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Hans Mol was born in the Netherlands during the 1920s. His imprisonment by the Gestapo during World War II began a long intellectual journey, exploring the role of religion in society. His work on t……続きを見る

This illuminating new study considers the Bible as a political document in seventeenth-century England, revealing how the religious text provided a key language of political debate and played a crit……続きを見る

Religious War and Religious Peace in Early Modern Europe presents a novel account of the origins of religious pluralism in Europe. Combining comparative historical analysis with contentious politica……続きを見る

Margaret Meuse Clay, who barely escaped a public whipping in the 1760s for preaching without a license; “Old Elizabeth,” an ex-slave who courageously traveled to the South to preach against slavery ……続きを見る

The topic of religious conversion into and out of Islam as a historical phenomenon is mired in a sea of debate and misunderstanding. It has often been viewed as the permanent crossing of not just a ……続きを見る

First published in 1980, this second edition of Islam in Tropical Africa presents specialist studies of the history and sociology of Muslim communities in Africa south of the Sahara. The studies cov……続きを見る

This book breaks with three common scholarly barriers of periodization, discipline and geography in its exploration of the related themes of heresy, magic and witchcraft. It sets aside constructed c……続きを見る

Gnosticism is a countercultural spirituality that forever changed the practice of Christianity. Before it emerged in the second century, passage to the afterlife required obedience to God and king. ……続きを見る

Heresy and Dissent in the Carolingian Empire recounts the history of an exceptional ninth-century religious outlaw, Gottschalk of Orbais. Frankish Christianity required obedience to ecclesiastical s……続きを見る

New Perspectives on the Nation of Islam contributes to the ongoing dialogue about the nature and influence of the Nation of Islam (NOI), bringing fresh insights to areas that have previously been ov……続きを見る

Crusading and the Crusader States explores how the idea of holy war emerged from the troubled society of the eleventh century, and why Jerusalem and the Holy Land were so important to Europeans. It ……続きを見る

The Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, is the most successful and enduring global missionary enterprise in history. Founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, the Jesuit order has preached th……続きを見る

Comparando entre sí los mitos, las leyendas y las historias sagradas de religiones animistas, politeístas y monoteístas de todo el mundo, el autor construye a base de ejemplos un árbol genealógico d……続きを見る

Gershom Scholem (1897–1982) was ostensibly a scholar of Jewish mysticism, yet he occupies a powerful role in today’s intellectual imagination, having influential contact with an extraordinary cast o……続きを見る

Der 13. Oktober 1307 bildet den Auftakt einer verstörenden Inquisition: Der französische König Philip IV. bezichtigt die Templer der Ketzerei und lässt über Nacht die Mitglieder des mächtigsten Ritt……続きを見る

In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Stolen Innocence, the daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FLDS Church, takes you deep inside the secretive polygamist Mor……続きを見る

This collection of essays by eight leading scholars is a landmark event in the study of crusading in the late middle ages. It is the outcome of an international network funded by the Leverhulme Trus……続きを見る

The figure of the renegade - a European Christian or Jew who had converted to Islam and was now serving the Ottoman sultan - is omnipresent in all genres produced by those early modern Christian Eur……続きを見る

L'alliance de la science et de la foi Pour beaucoup de nos contemporains, science et foi ne font guère bon ménage. Chaque progrès de celle-ci ferait reculer celle-là, de sorte que les croyants se tr……続きを見る

This volume spans the fourteenth to nineteenth centuries, across Europe and its empires, and brings together historians, art historians, literary scholars and anthropologists to rethink medieval and……続きを見る

Unraveling the Mystery of the Human Soul: A Rabbi's Profound Journey Inspired by Albert Einstein's Poignant Letter Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Award in the Religion/Spirituality of Western Thought c……続きを見る

'Bold, dazzling and provocative' – Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads 'This book uncovers what was lost when Christianity won' – The Times In The Darkening Age, historian Catherine Nixey tell……続きを見る

Have you ever heard that Christ was Black? What about the Buddha? They weren’t alone. Many of the world’s first deities and divinities, both male and female, were originally depicted as Black. That ……続きを見る

History of the Church was written by Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea. This book was a 4th-century historical work giving a chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the 1s……続きを見る

In una nuova edizione digitale riveduta e ampliata, tutti i documenti più importanti della storia della chiesa nei secoli, dagli inizi fino ad oggi, per la comprensione delle vicende ecclesiali e ci……続きを見る

Il Concilio Vaticano II è stato un evento di grande creatività e fervore spirituale, una specie di moltiplicazione, o fermentazione, del pane della parola e dello Spirito. Terminata la celebrazione ……続きを見る

La storia del rosario nei secoli, raccontata con chiarezza e competenza. Il rosario è la preghiera dei semplici, dei piccoli, di coloro che si rivolgono a Maria sicuri di trovare in lei l'aiuto e la……続きを見る

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of John Calvin in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and work of Jo……続きを見る

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Crusades in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Crusades. In th……続きを見る

A compelling and lucid account of the life and teachings of a founder of rabbinic Judaism and one of the most beloved heroes of Jewish history Born in the Land of Israel around the year 50 C.E., Rab……続きを見る