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Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers is a panoramic survey of over 2,000 years of Jewish thought, religious and secular, ancient and modern. Now in its second edition, this essential reference guide contains n……続きを見る

"Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship. This work of Anglo-Saxon literature dates to between the 8th and the 11th century, the only surviving manuscript dating to circa ……続きを見る

The Holy Spirit must have had all the Angels of all the cardinals in the conclave whisper in their ears that what the Church needed at this time and place was a diplomat, a man who could appease the……続きを見る

Theatre of the Rule of Law presents a sustained critique of global rule of law promotion - an expansive industry at the heart of international development, post-conflict reconstruction and security ……続きを見る

This book dispels the widely-held view that paganism survived in Russia alongside Orthodox Christianity, demonstrating that 'double belief', dvoeverie, is in fact an academic myth. Scholars, citing ……続きを見る

Why Were the Teachings of the Original Christians Brutally Suppressed by the Roman Church? • Because they portray Jesus and Mary Magdalene as mythic figures based on the Pagan Godman and Goddess • B……続きを見る

It is not uncommon to hear Christians argue that America was founded as a Christian nation. But how true is this claim? In this compact book, David L. Holmes offers a clear, concise and illuminat……続きを見る

CONTENTS VOLUME 1 PREFACE I. THE CREATION OF THE WORLD The First Things CreatedーThe AlphabetーThe First DayーThe Second DayーThe Third DayーThe Fourth DayーThe Fifth DayーThe Sixth DayーAll Things ……続きを見る

The Canadian Jewish Communist movement, an influential ideological voice within the Canadian left, played a major role in the politics of Jewish communities in cities such as Montreal, Toronto, and ……続きを見る

This groundbreaking book explores the migration of Calvinist refugees in Europe during the Reformation, across a century of persecution, exile and minority existence. Ole Peter Grell follows the for……続きを見る

Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur Kobo. Extrait : Il m’a paru bon de réunir les articles que j’ai publiés dans le Voltaire sur l’antisémitisme et sur celui qui prétend en êt……続きを見る

Princes, Pastors and People traces the many changes in religious life that took place in the turbulent years of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries. It is designed to make accessible to readers ……続きを見る

The interpretation of animal sacrifice, now considered the most important ancient Greek and Roman religious ritual, has long been dominated by the views of Walter Burkert, the late J.-P. Vernant, an……続きを見る

A fascinating look at the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians by renowned Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist E. A. Wallis Budge, who worked for the world famous British Museum. 続きを見る

Egyptian Magic by E. A. Wallis Budge The priests and magicians of ancient Egypt were celebrated for their highly developed mystical knowledge and magical powers. For them, there was no separation be……続きを見る

For much of the twentieth century, it was assumed that higher education was and ought to be a secular enterprise, but that approach no longer suffices. The culture has shifted, and contemporary coll……続きを見る

Hercules, Zeus, Thor, Gilgamesh--these are the figures that leap to mind when we think of myth. But to David Leeming, myths are more than stories of deities and fantastic beings from non-Christian c……続きを見る

A Treatise On Jainism by Shri Jayatilal S. Sanghvi The religion which enjoins adoration and worship of Jinas or the religion which is propounded by Jinas is knows as the Jain religion. Jina means on……続きを見る

This book examines John Chrysostom's role as preacher and his pastoral activites as deacon, presbyter and bishop. It also provides fresh and lively translations of a key selection of sermons and let……続きを見る

The way in which people change and represent their spiritual evolution is often determined by recurrent language structures. Through the analysis of ancient and modern stories and their words and im……続きを見る

Understand where we came from. Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its relevance, The Book That Made Your World will transform your perception of its influence on virtually e……続きを見る

The expulsion from Spain did not only result in the destruction and dispersion of Spanish Jewry but led to a crisis in Jewish faith. Don Isaac Abravanel provided a systematic treatment of the main p……続きを見る

Письма святителя Феофана Затворника ー бесценная сокровищница практического духовного опыта. Cвятитель Феофан Затворник - Наставления в духовной жизни 続きを見る

The emergence of the state of Israel has fundamentally changed the conditions of Jewish existence. The issues now facing Jews everywhere are totally different to those that confronted them only fift……続きを見る

The Cabala by Bernhard Pick A short critical introduction to the Kabbalah. Although the Cabala belongs to the past, it demands our attention on account of the interest taken in it by such men as Ra……続きを見る

Presenting a fundamental re-thinking of Asian theology, this book focuses on theological indigenization in Asia in light of the postcolonial theory of resistance advanced by Homi K. Bhabha, among ot……続きを見る

Originally published in 1947, it is the essential purpose of this book to investigate attitudes of leading Elizabethan and Stuart statesmen, ask whether witchcraft was of any importance in seventeen……続きを見る

Experience a photographic search for the Bible’s Exodus. Join two authors and television broadcasters on their four year quest to investigate the mystery of the Hebrew exodus out of Egypt. Witness i……続きを見る

Relations between Christians and Jews over the past two thousand years have been characterised to a great extent by mutual distrust and by Christian discrimination and violence against Jews. In rece……続きを見る

This book fills a significant gap in the study of the establishment of communist rule in Poland in the key period of 1944–1950. It shows that nationalism and nationality policy were fundamentally im……続きを見る