Religion: general

In mid-2012 the previously almost forgotten Syrian Kurds suddenly emerged as a potential game-changer in the country's civil war when in an attempt to consolidate its increasingly desperate position the Assad government abruptly withdrew its troops from the major Kurdish areas in Syria.

In mid-2012 the previously almost forgotten Syrian Kurds suddenly emerged as a potential game-changer in the country's civil war when in an attempt to consolidate its increasingly desperate position the Assad government abruptly withdrew its troops from the major Kurdish areas in Syria.

As Mohammed Siddique Khan led his group of fellow-believers into London on the morning of July 7, 2005 it is unlikely that they were thinking much beyond the immediate impact of their actions.

As Mohammed Siddique Khan led his group of fellow-believers into London on the morning of July 7, 2005 it is unlikely that they were thinking much beyond the immediate impact of their actions.

In search of a lost father and of a path of light connecting us to faraway worlds.

St Francis and Cultural Memory explores central aspects of English national, spiritual, and broader cultural identity through a detailed yet accessible analysis of a familiar figure: the Franciscan Friar.

At his death, Spinoza left two major works, very different from one another.

Building on his paradigm-shifting work on the incarnation in The Contradictory Christ (OUP, 2021), Jc Beall extends a robust contradictory theology with an account of the trinity.

Many readers of scripture, particularly in North America, are not aware that a substantial number of books were removed from their Old Testament.

Many readers of scripture, particularly in North America, are not aware that a substantial number of books were removed from their Old Testament.

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this longstanding area of philosophy that has seen an explosive growth of interest over the past half century.

Dignity is a complex philosophical, theological, and constitutional concept.

Dignity is a complex philosophical, theological, and constitutional concept.

This book reconstructs the values, expectations and representations of priests and priesthoods in ancient Rome from the republic to the early empire.

Recent political events around the world have raised the spectre of an impending collapse of democratic institutions.

Sowing the Sacred traces the development of Pentecostalism among Mexican-American migrant laborers in California's agricultural industry from the 1910s to the 1960s.

This book reconstructs the values, expectations and representations of priests and priesthoods in ancient Rome from the republic to the early empire.

A perennial frontier for Islamic orthodoxy, Bangladesh is witnessing an alarming rise in Islamist-inspired assassinations and terrorist attacks.

In a world dominated by the British Empire, and at a time when many Europeans considered black people inferior, Sierra Leonean writer A.

In a world dominated by the British Empire, and at a time when many Europeans considered black people inferior, Sierra Leonean writer A.

This book traces developments in Christology--and specifically the metaphysics of the union of divine and human natures in one person--from 1050 (the age of Anselm of Canterbury) to 1250 (the age of Albert the Great).

This book traces developments in Christology--and specifically the metaphysics of the union of divine and human natures in one person--from 1050 (the age of Anselm of Canterbury) to 1250 (the age of Albert the Great).

This book presents Gregory of Nyssa's On the Six Days of Creation (In Hexaemeron) as a specimen of Early Christian philosophy.

Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy showcases the best scholarly research in this flourishing field.

The end of the fourteenth century was a time of upheaval and contested authority among the traditional institutions of medieval Europe.

Sowing the Sacred traces the development of Pentecostalism among Mexican-American migrant laborers in California's agricultural industry from the 1910s to the 1960s.

The idea that something can be present at every place has engendered much discussion both in the past and at present.

While there has been renewed scholarly interest in paratextual features of early Christian manuscripts, that interest has rarely extended to the size of manuscripts, particularly the format known as the miniature codex.

This book presents Gregory of Nyssa's On the Six Days of Creation (In Hexaemeron) as a specimen of Early Christian philosophy.

Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy showcases the best scholarly research in this flourishing field.

The end of the fourteenth century was a time of upheaval and contested authority among the traditional institutions of medieval Europe.

The idea that something can be present at every place has engendered much discussion both in the past and at present.

In Aboriginal-Colonial Exchanges in New South Wales, 1800-1835, Annemarie McLaren re-tells key elements of the foundational story of Australia: the meeting between Indigenous people and colonists and the entangled world that resulted.

In Aboriginal-Colonial Exchanges in New South Wales, 1800-1835, Annemarie McLaren re-tells key elements of the foundational story of Australia: the meeting between Indigenous people and colonists and the entangled world that resulted.

Reading Psalms with the Scribes argues for a new approach to the study of the Hebrew Bible, "e;reading with the scribes,"e; which puts variation in the ancient witnesses at the center of the endeavor.

While there has been renewed scholarly interest in paratextual features of early Christian manuscripts, that interest has rarely extended to the size of manuscripts, particularly the format known as the miniature codex.

The Philocalia of Origen is a collection of texts excerpted from the third century church father Origen's numerous works.

The churches of the Reformation highlight the righteousness of faith (Iustitia Dei) as the core of their theology.

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this longstanding area of philosophy that has seen an explosive growth of interest over the past half century.

This unique book investigates the real-world complexities, challenges, and mistakes that are often encountered when researching religion, values, and culture.

This unique book investigates the real-world complexities, challenges, and mistakes that are often encountered when researching religion, values, and culture.

Atheism and the Problem of Evil motivates, constructs, and defends two arguments from evil against "e;core theism.

Is the Christian church in Europe doomed to collapse under the weight of globalization, Western secularism, and a flood of Muslim immigrants?

Christian evangelism was the ostensible motive for much of the early European interaction with the indigenous population of America.

The relationship between spirituality and healthcare is historical, intellectual and practical, and it has now emerged as a significant field in health research, healthcare policy and clinical practice and training.

St Francis and Cultural Memory explores central aspects of English national, spiritual, and broader cultural identity through a detailed yet accessible analysis of a familiar figure: the Franciscan Friar.

Darwin in the Jewish Imagination provides an overview of Jewish responses to Darwinian evolution, one of the most transformative and challenging ideas of the industrial age.

The Order of the Hermits of St Augustine has long been sidelined as a pale imitator of the Franciscans.

Trust and trustworthiness are core social phenomena, at the heart of most everyday interactions.

Trust and trustworthiness are core social phenomena, at the heart of most everyday interactions.