Religion: general

Cyril was bishop in Jerusalem from c350-351 AD until 386 AD.

The philosophy of Hans Jonas was widely influential in the late twentieth century, warning of the potential dangers of technological progress and its negative effect on humanity and nature.

In the decade since the financial crisis of 2008, governments around the world have struggled to develop strategies to stabilize precarious markets, encourage growth, and combat mounting wealth inequality.

This book offers an in-depth study of right-wing politics in India by analysing the shifting ideologies of Hindu nationalism and its evolution in the late nineteenth century through to twenty-first century.

Christianity is one of the fastest growing religions in China.

This book presents a necessitarian interpretation of Leibniz which grounds modal concepts in theology.

An engaging and accessible introduction to Christianity s relationship with other world religions, addressing the questions of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge, and showing how Christianity is equipped to deal with religious plurality at both the doctrinal and social level.

Recent books by, among others, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have thrust atheism firmly into the popular, media, and academic spotlight.

As a spiritual autobiography, Kierkegaard's The Point of View for My Work as an Author stands among such great works as Augustine's Confessions and Newman's Apologia pro Vita Sua.

God's Marshall Plan tells the story of the American Protestants who sought to transform Germany into a new Christian and democratic nation in the heart of twentieth-century Europe.

The Phenomenology of Spirit is arguably Hegel's most influential and important work, and is considered to be essential in understanding Hegel's philosophical system and his contribution to western philosophy.

For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil.

German Cardinal Gerhard Muller is a voice contemporary Catholic priests need to hear.

The early essays in this volume proceed on the assumption that a compatibility system can be fashioned that will not only bring religious knowledge claims into harmony with scientific claims but will also show there to be a fundamental similarity of method in religious and scientific thinking.

Wie ist in einer Welt der radikalen Kontingenz, in der alles, was ist, auch nicht oder anders sein könnte, Rationalität möglich?

Even before the publication of his masterwork, John Henry Newman had been regarded as one of the most important religious thinkers on the 19th Century.

Contested Spaces, Counter-narratives, and Culture from Below in Canada and Quebec explores strategies for reading space and conflict in Canadian and Quebecois literature and cultural performances, positing questions such as: how do these texts and performances produce and contest spatial practices?

Winner of the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological PromiseMatthew Thiessen offers a nuanced and wide-ranging study of the nature of Jewish thought on Jewishness, circumcision, and conversion.

Survey data and anecdotal evidence agree that Christianity is losing its hold on American life.

This book explores the complexity of the Syrian question and its effects on the foreign policies of Russia, Iran, and Turkey.

In this New York Times-bestselling study, the co-author of Holy Blood, Holy Grail explores further mysteries surrounding Jesus Christ.

Tackling a host of myths and prejudices commonly leveled at atheism, this captivating volume bursts with sparkling, eloquent arguments on every page.

Republic to restoration cuts across artificial divides between periods and disciplines,often imposed for reasons of convenience rather than reality.

In this exploration of the foundations of Anglican worship, Louis Weil invites the laity to claim their true baptismal role and serve alongside the ordained as ministers and celebrants of the liturgy.

This important book explores strategies to enable clergy and lay persons to identify and help individuals suffering from depression.

Who can save the incredible shrinking church?

A 2004 approach to comparing religions (Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism), focusing on traditions of asceticism.

God is building His Kingdomthrough you.

The Sibylla Tiburtina is a Latin prophecy attributed to a prophetess from classical antiquity.

Mind and Body in Early China critiques Orientalist accounts of early China as the radical, "e;holistic"e; other.

Jacques Derrida is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century.

Conflict and dispute pervade political and policy discussions.

Defined by deliberation about the difference between right and wrong, encouragement not to be indifferent toward that difference, resistance against what is wrong, and action in support of what is right, ethics is civilization's keystone.

Buddhist-Christian dialogue has a long and complex history that stretches back to the first centuries of the common era.

Brian Abasciano continues his project examining the use of the Old Testament in Romans 9.

"e;Justice, only justice"e; is Deuteronomy's terse summary of what Yahweh requires of the people of God.

This survey textbook by two respected New Testament scholars is designed to meet the needs of contemporary evangelical undergraduates.

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This book provides an interdisciplinary discussion of conflict studies, drawing on perspectives from psychology and Buddhist studies.

The Mahayana tradition in Buddhist philosophy is defined by its ethical orientation--the adoption of bodhicitta, the aspiration to attain awakening for the benefit of all sentient beings.

The literary relationships among the Synoptic Gospels have long attracted scholarly attention which has now generally coalesced into the predominant Two- (or Four-) Source Hypothesis and leading alternatives, the Griesbach (or Two-Gospel) Hypothesis (Mark used Matthew and Luke) and the Farrer Hypothesis (Luke used Mark and Matthew).

Byrhtferth of Ramsey was one of the most learned scholars of late Anglo-Saxon England, and his two saints' Lives-of Oswald, a powerful bishop of Worcester and York in the tenth century (d.

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This collection brings together fifteen studies on the survival and adaptation of the Orthodox religious and cultural tradition in the societies of Southeastern Europe after the fall of Constantinople, a world so often misunderstood and misinterpreted.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Die Religionsgeschichte an der Leipziger Universität und die Entwicklung der Religionswissenschaft" verfügbar.

This diverse collection of essays in honor of Edward William Fudge explores the topics of hell and immortality, for which Fudge has been widely known through his magnum opus, The Fire That Consumes.

Is it really possible to find peace during one of the busiest and stress-filled times of the year?