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Oxford University Press Faith and Power
Book SynopsisBernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as the world''s foremost Islamic scholar (Wall Street Journal ), as a towering figure among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world (Baltimore Sun ), and as the doyen of Middle Eastern studies (New York Times ), Lewis is nothing less than a national treasure, a trusted voice that politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public have all turned to for insight into the Middle East. Now, Lewis has brought together writings on religion and government in the Middle East, so different than in the Western world. The collection includes previously unpublished writings, English originals of articles published before only in foreign languages, and an introduction to the book by Lewis. Acclaim for What Went Wrong? A New York Times Bestseller Replete with the exceptional historical insight that one has come to expect from the world''s foremost Islamic scholar. --Karen EllioTrade ReviewThe leading historian of the Ottoman Empire, a master of readbale exposition and a redoubtable controversialist * Jonathan Benthall, Times Literary Supplement *This book is an excellent introduction to Islam for Western readers. * Brian Wicker, The Tablet *Lewis is a lucid writer as well as a learned man. * Noel Malcolm, Standpoint *Table of ContentsTentative TOC (final contents and order TK) Foreword Propaganda in the Middle East Democracy and Religion in the Middle East Peace and Freedom in the Middle East Democracy, Legitimacy and Succession in the Middle East Europe and Islam Religion and Politics in Islam and Judaism Gender and the Clash of Civilizations Freedom and Justice in the Modern Middle East
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Oxford University Press The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot
Book SynopsisLeading historian of the early church, Bart Ehrman offers the first comprehensive account of the newly discovered Gospel of Judas, revealing what this legendary lost gospel contains and why it is so important for our understanding of Christianity.Ehrman describes how he first saw the Gospel of Judas--surprisingly, in a small room above a pizza parlor in a Swiss town near Lake Geneva--and he recounts the fascinating story of where and how this ancient papyrus document was discovered, how it moved around among antiquities dealers in Egypt, the United States, and Switzerland, and how it came to be restored and translated. More important, Ehrman gives the reader a complete and clear account of what the book teaches and he shows how it relates to other Gospel texts--both those inside the New Testament and those outside of it, most notably, the Gnostic texts of early Christianity. Finally, he describes what we now can say about the historical Judas himself as well as his relationship with JeTrade ReviewWell judged and informative. * Church Times *Bart Ehrman offers a sane and sensible introduction to a text that has been the subject of wild claims in the media...A clear account. * Rev David Blatherwick, Methodist Recorder *Rigorous and informed. * Edward Norman, Literary Review *Bart D Ehrman explains the status of this manuscript with cool-headed clarity. * Boyd Tonkin, The Independent *
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Oxford University Press Sacred Power Sacred Space
Book SynopsisJeanne Halgren Kildes survey of church architecture is unlike any other. Her main concern is not the buildings themselves, but rather the dynamic character of Christianity and how church buildings shape and influence the religion. Kilde argues that a primary function of church buildings is to represent and reify three different types of power: divine power, or ideas about God; personal empowerment as manifested in the individuals perceived relationship to the divine; and social power, meaning the relationships between groups such as clergy and laity. Each type intersects with notions of Christian creed, cult, and code, and is represented spatially and materially in church buildings. Kilde explores these categories chronologically, from the early church to the twentieth century. She considers the form, organization, and use of worship rooms; the location of churches; and the interaction between churches and the wider culture. Church buildings have been integral to Christianity, and KildTrade ReviewJeanne Halgren Kilde's Sacred Power, Sacred Space not only illuminates the intersection of power and space in Christianity, but it also reveals how historical movements and worship practices are revealed in a sacred space. * Julie Durbin, Geneva College, Global Forum on Arts and Christian Faith *...raising the question of power and ideology in relation to church architecture is worthwhile and provides plenty of ground for discussion. * Tim Gorringe, International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church *Table of Contents1. A Method for Thinking About Power Dynamics in Christian Space ; 2. Early Christian Meeting Space in the Roman Empire ; 3. Imperial Power in Constantinian and Byzantine Churches ; 4. From Abbey to Great Church, Fortress to Heavenly City ; 5. Transformations of the Renaissance and Reformation ; 6. Formalism and Non- or Anti-Formalism in Worship and Architecture ; 7. Historicism, Modernism, and Space ; 8. Concluding Observations
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Oxford University Press The Sixteenth Century
