverty and the role of the poor within the church and political structures.
Would the rabbis and the romans have dared to touch Jesus if he had received the kind of Miracles Moses received: Miracles meant for Jehovah's enemies?