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The Earth was created for man and man for God. Perhaps this will explain the reason why the visions of the prophets were centered on just this planet, and no other. and of all the many billions of h……続きを見る

Long before Moses met God at the "burning bush" there already existed the idea of sacred places and sacred objects. Entwined in the primitive mind of man was the idea that objects of great power suc……続きを見る

“Do you know who you are?” In Walking in Revelation, author J. Davidson-Elliott seeks to illuminate the real children of Abraham to the world. The true Hebrews are not currently living in Israel but……続きを見る

With few exceptions, the scholarship on religion in late antiquity has emphasized its tendencies toward transcendence, abstraction, and spirit at the expense of matter. In The Corporeal Imagination,……続きを見る

The parish, the lowest level of hierarchy in the medieval church, was the shared responsibility of the laity and the clergy. Most Christians were baptized, went to confession, were married, and were……続きを見る

This book introduces Augustine of Hippo and his influence on Christian theology. Part One works through all thirteen books of the Confessions, introducing the life and thought of the bishop of Hippo……続きを見る

The story of the Christian Church and homosexuality is told by highlighting the church’s homosexual positions. Several biblical passages have been characterized as condemning same-sex relationships.……続きを見る

In this superb cultural history, John R. Hall presents a reasoned analysis of the meaning of Jonestown--why it happened and how it is tied to our history as a nation, our ideals, our practices, and ……続きを見る

Was the Cold War a clash of belief systems or simply a race for technology? How did the Information Age of humankind begin at the end of the millennium? Is the evolution of species God’s awesome mea……続きを見る

The author is at a place where many fear and don’t want to go, but in order to know and prepare for what may be coming, it requires awareness without fear. He speaks about those early white scholars……続きを見る

This book offers Hugh of Saint Victor’s early scholastic thoughts on sacrament in order to re-discover the pre-modern theological understanding of ontological signification. The Christian understand……続きを見る

Although Richard Faulk is widely published in legal circles, this is his first book regarding Christianity. Jesus Sovereign and Sacrifice addresses the Passion of Jesus Christ and concentrates on hi……続きを見る

Winner of a 2020 Catholic Press Association book award (first place, best new religious book series). Suspense, politics, sin, death, sex, and redemption: Not the plot of the latest crime novel, but……続きを見る

Le blasphème était le thème du colloque international organisé en 2011 par le Centre interdisciplinaire d’étude des religions et de la laïcité de l’ULB. Considéré comme une attaque au fondement même……続きを見る

This fascinating work is the first overview of its subject to be published in over half a century. The issues it deals with are key to early modern political, religious and cultural history. The sev……続きを見る

Uma janela vívida para o mundo do cristianismo primitivo Os relatos de martírio preservados na literatura do cristianismo primitivo são especialmente intensos e dramáticos. Contudo, essas narrativas……続きを見る

La ciencia histórica y la arqueología hacen progresos constantes y regulares, gracias a los descubrimientos que conciernen al mundo de los Evangelios… Sin embargo, hay quien sigue pensando que estos……続きを見る

Dr. Eves has given ministers and others who “preach the Word” an excellent book which can revitalize their preaching. His book gives practical pointers on how to give sermons that are biblically exe……続きを見る

This bookexplores the role of literature as a means of mediating religious conflict in early modern England. Marking a new stage in the ‘religious turn’ that generated vigorous discussion of the cha……続きを見る

Extensively revised and updated, this new edition of The debate on the English Reformation combines a discussion of successive historical approaches to the English Reformation with a critical review……続きを見る

This book examines the place of 'saints' and sanctity in a self-consciously modern age, and argues that Protestants were as fascinated by such figures as Catholics were. Long after the mechanisms of……続きを見る

In thirty-four years as General of The Salvation Army, William Booth was a tireless evangelist, a world traveller and a social reformer. A legend in his own lifetime, his well-worn voice can be hear……続きを見る

William Booth was born into a middle-class family, but did not aspire to wealth or prosperity and amassed no personal fortune. He adopted a simple lifestyle, lived in modest but comfortable surround……続きを見る

The message the world hears from the church in America is confusing. Many of us have drifted so far from biblical teaching that those seeking our help cannot find it in the church. The picture of Go……続きを見る

The first history of the deaconess movement in the United States In the late nineteenth century, a new movement arose within American Protestant Christianity. Unsalaried groups of women began living……続きを見る

After many years of study and research the author came to the realization that what most Christians believe contradicts the very WORD of GOD. This is a major cause for all the angst in the world tod……続きを見る

This book contains Charles H. Spurgeon's famous sermon, "The True Christian's Blessedness," in its original, unedited form. A brief introduction and commentary pertaining to the sermon is provided b……続きを見る

This book contains Charles H. Spurgeon's famous sermon, "The Loved Ones Chastened," in its original, unedited form. A brief introduction and commentary pertaining to the sermon is provided by the ed……続きを見る

Wade Wadsworth was born into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Although he was active in the church as a youth, as Wade grew older, he began to question some of the Mormon teachings. ……続きを見る

Because not many colleges today teach in-depth classes on the Old Testament and because it’s difficult for some to understand, I’ve written this Reader’s Digest version compiling the best resource m……続きを見る