Book SynopsisThe sixteenth century witnessed some of the most abrupt and traumatic transformations ever seen in European society and culture. Population growth strained the old fabric of community and economic relations. New supplies of precious metals from east and west re-wrote the rules of finance and commerce. Politics was dominated first by the gladiatorial struggle of two great Renaissance monarchs, then by the bitter and bloody entanglement of religion and politics. Society became more disciplined but also more fragmented. Yet this was also the age when the Renaissance became a European rather than just an Italian phenomenon, an age of art, architecture, and literature, of unprecedented reflection on the thinking person''s role in government and civic life. It was the era of the Reformation and Catholic reform, when the ideals and priorities of the life of faith were examined and reshaped in the light of new readings of Scripture. For the first time Europeans not only learned more about the Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Economy ; 2. Authority, Power, and Violence ; 3. Society ; 4. The Mind ; 5. The Turmoil of Faith ; 6. Europe and a World Expanded ; Commentary and Conclusion
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Oxford University Press SECULAR REL INNOV NORTH ATL WORLD C
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Oxford University Press, USA Trajectories Through the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers
Book SynopsisThis is the first volume of the two-volume work The New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers. It discusses broad theological, literary, and historical issues that arise in the comparative study of these texts, and which are of importance to the study of early Christianity.Table of ContentsI. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ; II. PAUL IN THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS ; Paul's influence on 'Clement' and Ignatius ; III. GOSPEL TRADITIONS IN THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS ; Gospels and gospel traditions in the second century ; The Gospel of Luke in the Apostolic Fathers: an overview ; IV. CHRISTOLOGY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS ; The Apostolic Christology of Ignatius of Antioch: the road to Chalcedon ; Wisdom in the Apostolic Fathers and the New Testament ; V. CHURCH, MINISTRY, AND SACRAMENTS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS ; The Church in Ephesians, 2 Clement, and Hermas ; The Apostolic Fathers and infant baptism: any advance on the obscurity of the New Testament? ; The Eucharist in the Gospel of John and in the Didache ; Prophecy and patronage: the relationship between charismatic functionaries and household officers in early Christianity ; VI. DIDACHE ; Didache 1.1-6.1, James, Matthew, and the Torah ; First fruits and the support of prophets, teachers, and the poor in Didache 13 in relation to New Testament parallels ; Social locators as a bridge between the Didache and Matthew ; VII. IGNATIUS ; Ignatius, 'the Gospel', and the Gospels ; Following in Paul's footsteps: mimesis and power in Ignatius of Antioch ; The politics and rhetoric of discord and concord in Paul and Ignatius ; Ignatius and Polycarp: the transformation of New Testament traditions in the context of mystery cults ; VIII. POLYCARP, LETTER TO THE PHILIPPIANS ; Leadership and suffering in the Letters of Polycarp and Paul to the Philippians ; The opponents of Polycarp, Philippians and 1 John ; IX. MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP ; The New Testament and the Martyrdom of Polycarp ; The Martyrdom of Polycarp and the New Testament Passion Narrative
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Oxford University Press Vedic Voices
Book SynopsisFor countless generations families have lived in isolated communities in the Godavari Delta of coastal Andhra Pradesh, learning and reciting their legacy of Vedas, performing daily offerings and occasional sacrifices. They are the virtually unrecognized survivors of a 3,700-year-old heritage, the last in India who perform the ancient animal and soma sacrifices according to Vedic tradition. In Vedic Voices, David M. Knipe offers for the first time, an opportunity for them to speak about their lives, ancestral lineages, personal choices as pandits, wives, children, and ways of coping with an avalanche of changes in modern India. He presents a study of four generations of ten families, from those born at the outset of the twentieth century down to their great-grandsons who are just beginning, at the age of seven, the task of memorizing their Veda, the Taittiriya Samhita, a feat that will require eight to twelve years of daily recitations. After successful examinations these young men willTrade Review"Knipe (emer., South Asian studies, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison) provides an essential work of anthropological scholarship, a product of his more than 35 years of field research as well as careful textual analysis. It is a rare resource for anyone interested in India's Vedic traditions, their continued embodiment in living practice, and their potential loss... It is a model work of contemporary Indology that surely will be widely cited long into the future... Essential." --CHOICES "With Knipe s book, personal narratives cohere into a rich portrait of the struggle to preserve Vedic heritage in modern Indian society, and a vibrant tradition comes into bold relief. In bearing witness to the diverse experiences of these multi-generational families, Vedic Voices offers a corrective to the perception that Vedic traditions have vanished entirely from the subcontinent or else survive only as scattered relics without relevance to the modern religious landscape. Knipe s elegant synthesis of ethnography, philology, and history results in an accessible and compelling book, one that should command the attention of Indologists, anthropologists, and historians of religion alike."--Journal of the American Oriental SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ; List of Tables, Maps, and Illustrations ; Preface ; 1) The Godavari Delta ; 2) Vedamlo, "Living in the Veda" ; 3) A Selection of Ahitagnis and Other Veda Pandits ; 4) Becoming a Veda ; 5) Becoming a Householder ; 6) Becoming Agni ; Epilogue: Becoming "Modern" ; Glossary ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Comparing Western and Islamic Political Thought
