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Gale Ecco, Print Editions A testimony of the spirit of truth concerning Richard Brothers in an address to the people of Israel c to the Gentiles called Christians and all other Gentiles
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions An theater of mortality erected over the dead bodies buried within the Grayfriars churchyard and other churches and burialplaces within the and suburbs collected and Englished
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Maxims and moral reflections by the Duke de La Rochefoucault Translated from the French With notes A new edition corrected and improved
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions The garden of Paradise or holy prayers and exercises whereby the Christian graces and virtues may be planted and improved in man Pursuing the treatise of True Christianity By John Arndt
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions He who is a minister of the Gospel and highly esteems the sufferings of the Lamb his Introduction to the method or way of the Evangelical Church of the Brethren in dealing with souls
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions The great Scots prophet or Some remarkable
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Some particular instructions concerning the Christian covenant and the mysteries by which it is transacted and maintained Collected from the sacred and earliest writers of the Christian Church
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Picador USA To Be a Jew Today
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Picador USA Magic A History
Book SynopsisAn Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magicthe oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior and its resurgence today Three great strands of belief run through human history: Religion is the relationship with one god or many gods, masters of our lives and destinies. Science distances us from the world, turning us into observers and collectors of knowledge. And magic is direct human participation in the universe: we have influence on the world around us, and the world has influence on us.Over the last few centuries, magic has developed a bad reputationthanks to the unsavory tactics of shady practitioners, and to a successful propaganda campaign on the part of religion and science, which denigrated magic as backward, irrational, and primitive. In Magic, however, the Oxford professor of archaeology Chris Gosden restores magic to its essential place in the history of the worldrevealing it to be an enduring ele
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Lulu.com Cuc Ði Ðc Pht Thích CA
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Lulu.com Hampton Baptist Church
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Lulu Press Jesus the Galilean
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Lulu.com WHO DO MEN SAY THAT I AM
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Lulu Press With What Zeal
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Lulu Press Romes Final Pope Benedict XVI
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Cambridge University Press The Christian Invention of Time
Book SynopsisTime is integral to human culture. Over the last two centuries people''s relationship with time has been transformed through industrialisation, trade and technology. But the first such life-changing transformation under Christianity''s influence happened in late antiquity. It was then that time began to be conceptualised in new ways, with discussion of eternity, life after death and the end of days. Individuals also began to experience time differently: from the seven-day week to the order of daily prayer and the festal calendar of Christmas and Easter. With trademark flair and versatility, world-renowned classicist Simon Goldhill uncovers this change in thinking. He explores how it took shape in the literary writing of late antiquity and how it resonates even today. His bold new cultural history will appeal to scholars and students of classics, cultural history, literary studies, and early Christianity alike.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: 1. God's time; 2. The time of death; 3. Telling time; 4. Waiting; 5. Time and time again; 6. Making time visible; 7. At the same time; 8. Timelessness and the now; 9. Life times; 10. The rape of time; Part II: 11. Beginning, again: Nonnus' paraphrase of the Gospel of John; 12. The eternal return: Nonnus' Dionysiaca; 13. Regulation time: Gregory's Christmas Day; 14. Day to day; 15. “We are the times”: Making history Christian; Coda: Writing in the time of sickness.
