The Promise of Amida Buddha is the first complete English translation of a seminal collection of writings by the Japanese Pure Land school's founder, Honen-shonin (1133-1212).
From the dramatic find in the caves of Qumran, the world's most ancient version of the Bible allows us to read the scriptures as they were in the time of Jesus.
In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden alle in oratio recta verfassten Texte, die in der Apostelgeschichte Paulus zugeschrieben werden, im Hinblick auf ihre Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zu den Briefen des Corpus Paulinum untersucht.
Many different social scientists have been challenged by the origins of wars, their immediate causes and the mechanisms leading to the breakdown of peaceful relations.
The extent of the so-called History of David's Rise has been indecisive, and as a result, various issues around the document have been left extremely flexible.
This volume examines to what extent the positive atmosphere created by the Helsinki Accords contributed to the change in political circumstances seen in the countries of Central Europe, under Soviet domination.
The question of whether there can be a distinctively female ethics is one of the most important and controversial debates in gender studies, philosophy and psychology today.
Establishing science fiction as its own distinct and increasingly important narrative form, this book explores how the genre challenges pervasive perceptions of society as they appear in the conventional modern novel.
Steroid Biochemistry, Volume 688 in the Methods of Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, containing chapters on a variety of timely topics, including Cytochrome P450 Enzyme, Steroidogenic P450s (CYP11A1, 17A1, 21A2, 11B1, and 11B5), Steroid 17 alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase (Cytochrome P450 17A1), Enzymes of Estrogen Biosynthesis, Aromatase and Steroid Sulfatase, Estrogenic 17b-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase, Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases (HSD), 3a-Hydroxyssteroid Dehydrogenase, Approaches to Measuring 3b-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1, 3b-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2, and much more.
Der Fußball ist in Deutschland und in vielen weiteren Ländern weltweit eine omnipräsente Lebensrealität und begeistert zahlreiche Menschen jeden Alters und Geschlechts leidenschaftlich.
One of the most important philosophers of recent times, Elizabeth Anscombe wrote books and articles on a wide range of topics, including the ground-breaking monograph Intention.
This book provides a critical analysis of the European Union's approach to 'governance', focusing on the way in which civil society is incorporated within the EU decision-making process and arguing that it is not conducive to the democratisation of EU governance.
This book is the first of its kind, combining international perspectives on the current ethical considerations and challenges facing bioarchaeologists in the recovery, analysis, curation, and display of human remains.
Focusing on moral, social and legal responsibilities as opposed to rights or obligations, this volume explores the concept of responsibility in family life, law and practice.
After years of neurohype and a neuroskeptic backlash, this book provides a systematic analysis of the contributions to self-understanding cognitive neuroscience (CNS) and philosophy can make.
Nach dem Ende der römischen Republik stellte sich für Augustus und seine Nachfolger die Aufgabe einer Restabilisierung der sozialen und politischen Ordnung.
This book, first published in 1987, is a study of the development of Sartre's political thought from the late 1920s to the liberation of France in 1944, concentrating particularly upon his concept of freedom.
Religion and the Medieval and Early Modern Global Marketplace brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to examine the intersection, conflict, and confluence of religion and the market before 1700.
A foundational resource for readers investigating religiously motivated environmentalism, this book provides both a global overview of the subject and a detailed discussion of key figures, concepts, organizations, events, and documents.
Faith-based organizations continue to play a significant role in the provision of social work services in many countries but their role within the welfare state is often contested.
Based on award-winning research, Love and revolution brings classical and contemporary anarchist thought into a mutually beneficial dialogue with a global cross-section of ecological, anti-capitalist, feminist and anti-racist activists - discussing real-life examples of the loving-caring relations that underpin many contemporary struggles.
Christianity Today 2020 Book Award (Award of Merit, Theology/Ethics)Outreach 2020 Recommended Resource of the Year (Theology and Biblical Studies)The question of what makes life worth living is more vital now than ever.
This volume of essays, dedicated to Stan and Ruth Burgess, has been written by their colleagues and students to honor them as they retire after many years of distinguished service to Evangel University, Southwest Missouri State University, and Regent University.
The Frankfurt School refers to a school of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory particular established at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt, Germany in 1923.