Book SynopsisThis comparative history of political thought examines what the Western and Islamic approaches to politics had in common and where they diverged. The book considers how various ancient and medieval thought-patterns did or did not lead to modern developments; and how sacred monarchy, the legitimacy of the state, and the role of the people were looked upon in each culture. The author focuses on the period from the rise of Islam to the European Reformation, but his analysis extends to the main genres of political thought up to the present. He argues that until the mid-eleventh century, Europe, Islam, and the Byzantine world had more in common than is commonly thought. What made the West different was the papal revolution of the late eleventh century, Europe''s twelfth-century ''renaissance'', and the gradual secularization of political thought which followed. At the same time, Islam, after an early blossoming, interpreted its own revelation more and more narrowly. This volume throws lightTable of ContentsPreface ; Introduction ; 1. Religion and Politics: the West, Islam, Byzantium ; 2. Legitimacy: the Caliphate and the State ; 3. Society ; 4. Regimes: Europe, Byzantium, Islam ; 5. Practical Politics ; 6. Approaches to Political Thought ; 7. Changes in Religion and Politics ; 8. The Origins of Western Political Thought ; Epilogue ; Appendix ; Bibliography ; Primary Sources ; Secondary Sources
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Oxford University Press DISSENTING PRAISE C Religious Dissent and the Hymn in England and Wales
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Oxford University Press Minds and Gods The Cognitive Foundations of Religion The Cognitive Foundations of Religion
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Oxford University Press Teaching the Tradition
Book SynopsisThe Catholic intellectual tradition is broad, and covers a wide array of academic disciplines. From the origin of universities and through their first six hundred years of existence, philosophy and theology were the central disciplines. However, with the establishment of chairs in mathematics and others in chemistry at German universities in the nineteenth century, new academic disciplines started to be acknowledged and, in the following two hundred years, the modern array of academic departments gradually emerged. Many of the topics covered in these emerging disciplines, however, had earlier been addressed in theology or philosophy, and it is from here that the Catholic intellectual tradition made important contributions and distinctions in many of the most popular undergraduate academic departments.Structured around two lead essays on Catholic anthropology and Catholic theology, this volume focuses on important religious themes and how they appear in various academic disciplines. JohTrade ReviewAre you a faculty member, department chair or other academic leader interested in creating or reworking courses and curricula so that they provide an education in the riches of the Catholic intellectual tradition across the disciplines? Then this is the book for you. It will serve as a resource both for theory and content in any project of educational renewal in the Catholic spirit and tradition. * John C. Cavadini, Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Institute for Church Life, Notre Dame University *An ambitious and surprisingly lively work...a high quality work of potential interest for the theology or education collection of any academic library, and an essential volume for educators at religious institutions. * Catholic Library World *This book is a profound resource for primarily Catholic institutions to revisit the core of their existence as a platform to critically reflect on a faith journey. * Journal of Education and Christian Belief *Table of ContentsIntroduction, The Editors ; Part I Foundations ; Chapter 1: Fundamental Catholic Theology ; David Gentry-Akin ; Chapter 2: Catholic Anthropology ; Rev. Thomas P. Rausch, S.J. ; Chapter 3: Perspectives in Catholic Theology ; Lawrence Cunningham ; Chapter 4: Perspectives in Catholic Philosophy I ; Rev. Brian Shanley, O.P. ; Chapter 5: Perspectives in Catholic Philosophy II ; Rev. David B. Burrell, C.S.C ; Part II The Catholic Intellectual Tradition in the Humanities ; Chapter 6: Poetry and Catholic Themes ; Angela Alaimo O'Donnell ; Chapter 7: Drama and Catholic Themes ; Ed Block, Jr. ; Chapter 8: Fiction and Catholic Themes ; Paul Contino ; Chapter 9: Part I - Christian Literature in a Secular University ; Robert Kiely ; Part II - The View From a Church-Related University ; Paul J. Contino ; Chapter 10: Political Theory and Catholic Themes ; Jeanne Heffernan Schindler ; Chapter 11: History in a Catholic Perspective ; Glenn Olsen ; Chapter 12: Mathematics, Reality, and God ; Rev. Paul Schweitzer, S.J. ; Chapter 13: Catholic Themes in Art and Music ; Charles Scribner III ; Part III Religious Themes Related to the Sciences ; Chapter 14: Psychology's in a Catholic Perspective ; Jeffrey Adams ; Chapter 15: Evolutionary Biology in a Catholic Framework ; Oliver Putz ; Chapter 16: Environmental Studies in a Catholic Framework ; Elaine Grose ; Chapter 17: Physics and Astronomy in a Catholic Framework ; Rev. William Stoeger, S.J. ; Part IV The Good Life in the Professions ; Chapter 18: Economics and Business in a Catholic Perspective ; Rev. John Piderit, S.J ; Chapter 19: Education in a Catholic Framework ; Melanie M. Morey ; Chapter 20: Medicine, Health, and Catholic Themes ; Rev. Myles Sheehan, S.J., M.D. ; Chapter 21: Law in a Catholic Framework ; Patrick McKinley Brennan
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