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Marian Time
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Lulu.com Zwischen Blick und Berührung
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Lulu.com I Testamenti dei Cardinali
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HarperOne The Darkening Age
Book SynopsisA New York Times Notable Book, winner of the Jerwood Award from the Royal Society of Literature, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and named a Book of the Year by the Telegraph, Spectator, Observer, and BBC History Magazine, this bold new history of the rise of Christianity shows how its radical followers helped to annihilate Greek and Roman civilizations. The Darkening Age is the largely unknown story of how a militant religion deliberately attacked and suppressed the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in centuries of unquestioning adherence to one true faith.Despite the long-held notion that the early Christians were meek and mild, going to their martyrs'' deaths singing hymns of love and praise, the truth, as Catherine Nixey reveals, is very different. Far from being meek and mild, they were violent, ruthless, and fundamentally intolerant. Unlike
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Gender and Pentecostal Revivalism
Book SynopsisThis innovative volume provides an interdisciplinary, theoretically innovative answer to an enduring question for Pentecostal/charismatic Christianities: how do women lead churches? This study fills this lacuna by examining the leadership and legacy of two architects of the Pentecostal movement - Maria Woodworth-Etter and Aimee Semple McPherson.Trade Review“In the face of a lack of in-depth studies on these intriguing religious figures, the book aims to fill the gap in existing religious and gender studies scholarship, offering a theoretically-based, interdisciplinary study. … a fascinating historical journey through the process of establishing legitimacy as a woman pastor in the early twentieth century. Therefore, this book represents a valuable contribution to the history of American revivalism, religion and gender studies and to the further research of female evangelists.” (Aleksandra Djurić Milovanović, Religion & Gender, Vol. 7 (2), 2017)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Ideal American Minister 2. "Walking Bibles": Narrating Female Pentecostal Ministry 3. "Pants Don't Make Preachers": The Image of a Female Pentecostal Minister 4. "A Glorious Symbol": Building a Female Pentecostal Worship Space 5. "Thunder" and "Sweetness": Authority and Gender in Pentecostal Performance 6. "A Regular Jezebel": Female Ministry, Pentecostal Ministry on Trial Conclusion
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Origin of Modern Shinto in Japan The Vanquished Gods of Izumo Bloomsbury Shinto Studies
Book SynopsisYijiang Zhong is Associate Professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo, Japan and a Research Fellow at the Center for Interdisciplinary Study of Monotheistic Religions at Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan.Trade ReviewZhong’s book maintains a refreshingly wide gaze, focusing simultaneously on local, transregional, and transcultural flows that, by his argument, all impacted the internal developments of the Izumo Shrine and its shifting position within the nascent intellectual and political fields of early modern and modern Japan. Such a dynamic framework is new, and its expanding scope is yielding exciting results. * American Historical Review *Zhong moves away from the traditional understanding of Shinto history as something completely internal to the nation of Japan, and instead situates the formation of Shinto within a larger geopolitical context involving intellectual and political developments in the East Asian region and the role of western colonial expansion. * Reading Religion *Fills a prominent hole in the existing literature by addressing the early modern and modern history of Izumo Shrine and its deity … Zhong’s volume is timely, well researched, and focused … An important contribution to our understanding of Shinto in the Edo- and early-Meiji periods. * Japanese Journal of Religious Studies *This volume contains a collection of insightful materials for those scholars, students, and practitioners who are in Japanese studies, or the fields of history, philosophy, ethnology, cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, and religious studies. * Journal of Religion in Japan *This book presents a stimulating case study of the interdependent relationship between the secular and the religious. Yijiang Zhong convincingly argues that the establishment of the public and secular Japanese nation-state was possible only by consigning some Shinto schools to the private, religious sphere. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Shinto and Japanese history as well as critical study of religion and secularization. -- Jun'ichi Isomae, Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, JapanWith this rich, nuanced, carefully researched and deeply thoughtful work, the sophistication and maturation of Shinto studies continues. Too long over-looked, Izumo, its grand shrine, and complex tradition, are illuminated by Zhong in ways that nothing else in English gets close to. A tour de force, this work sets new standards for works in Japanese religion and thought. -- James E. Ketelaar, Professor of Japanese History, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, USATable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Note on Text/Translation Introduction 1: Resurrecting the Great Lord of the Land, 1653-1667 2: The Month without the Gods, 1600-1871 3: True Pillar of the Soul, 1792-1846 4: Converting Japan, 1825-1875 5: Competing Ways of the Gods, 1872-1889 Conclusion The Izumo Gods, Nation, and Empire Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A Social History of the Ise Shrines Divine Capital Bloomsbury Shinto Studies
