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Dr Georg Eder was an extraordinary figure who rose from humble origins to hold a number of high positions at Vienna University and the city's Habsburg court between 1552 and 1584. His increasingly u……続きを見る

Author John Staines here argues that sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writers in England, Scotland, and France wrote tragedies of the Queen of Scots - royal heroine or tyrant, martyr or whore - in……続きを見る

In May 1555, a broadsheet was produced in Rome depicting the torture and execution in London and York of the Carthusians of the Charterhouses of London, Axeholme, Beauvale and Sheen during the reign……続きを見る

Across Europe, the parish church has stood for centuries at the centre of local communities; it was the focal point of its religious life, the rituals performed there marked the stages of life from ……続きを見る

In 1956 Allison and Rogers published A Catalogue of Catholic Books in English Printed Abroad Secretly in England, 1558-1640. Known simply as A & R, it is the standard listing of the clandestine vern……続きを見る

Few facts are known about Catholic recusant Jane Owen. The title page of this, her only work, tells us that in 1634 when this volume was published at St Omer, she was already deceased. However, she ……続きを見る

This book is the first detailed discussion of the political history of the Scottish Church in the reign of James VI (1567-1625). It offers a refreshing new perspective on the Reformed Kirk during th……続きを見る

In 1621, in one of the earliest campaigns of the Thirty Years' War, the South German principality of the Upper Palatinate was invaded and annexed by Maximilian of Bavaria, director of the Catholic L……続きを見る

Katherine Chidley was a religious and political activist who dissented from the established church throughout the 1620s, 30s and 40s; supported the parliamentarian cause against the royalists during……続きを見る

Until recently the impact of the Lutheran Reformation has been largely regarded in political and socio-economic terms, yet for most people it was not the abstract theological debates that had the gr……続きを見る

The disastrous protestant defeat in the Schmalkaldic War (1546-47) and the promulgation of the Ausburg Interim (1548) left the fate of German Protestantism in doubt. In the wake of these events, a s……続きを見る

In this fascinating collection, Auke Jelsma explores the byways and outer reaches of the Reformation: groups and individuals who, in an age of confessional strife, eschewed the certainties of the es……続きを見る

The Trinitarian Christology of St Thomas Aquinas brings to light the Trinitarian riches in Thomas Aquinas's Christology. Dominic Legge, O.P, disproves Karl Rahner's assertion that Aquinas divorces t……続きを見る

This book seeks to provoke a re-assessment of the current concept and practice of Christian leadership by examining the teaching and examples of leadership demonstrated by Jesus and the Apostles. In……続きを見る

Rev. Charles Chiniquy chronicles his 50 years as a servant of the Church of Rome, while also revealing the evil machinations of the Jesuits and their Roman Catholic minions. He includes information ……続きを見る

After more than 25 years in the ministry, and at the prompting of many ministers, Dr. J. Sidlow Baxter evaluates the evangelical church of America. Focusing on its orientation to the Bible, to Pente……続きを見る

These essays explore team-based parish leadership theologically, sociologically, and pastorally in a variety of cultures and circumstances. The result is an extended conversation, both practical and……続きを見る

When the screams of innocents dying engulf you, how do you hear God's voice? Will God and God's people call you to life when your breath is being strangled out of you? For people of color living eac……続きを見る

Our world is changing faster than we can keep up, geo-political structures are constantly being redefined right before our eyes. In the midst of it all though, we see God doing amazing things throug……続きを見る

The patriarchal approach to leadership in the African context is indeed an enigma, judging from the unpredictable outcomes and the quest for effective leadership. In many ways, the secularized big-m……続きを見る

All spirits come from God. That means we all knew this majestic plan beginning with Adam and ending where we began - inside God through Christ Jesus, as the last Adam. This one scripture is the very……続きを見る

"1517" ist das etwas andere Buch zum Reformationsjahr. Es schaut nicht auf den Bauchnabel Wittenberg, sondern auf die ganze Welt. Wie sah diese Welt zur Zeit Luthers eigentlich aus? Heinz Schilling,……続きを見る

Quantum is a Latin word that means amount and fasting is defined as abstinence from food or drink. The combination of these two words will intrigue, provoke and impart into you a hunger for God that……続きを見る

L. Emerson Ferrell es una de las personas más versadas en este tema. El ha vivido por muchos años un estilo de vida de ayuno, absteniéndose de comer por más de doscientos días al año. Éste libro es ……続きを見る

This volume advances scholarly understanding of English Catholicism in the early modern period through a series of interlocking essays on single family: the Throckmortons of Coughton Court, Warwicks……続きを見る

A new atlas of Christian history has been needed for many years. Now, Fortress Press is pleased to offer the Atlas of Christian History from acclaimed author and editor Tim Dowley. The Atlas of Chri……続きを見る

These are exciting times in theological education as old models are being reassessed and teachers and schools are looking for guidance on how best to do the job and how to profitably relate to stude……続きを見る

Theological field education, in which a ministry student steps out of the classroom and begins practicing with the supervision of a mentor, is a critical part of accredited ministry programs. Engage……続きを見る

This collection of memoirs paints the life of a country preacher in broad strokes, through poignant anecdotes that will at times make you smile, at other times pause to reflect. John Mollitt was bor……続きを見る

Churches and denominations often appear to settle for a primary objective that is less than what the apostles recommended. If we are honest, most church leaders acknowledge that our institutional se……続きを見る