SW - History 1

Explores religion's historic and present-day role in American universities. Once the unifying center of American higher education, religion has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past 220 ……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage interroge la notion de sacralisation comme modèle d’action ou comme force performative de la pensée. La précipitation propre aux temps modernes défie toute possibilité de prévisibilité, ……続きを見る

Examines how the form and function of the Covenants were shorn of religious implications and repurposed, serving a pluralistic vision of the role of religion in politics and public life. Until now, ……続きを見る

"Nos malheurs, ce sont ces flemmards de curés qui en sont la cause" ! Cette affirmation vaut la prison et une amende à son auteur en 1538. En effet, hostile à la Réforme religieuse, le canton se pos……続きを見る

Christian Science is one of the most unique and controversial of American religions, but there has never been a history of this influential metaphysical group, best known for its healing through pra……続きを見る

The True Christian Religion elucidates the essence of authentic faith and spiritual practice. Penned by the reformer Emanuel Swedenborg, it transcends doctrinal differences to emphasize the universa……続きを見る

An examination of the political, cultural and spiritual shock waves unleashed by the reformation and counter-reformation. The traumas and transformations sparked by the reformation and counter-refor……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the nations that surrounded ancient Israel, delving into their historical roles, cultural identities, and theological significance as portrayed in t……続きを見る

This is the first comparative study of Mosaic and Islamic law in American history to be published. Constructing a complex picture in trans-Atlantic, trans-European and world historical perspectives,……続きを見る

Exploring religion can be a fascinating and enriching journey, as it provides insight into different cultures, belief systems, and ways of understanding the world and the human experience. Here are ……続きを見る

The particular interest of Professor Spitz has been the close relationship and synergy between humanism and religious reform in the transformation of European culture in the 16th century. Within the……続きを見る

The Canso d'Antioca is a fascinating text which deserves more attention than it has received. It is a fragment of a much larger epic describing the events of the First Crusade, related to the Old Fr……続きを見る

For African Americans who have experienced the trauma of colonization, displacement, enslavement, and race-based violence, lament has long been a form of cultural expression that creates space to pr……続きを見る

Receptions of Paul during the First Two Centuries: Exploration of the Jewish Matrix of Early Christianity examines the historical context of Paul and the way Paul’s Jewish heritage was received. Con……続きを見る

In Silenced: The Forgotten Story of Progressive Era Free Methodist Women, Christy Mesaros-Winckles delves into the gender debates within the Free Methodist Church of North America during the Progres……続きを見る

“A fascinating history . . . The Medieval conflict between Christians and Muslims has many similarities to the Middle East today.”ーFiretrench The Ismaili Assassins were an underground group of poli……続きを見る

“[A] brilliant survey of the development of Christianity . . . tells a riveting story of a struggling young religion searching for an identity.” ーPublishers Weekly This sweeping history begins with……続きを見る

The book traces the conceptual lens of historical-cultural ‘survivals’ from the late 19th-century theories of E.B. Tylor, James Frazer, and others, in debate with monotheistic ‘degenerationists’ and……続きを見る

The Caedmon Poems (1916) contains the texts of Caedmon’s poems, the birth of Christian poetry in England. The poems are reproduced in a modern English translation, with an extensive introduction to ……続きを見る

The Earliest English Poetry (1971) offers a critical survey of Old English poetry, that is, of the vernacular verse composed in England from the seventh century to the Norman Conquest. It is a studi……続きを見る

In his previous book, Breakfast on the Beach, Rev. Dr. Johannes W. H. van der Bijl retold the gospel narrative through the eyes of Simon Peter, inviting us to experience Jesus’s life and ministry an……続きを見る

The book is an interdisciplinary study on the relationship between Muslims and their mosques in Indonesia and Malaysia. It presents selected historic mosques that demonstrate local interpretations a……続きを見る

An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century. An intellectual call to arms, Francis Wheen’s Sunday Times bestseller is one of 2004’s most talked about books……続きを見る

Josephus fought the Romans in the First Jewish-Roman War as a Jewish military leader in Galilee. After the the Romans invaded, killing thousands, Josephus and one of his soldiers surrendered to the ……続きを見る

Noted science writer Nicholas Wade offers for the first time a convincing case based on a broad range of scientific evidence for the evolutionary basis of religion. 続きを見る

In Abraham: One God, Three Wives, Five Religions, author Frances Worthington explores the three wives/concubines (Sarah, Hagar, and Keturah) of Abraham, and traces their lineage to five different re……続きを見る

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically, chronologically and by category, making it easier to access individual boo……続きを見る

Plutarch's Morals: Theosophical Essays tr. by Charles William King The works which go by the name of Plutarch's "Morals" (though certainly not all from his hand) are a collection of short ……続きを見る

Figure discrète de l’Évangile, Joseph est pourtant un saint dont l’action dans nos vies peut être très puissante. La tendresse et le soin de ce père adoptif sont extrêmement concrets, du moment qu’o……続きを見る

First published in 1931, this book covers the broad period of time between the Christian Roman Empire instituted in the fourth century and the period of the Renaissance. The author traces the main e……続きを見る