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Lilith était la première femme d'Adam, punie et chassée du paradis... Lilith. Voilà un personnage mythique mal connu voire ignoré. Figure pourtant majeure de la tradition juive, Lilith mérite que l'……続きを見る

Monasticism is a social and religious phenomenon which originated in antiquity and which still remains relevant in the twenty-first century. But what, exactly, is it, and how is it distinguished fro……続きを見る

The essays in this second volume by Kenneth Stow explore the fate of Jews living in Rome, directly under the eye of the Pope. Most Roman Jews were not immigrants; some had been there before the time……続きを見る

Women, Enlightenment and Catholicism explores, for the first time, the uncharted territory of women’s religious Enlightenment. Each chapter offers a biographical insight into the social and cultural……続きを見る

Edwardian Culture: Beyond the Garden Party is the first truly interdisciplinary collection of essays dealing with culture in Britain c.1895-1914. Bringing together essays on literature, art, politic……続きを見る

For the Roman Catholic Church, the golden anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council will not mark a golden 50 years since the Council opened. The promise of Vatican II to become a new……続きを見る

In matters of faith we generally accept what parents, Sunday school teachers, friends or ministers tell us. That was certainly the story of my youth and early years in the ministry. Given the fact t……続きを見る

Even more than we might realize, the Garden of Eden story has supplied the foundation for Western civilization ever since the Roman Emperor Theodosius the Great granted the orthodox version of Chris……続きを見る

You have struggled with doubt and skepticism yourself. As you present your faith and think about it, you find it difficult to share it with nonbelievers. This is not because you are afraid to, but b……続きを見る

Have dinosaurs always lived with man? The Bible clearly shows the answer is yes! God created these great creatures and gave man dominion over them. Esau domesticated them. Nehemiah rode them. Ancien……続きを見る

Origins of Our Faith is an historic look back to the Hebrew roots of Christianity which propells the reader through a paradigm shift. Rick Richardson explains how and why a small group of Jewish "be……続きを見る

Preserved in a glacier for more than 5,000 years, the Iceman is the oldest intact human body ever found. Advanced scientific research has revealed amazing details about the life of this prehistoric ……続きを見る

2000 years has passed since the events in ancient Judea took place. Nowadays, its hard to find a person who never heard the name of Jesus Christ. Twice a year, millions of people all over the world ……続きを見る

Time and Calendar Decoded has discovered there are glitches in time. Bishop Braswell has successfully decoded time, with the discovery that our years are miscalculated, discovering our days of the w……続きを見る

Insights and extensive evidence from a wide range of studies, including astronomy, religion, and mysticism, make the case for heaven and address the question of humanitys ultimate destiny. Why are w……続きを見る

America, the Daughter of Babylon deals with the prophetic future of the United States of America. The Bible reveals that there will be a second nation of Babylon, which is described in detail throug……続きを見る

Combining meticulous research with thoughtful conclusion, this remarkable collection of essays explores ancient Egyptian and early Christian thought and leads to a better, more comprehensive underst……続きを見る

By 250 AD, Christianity had spread throughout India and China. Known as the Shining Religion or the Luminous Teaching, it drew adherents from Buddhism and Hinduism who were seeking a faith that taug……続きを見る

What is Christianity? Who was Jesus Christ? What relevance does Christianity have in a post-Christian age? Why are there so many Christian sects, and what are the prospects for bringing them togethe……続きを見る

Death by drowning or being burned at the stake. In the days of the Reformation, many Christians suffered this horrible fate. What was their crime? Simply being baptised, immersed into Christ as beli……続きを見る

After serving two and a half years as a stretcher-bearer on the Western Front, Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin wrote that he would “a thousand times rather be throwing grenades or handling ……続きを見る

The concept of sacrifice has been part of the human condition since before recorded time. Dating back to the earliest civilizations, sacrifices have been made for personal, religious, or social reas……続きを見る

For fifteen hundred years, popular audiences have loved tales of the Brendan voyage and have turned to them for inspiration. Never have their gentleness, intimacy with nature, amusement, and redempt……続きを見る

Jose Escamilla has a forty-year Christian ministry. He has a four-year university education and an associate in arts degree in bilingual studies from San Diego City College. As an adolescent, he att……続きを見る

Something went terribly wrong at his monastery, and Brendan the Navigator had nowhere to turn. Then a storyteller dropped by his cell at Clonfert Abbey one evening. This fortunate visit changed his ……続きを見る

The United States of America is not in the Bible. This was the statement of a noted and respected pastor as he was interviewed on a nationwide television talk show. When author Steven Grant heard th……続きを見る

The Deafening Cadence of Biblical Defection is more than a revelation of personal encounter. It is a written observation of the world, not as I see it, but as it truly is. Each chapter is a true-to-……続きを見る

It is known that the New Testament was written in the Greek language, but this does not lead us to believe that the writing of the four Gospels would have access to all the peoples. At the Lord's co……続きを見る

The Three Messiahs explains how a Jewish Messianic figure was transformed into Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God. From the writings of the Jewish historian, Josephus, Judas the Galilean was the only……続きを見る

Religious liberty is usually examined within a larger discussion of church-state relations, but Thomas Kselman looks at several individuals in Restoration France whose high-profile conversions fasci……続きを見る