The 16th century saw the rise of movements of religious reform which, in Spain as elsewhere, contributed to make the history of the period such a ferment.
By close engagement with both traditional and contemporary approaches to ancient Christian literature, Latin Christian Writers in Late Antiquity and their Texts seeks to delineate a historiographical problem, at the same time rendering patristics as part of the subject-matter of a new literary history.
Introducing Hinduism is an invaluable resource for those seeking an authoritative and comprehensive academic overview of the key tenets and diverse practices of Hinduism, past and present.
Die rätselhafte Prophezeiung des Heiligen Malachias, die angeblich das Schicksal aller Päpste bis zum Ende der Zeiten vorhersagt, hat über Jahrhunderte hinweg Gläubige und Historiker gleichermaßen fasziniert.
This second collection of articles by Patricia Crone brings together studies on the development of early Muslim society, above all the army with which it was originally synonymous, from shortly after the Prophet's death until the mid-Abbasid period.
Founded over a century ago, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is regarded as one of the most important institutional carriers of Canadian and American Mennonite identity.
Gottesferne, Glaubensverlust, Gebetstrockenheit – was auf den ersten Blick wie ein spiritueller Betriebsunfall aussieht, erweist sich bei näherer Betrachtung oft als das genaue Gegenteil: intensive, nie gekannte Gottesnähe, verwandelndes Feuer, geistliche Fruchtbarkeit.
The present volume of the series Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses explores various conceptions of evil in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, including key terms from their respective sacred texts, major theodicy discussions and contemporary developments.