This book explains why, how, and where ethnic political parties unexpectedly seek votes from non-coethnics and when voters support non-coethnic parties.
This book makes space (1) for Pasifika contributions to academic conversations on critical topics and (2) for influencing the conversations to account for, and thus reflect, Pasifika ways and modes.
2017 is the 500th year anniversary of Martin Luther's nailing his Ninety-five Theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, the event marking the beginning of the Reformationand the end of unified Christianity.
Die Liturgiekonstitution des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils beschreibt den Sonntag mit ausdrucksstarken Worten: Ur-Feiertag und Fundament des ganzen liturgischen Jahres (SC 106).
Wie immer man sie bezeichnet, ob als Prädikantinnen, Laienprediger oder Laien mit Predigterlaubnis: Sie predigen und feiern mit der Gemein de Gottesdienst, gestalten Taufe und Abendmahl, manchmal auch Abdankungen und Trauungen.
In a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary and mythic tradition and in ritual practice.
Southwestern Journal of Theology 2024 Book Award (Honorable Mention, Theological Studies)The conflict between the natural sciences and Christian theology has been going on for centuries.
Neronian representations of magic, a practice prevalent in the everyday life of the period and a central topic in its literary production, are characterized by unprecedented accuracy and detail.
Les réformes liturgiques après le Concile Vatican II, avaient mis le cap sur la conjugaison d’efforts de tous les fidèles du Christ, afin que nos moments de célébration liturgique soient de véritable lieu de participation effective et consciente.
The Not-So-Dark Dark AgesWhat they forgot to teach you in school:People in the Middle Ages did not think the world was flatThe Inquisition never executed anyone because of their scientific ideologiesIt was medieval scientific discoveries, including various methods, that made possible Western civilizations Scientific RevolutionAs a physicist and historian of science James Hannam debunks myths of the Middle Ages in his brilliant book The Genesis of Science: How the Christian Middle Ages Launched the Scientific Revolution.
Making disciples is the primary calling of the church; however, in the past decades of American evangelicalism, there has been a breach of Christ's Great Commission (as found in Matt 28:19-20).
The Brotherhoods is the chilling chronicle of the alleged crimes and betrayals of NYPD Detectives Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, notorious rogue cops who stand charged with the ultimate form of police corruption-shielding their crimes behind their badges while they worked for the mob.
SCIENCE-BASED WAYS TO CHANGE WHAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE IN YOUR LIFEThere is an overwhelming amount of mis-information around about treatments for everything from alcohol abuse to weight loss.
The concept of God's presence is deeply embedded in Christian teaching from God's presence in the Garden of Eden, through the hope of God's presence in the New Earth.
According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), men have a one in two chance of developing cancer during their lifetime, while women have a one in three chance.
Examining contemporary understandings of the term 'cult', this book brings together scholars from multiple disciplines, including sociology, anthropology and religious studies.
This work describes the causes, symptoms and treatment of depression and goes into detail about the difficulties of caring for someone who is depressed.
The Not-So-Dark Dark AgesWhat they forgot to teach you in school:People in the Middle Ages did not think the world was flatThe Inquisition never executed anyone because of their scientific ideologiesIt was medieval scientific discoveries, including various methods, that made possible Western civilizations Scientific RevolutionAs a physicist and historian of science James Hannam debunks myths of the Middle Ages in his brilliant book The Genesis of Science: How the Christian Middle Ages Launched the Scientific Revolution.
Willkommen zu einer Reise durch die reiche spirituelle Tradition des Islam, präsentiert in einer inspirierenden Sammlung von 500 Weisheiten von Prophet Muhammad.
Having shared my first booklet, 'Genesis 3 Christianity', with a friend, the critique I received from him was that I did not adequately offer an alternative to that gospel of 'sins-forgiven-going-to-heaven-when-I-die'.
