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Melvin traces the emergence and development of the motif of angelic interpretation of visions from late prophetic literature (Ezekiel 4048; Zechariah 16) into early apocalyptic literature (1 Enoch 1……続きを見る

The word-wide impact of evangelicalism has long been recognized as a vital force. Providing both a clear and accessible guide to the recent literature, this introduction examines the revival in the ……続きを見る

Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur Kobo. Sommaire : I - les causes générales de l’antisémitisme II - l’antijudaïsme dans l’antiquité III. L’antijudaïsme dans l’Antiquité chré……続きを見る

Exploring how Southern Jews forged identity, community, and belonging in the evolving landscape of the New South. Homelands is a case study of a unique ethnic group in North Americaーsmall-town sout……続きを見る

Secrets of the Ancients Their Secrets can Increase our Longevity. Ancient literature from the Bible and the clay tablets of Sumer tells us that Methuselah lived 969 years and that the Babylonian Kin……続きを見る

Studies from an Eastern Home by Sister Nivedita Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Pr……続きを見る

Pagan Christs: Studies in Comparative Hierology by John M. Robertson The bulk of the present volume is substantially a synthesis of Christian origins, introduced by a discussion of the principles o……続きを見る

This book tells the story of how eighteenth-century German Catholics rethought the Church. Educated German Catholics envisioned a Church that would solidify the link between religion, civilization, ……続きを見る

A new perspective on colonial South Carolina settlers' renewal and revival of evangelical Christianity During the late seventeenth century, a heterogeneous mixture of Protestant settlers made their ……続きを見る

Creatio ex nihilo is a foundational doctrine in the Abrahamic faiths. It states that God created the world freely out of nothing - from no pre-existent matter, space or time. This teaching is centra……続きを見る

Five hundred years ago, Guru Nanak founded the Sikh faith in India. The Sikhs defied the caste system; rejected the authority of Hindu priests; forbade magic and idolatry; and promoted the equality ……続きを見る

At the beginning of the eighteenth century most European Jews lived in restricted settlements and urban ghettos, isolated from the surrounding dominant Christian cultures not only by law but also by……続きを見る

This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, ……続きを見る

A classic history of the church from the accession of Gregory the Great to the Reformation. 続きを見る

Письма святителя Феофана Затворника ー бесценная сокровищница практического духовного опыта. Cвятитель Феофан Затворник - Три слова о несении креста 続きを見る

Clues to T.C. Lethbridge’s books lie in their subtitles. Witches: Investigating an Ancient Religion is no exception. In his study of the old pagan gods of Britain, Lethbridge believed that witch cul……続きを見る

With nine out of ten Canadians claiming a religious affiliation of some kind - Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Aboriginal, or one of dozens of other religions - faith has hug……続きを見る

A fascinating collaboration between a medieval historian and a professor of psychiatry, this enthralling book applies modern biological and psychological research findings to the lives of medieval m……続きを見る

No country, no culture, no person today is untouched by what happens in the rest of the world. Technological innovation, environmental degradation, economic gain & loss, nuclear weapons, instant com……続きを見る

We must, many now argue, `get back' to history. but which one? History has always been a problematical concept in Western theory, particularly for Marxism. In the wake of postmodernism, its status h……続きを見る

Hypocrisy has become a formal, modern religion and countless worshipers are receiving it's message. Since the beginning of time, people have searched for a meaning to life that has been a question w……続きを見る

In this interdisciplinary and boundary-breaking study, Gail Ashton examines the portrayals of women saints in a wide range of medieval texts. She deploys the French feminist critical theory of Cixou……続きを見る

The history of Catholic political movements has long been a missing dimension of the history of Europe during the twentieth century. Martin Conway explores the fascinating history of Catholic politi……続きを見る

Late Antiquity (ca. 250-650) witnessed the transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Christianity displaced polytheism over a wide area, of……続きを見る

Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) obtained papal approval in 1540 for a new international religious order called the Society of Jesus. Until the mid-1700s the 'Jesuits' were active in many parts of Eur……続きを見る

Предлагаемая читателям книга "Созерцание и размышление" - один из драгоценных плодов уединенной внимательной жизни в затворе, искренней молитвы и богомыслия. святитель Феофан Затворник - Созерцание ……続きを見る

One of today’s most popular and respected Catholic writers presents the first guide to the new Stations of the Cross, reflecting the revisions made by Pope John Paul II. A traditional devotion for C……続きを見る

In popular tradition witches were either practitioners of magic or people who were objectionable in some way, but for early European courts witches were heretics and worshippers of the Devil. This s……続きを見る

Indiana Jones meets The Da Vinci Code in an old Egyptian synagoguethe amazing story of one of the most important discoveries in modern religious scholarship. In 1896, Rabbi Solomon Schechter of Camb……続きを見る

A magisterial work of social history, Life After Death illuminates the many different ways ancient civilizations grappled with the question of what exactly happens to us after we die. In a masterful……続きを見る