Religion and beliefs

Cultural memory is the shared reproduction and recollection of what has been learned and retained, normally treated as "e;the cultural heritage"e;.

It is 1992, and the Burmese government's current war on its indigenous people runs into its fourth year.

Originally published in 1871, Wright's work was marked by the author's diligent care to transmit the best manuscript sources at his disposal.

In this thoroughly provocative book, the late Eugene Seaich makes a detailed study of the intractable mystery of the Jerusalem temple.

The author presents the history of Pelagius and his position against original sin.

In contemporary India, new Hindu religious movements are reshaping spiritual landscapes and challenging traditional boundaries of faith, identity, and social practice.

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This volume is a complete presentation and study of the two letters "e;On Virginity"e; ascribed to Clement of Rome, only fragmentarily extant in Greek, but surviving complete in Syriac.

Prayer is how we survive the grip of crushing pain.

Abbot Francis Acharya presents an English translation and study of the liturgy for the ritual of the clothing of monks in the Syriac tradition that serves as the initiation for new monks into the monastic life.

The Decisive Treatise is perhaps the most controversial work of Averroes (Ibn Rushd, 1126-1198) and belongs to a trilogy which boldly represent the philosophical contribution to Islamic theology of this famous Andalusian commentator on Aristotle.

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'Expertly crafted' AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG'A beautiful siren song to anyone who has ever felt ashamed of their own taste' SCARLETT CURTIS'An ode to both fearless critique and visceral fandom' BILLIE JD PORTERA deep dive into the joy and power of personal pleasures, quirks, obsessions and bad taste, from zine royalty, Ione Gamble.

The volume is dedicated to the memory of Russian philologist and culturologist Michail F.

Origen's construal of the Bible as a textual incarnation of the Word encourages an assimilationist interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures as a proto-Christian gospel.

You're not a soul on a journey.

As an active missionary to China from a family of missionaries, Broomhall wrote with an authoritative familiarity of his subject.

For the first time, this volume brings together the writings, lectures, and correspondence of two of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century French thought: Alexandre Koj ve (1902 1968) and Gaston Fessard (1897 1978).

In this urgent and inspiring book, Blind Spot: The Evangelizing Power of Latino Culture, Deacon Charlie Echeverry of Los Angeles makes a bold claim: Latinos are the most influential cultural force in the Catholic Church in the United States today-and unlocking their potential can transform, even save, our post-pandemic Church.

An account of a journey among the Assyrians in Turkey and Persia in 1876.

Step carefully the old ways still hold power.

The Ostraca of the Coptic Museum, written on pottery pieces, limestone flakes and wood, present the lives of ordinary people in their interactions with one another, and includes their economic and personal affairs.

In contemporary India, new Hindu religious movements are reshaping spiritual landscapes and challenging traditional boundaries of faith, identity, and social practice.

This volume reproduces translations of Aphrahat's 2nd and 7th Demonstrations into English.

This edition of Mar Jacob of Sarug's (d.

This volume constitutes a documentary history of the Maronites and their relationship to Rome from the 6th to the 16th century.

An indispensable reference for the history of monasticism in the western work, Montalembert's seven-volume masterpiece on the subject still reads with depth and conviction.

Trever relates the story of the frantic scholarly explorations carried on against the harried backdrop of war-torn Palestine, an absorbing story of intrigue and undercover negotiations, personal risk and frustration, and tireless pursuit of the evidence.

It is 1992, and the Burmese government's current war on its indigenous people runs into its fourth year.

The year 2014 is the Chinese Year of the Horse - what will this mean for you?

In 1861 young Joseph Twichell cut short his seminary studies to become a Union Army chaplain in New York's Excelsior Brigade.

The final book from the world's favourite medium, who died in 2002, contains 101 original poems about life and commentaries on each one.

Author of bestselling 'Falling Leaves' weaves together for the same audience her own personal experiences with the best of Chinese philosophy.

The Protocol of the Gods is a pioneering study of the history of relations between Japanese native institutions (Shinto shrines) and imported Buddhist institutions (Buddhist temples).

Originally the third in a series of five lectures delivered at Harvard University, this extract is an early attempt to tackle a formidable subject: the religion of ancient Iraq, or Mesopotamia.

Religions teach their adherents how to see and feel at the same time; learning to see is not a disembodied process but one hammered from the forge of human need, social relations, and material practice.

In his classic introduction to Eastern Orthodox liturgies, King examines the liturgies of the Oriental Orthodox churches.

This volume contains the liturgical rite for the Eucharist according to the order of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch.

The question of the relationship between Arab identity and Islam is a pressing one for all Christian minorities in the Middle East.

A Women's Bible Study on Sarah, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel--and What They Still Teach Us About Living Our CallingMatriarchs is a Bible study by Paige Allen--executive pastor, MDiv graduate, and author of He Knows Your Name--that examines the lives of the four Matriarchs of Genesis: Sarah, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel.

In this reissue of the English version of the Primitive Liturgies, the translation has been carefully revised and compared with the original texts, and a few additional notes have been appended to elucidate difficulties.

This work contains the Syriac texts of the canons of church councils/synods from the fourth and fifth centuries.