Religion and beliefs

In tenth- and eleventh-century England, Anglo-Saxon Christians retained an old folk belief in elves as extremely dangerous creatures capable of harming unwary humans.

Shabana Mirs powerful ethnographic study of women on Washington, D.

Interweaving three centuries of transatlantic religious and social history with historical and present-day ethnography, Luis Nicolau Pars traces the formation of Candombl, one of the most influential African-derived religious forms in the African diaspora, with practitioners today centered in Brazil but also living in Europe and elsewhere in the Americas.

One day in 1917, while cooking dinner at home in Manhattan, Margaret Reilly (18841937) felt a sharp pain over her heart and claimed to see a crucifix emerging in blood on her skin.

The problem of mourning is the last and hardest part of the problem of evil.

The problem of mourning is the last and hardest part of the problem of evil.

Arete and the Odyssey's Poetics of Interrogation explores how the enigmatic Phaeacian queen, Arete, is at the heart of an epic-scale "e;poetics of interrogation"e; used throughout the Odyssey to negotiate Odysseus' kleos, or epic renown.

Arete and the Odyssey's Poetics of Interrogation explores how the enigmatic Phaeacian queen, Arete, is at the heart of an epic-scale "e;poetics of interrogation"e; used throughout the Odyssey to negotiate Odysseus' kleos, or epic renown.

Catholics and Treason takes the narratives generated by the contemporary law of treason as it applied to Roman Catholics, during and after the Reformation of the Church in the sixteenth century, and uses them to explore the Catholic community's writing of its own history.

Catholics and Treason takes the narratives generated by the contemporary law of treason as it applied to Roman Catholics, during and after the Reformation of the Church in the sixteenth century, and uses them to explore the Catholic community's writing of its own history.

Known as the ';Father of Church History,' Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day.

English bibles, from Tyndale's 1525 New Testament to the 1611 King James, feature calendars, woodcuts, maps, chronologies, prayers, philological glosses, inset historical essays, elaborate multi-page diagrams, single-leaf summaries of scripture, prefaces by eminent churchmen, doctrinal notes by leading theologians, a dialogue on predestination, a twelfth-century genealogy of Christ, a ninth-century Jewish chronicle--most widely available, given the hundreds of editions printed between those dates.

English bibles, from Tyndale's 1525 New Testament to the 1611 King James, feature calendars, woodcuts, maps, chronologies, prayers, philological glosses, inset historical essays, elaborate multi-page diagrams, single-leaf summaries of scripture, prefaces by eminent churchmen, doctrinal notes by leading theologians, a dialogue on predestination, a twelfth-century genealogy of Christ, a ninth-century Jewish chronicle--most widely available, given the hundreds of editions printed between those dates.

This collection of essays treats a topic that has scarcely been approached in the literature on Hebrew and Hebraism in the early modern period.

This collection of essays treats a topic that has scarcely been approached in the literature on Hebrew and Hebraism in the early modern period.

Devotion to the Name of Jesus in Medieval English Literature, c.

Devotion to the Name of Jesus in Medieval English Literature, c.

Does gaining power, possessions, and popularity lead to happiness and fulfillment?

In contemporary culture, accountability is usually understood in terms of holding people who have done something wrong accountable for their actions.

In contemporary culture, accountability is usually understood in terms of holding people who have done something wrong accountable for their actions.

The final volume of Princeton's Kierkegaard's Writings series, the Cumulative Index provides wide-ranging navigation to the preceding twenty-five volumes.

Anselm of Canterbury gave the first "e;modal"e; ontological argument for God's existence.

Anselm of Canterbury gave the first "e;modal"e; ontological argument for God's existence.

The Book of Light is an accessible guide for readers seeking a deeper understanding of spiritual light, ascensions, the Ascended Masters, Archangels, Divine Rays, and Etheric Temples.

The Dark Bible explores early modern England's interactions with difficult aspects of the Bible.

The Dark Bible explores early modern England's interactions with difficult aspects of the Bible.

Combining history, detective story, and memoir, a surprising and revealing account of the antisemitic myth of ';the Wandering Jew'The story behind the mythical figure of ';the Wandering Jew' is one of the most fascinating tales in European history.

Angel Numbers: The Hidden Messages Behind Repeating NumbersHave you ever glanced at the clock and seen 11:11?

Reason, Faith, and Purpose: The Ultimate Gamble is a guide for believers and inquiring skeptics.

Sharia Law in the Twenty-First Century consists of concise, detailed analytical studies on current critical discussions of Sharia in the Western and Muslim legal traditions.

"e;As a gospel singer and songwriter who desires to draw people into closer connections with God, I know the importance of making room for God in our daily schedules, and I pray readers will use this treasure to help them do just that.

The Reformation of the Heart: Gender and Radical Theology in the English Revolution offers fresh insight into the relationship between radical theology and gender radicalism in the English Revolution.

The narrative of this work ventures deep into the heart of first-century Judea and Galilee to explore one of the most profound stories of restoration, loyalty, and divine stewardship ever recorded: the life of Mary Magdalene.

What is the highest potential of human consciousness?

What if Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are not completely separate religions, but different expressions of a shared historical architecture?

In the Mongol Empire, the interfaith court provided a contested arena for a performance of the Mongol ruler's sacred kingship, and the debate was fiercely ideological and religious.

Will the religious confrontations with secular authorities around the world lead to a new Cold War?

Homelessness is not just a social problem.

The greatest tragedy is not failing to begin well.

Exploring the cultural lives of African slaves in the early colonial Portuguese world, with an emphasis on the more than one million Central Africans who survived the journey to Brazil, James Sweet lifts a curtain on their lives as Africans rather than as incipient Brazilians.

Stay True to Your Mission for the Long HaulHow Leaders Lose Their Way is a powerful and reflective exploration of the pitfalls that can send leaders off course drawing lessons from the life of King Solomon and thetimeless wisdom of Ecclesiastes.

In Medicines of the Soul, the autobiographical writings of three leading women in today's Islamic revival movement reveal dramatic stories of religious transformation.

In Medicines of the Soul, the autobiographical writings of three leading women in today's Islamic revival movement reveal dramatic stories of religious transformation.

The Eucharist, Poetics, and Secularization from the Middle Ages to Milton explains the astonishing centrality of the eucharist to poets with a variety of denominational affiliations, writing on a range of subjects, across an extended period in literary history.

The Crisis of Political Legitimacy: Western Liberal and Islamic Political Thought in an Age of Convergent CrisisDr.

Rooted in the Classical acupuncture texts this pioneering text provides clear guidance on how to put an effective acupuncture treatment together.

Shakespeare's Second Tetralogy explores the profound and multifaceted relationship between William Shakespeare's historical dramas and biblical intertextuality.

This book offers a fresh interpretation of covenantal theology in the Reformation by demonstrating how the writings of the Zurich reformers Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531) and his successor Heinrich Bullinger (1504-75) decisively shaped a foundation of the Reformed tradition.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Theologie - Historische Theologie, Kirchengeschichte, Note: 1,7, Universität Paderborn, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Anliegen dieser Arbeit ist es, die Verse der Paulusbriefe, in denen homosexuelles Verhalten verurteilt wird, unter historisch- kritischen Gesichtspunkten zu untersuchen und dabei der Frage nachzugehen, ob man bei Paulus überhaupt von Homosexualität, so wie wir sie heute kennen, sprechen kann.

Zen and Japanese Culture is a classic that has influenced generations of readers and played a major role in shaping conceptions of Zen's influence on Japanese traditional arts.