Book SynopsisMark Teeuwen is Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway. He has published widely on the history of Japanese religions, with a special focus on Shinto. His books include Watarai Shinto: An Intellectual History of the Outer Shrine in Ise (1996) and A New History of Shinto (2010), co-authored by John Breen. John Breen is Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Japan. He has published widely on the imperial institution and religion and state in modern Japan. His books include A New History of Shinto (2010), co-authored with Mark Teeuwen, Girei to kenryoku: Tenno no Meiji ishin (2011) and Shinto monogatari: Ise no kingendaishi (2015).Trade ReviewTeeuwen and Breen present the narrative strata that make up Ise’s historical identity and recount a dynamic history in which the Ise shrines have been transformed many times over the centuries. The result of their thorough research is a fascinating and eye-opening book, an excellent resource for both researchers and teachers in the field of Japanese religions. * Reading Religion *Offers a rich, multifaceted account and analysis of the Ise Shrines. * Monumenta Nipponica *A welcome contribution to the English-language scholarship on this important site in Japan’s religious, political, and cultural imagination ... The authors efficiently synthesize voluminous information and trace complex relationships between different actors by adhering to three analytical strategies, an approach that allows the volume’s narrative to flow relatively seamlessly. * Journal of Religion in Japan *In this engaging social history of the Ise Shrines, Mark Teeuwen and John Breen challenge cherished notions holding that Ise is the primal locus of Shinto, unifying and providing the standard for all other Shinto shrines since ancient times … Their book is a balanced and authoritative study of a central subject in the history of Japanese religions that will be warmly welcomed and widely appreciated. -- Helen Hardacre, Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions and Society, Harvard University, USAThis book takes us on a journey into the multilayered history of the Ise Shrines … The book is very well documented and sharp and is a must read study for scholars and students interested in Shinto, religion, and Japan. -- Elisabetta Porcu, Senior Lecturer in Asian Religions, University of Cape Town, South AfricaThis book is ... highly recommended to students of Japanese religious history. * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsList of Maps and Illustrations Prologue Note to the Reader Introduction: Divine capital: Ise and its agents Chapter 1. Divine wrath and court politics Chapter 2. Classical Ise: Hosophobia codified Chapter 3. Amaterasu’s escape from Ise Chapter 4. Ise in the Kamakura period: Lands and secrets Chapter 5. Ise in the Muromachi period: War and pilgrims Chapter 6. Ise restored and Shintoised Chapter 7. Pilgrims’ pleasures: Ise and its patrons in the Edo period Chapter 8. Meiji Ise: The emperor’s mausoleum and the modern pilgrim Chapter 9. Ise and nation in Taisho and early Showa Japan Chapter 10. Crisis and recovery: Ise’s postwar transformations Conclusion: Phases of redevelopment Notes References Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Solving the Evolutionary Puzzle of Human Cooperation
Book SynopsisIn this book, Glenn Barenthin provides a new solution to a key question in the cognitive and evolutionary study of religion: why do humans cooperate? What led humans, uniquely among animals, to have large-scale civilizations with unprecedented cooperation? One explanation, propagated by the Big God Proponents (BGP), argues that a moralizing God is the crucial motivator for the pro-social behaviour necessary for large scale civilization. To explore this idea, Barenthin provides a critical assessment of the evidence provided by the BGP, and also discusses the place of God in our moral thinking. However, using evidence from anthropology, history, cognitive science, psychology and game theory, Barenthin presents a new theory: that the evolutionary pressures faced by our forebears paved the way for emerging humans to engage in what he terms thin cooperation'. This type of cooperation requires individuals to comprehend the reasons for their actions, and it is often done with others in mindTrade ReviewGlenn Barenthin’s book on human cooperation is a fascinating work. It is a terrific survey of modern evolutionary thinking about cooperation, showing how very dated are the myths of killer apes. Throughout there is discussion of the relevance of such science for religious thinking. Does morality demand a belief in a deity, or can the skeptic be as good a person as the Christian or Jew or Muslim? Barenthin’s conclusions are stimulating and pertinent. Highly recommended. * Michael Ruse, Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University, USA *Table of ContentsList of Figures Foreword Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Minds, Gods and Group Selection Theory 2. A Modest Proposal 3. Family Matters 4. From ‘Thin’ to ‘Thick Cooperation’ 5. How Does That Make Sense? 6. The Road to “Denmark” References Index
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Lulu Press From Religion to State Religion
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Plutarchs Treatise Upon the Distinction Between a
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions The Parents and Guardians Directory and the
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions A new Dictionary of Correspondences
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Sermons on the Divinity of Christ. By Robert
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Discourses on Domestick Duties. By Samuel
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions A Discourse Concerning Meekness and Quietness of Spirit. To Which is Added a Sermon on Acts Xxviii. 22. Shewing That the Christian Religion is not a Sect ... By Mr. Matthew Henry
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions An Account of the Life and Death of Mr. Philip
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD The Morals of Confucius a Chinese Philosopher Being one of the Choicest Pieces of Learning Remaining of That Nation The Second Edition
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions The new Songs of Zion or Short Hymns Collected From the Scriptures of the Old Testament
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Topica Sacra. Divine Logic
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Believers Baptism
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Logic
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD The History of the Church of Japan Written Originally in French by Monsieur LAbbe de T And now Translated Into English By N N of 2 Volume 1
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions A Collection of Private Devotions in the Practice
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions A Dissertation Concerning the Antiquity of the
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Prayers and Meditations Composed by Samuel
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD The Elements of a Polite Education Carefully Selected From the Letters of the Late Right Honble Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield to his son By G Gregory
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Morias enkomion
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions The Theory of Vision or Visual Language Shewing
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD A Practical Discourse of Gods Sovereignty By Elisha Coles
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Mr. Pearses Last Legacy. Two Discourses viz. I. A
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