History of religion Books
Little, Brown & Company The Evolution of God
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Random House USA Inc The Confessions
Book Synopsis'God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides--may we follow their directions home.' --Archbishop Desmond TutuWriting in the last years of the fourth century a.d., Saint Augustine of Hippo created what is at once the first true autobiography in Western literature and among the most sophisticated yet accessible theological arguments in the history of Christianity. With extraordinary candor and psychological acumen, Augustine recounts his passage from a life of sensuality, Manichaean superstition, and empty careerism to a genuine spiritual awakening, and he articulates views on marriage, morality, and faith that have shaped our discourse ever since. The Confessions allows us to appreciate both the startling modernity of Augustine's insights and the imperishable poetry of his voice. With a new Preface by MacArthur Fellow Patricia Hampl, author of Virgin Time and A Romant
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Random House USA Inc Salonica City of Ghosts
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc City of God 1 Image Classics
Book SynopsisNo book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages than City of God. Since medieval Europe was the cradle of today’s Western civilization, this work by consequence is vital for understanding our world and how it came into being. Saint Augustine is often regardarded as the most influential Christian thinker after Saint Paul, and City of God is his materpiece, a cast synthesis of religious and secular knowledge. It began as a reply to the charge that Christian otherworldiness was causing the decline of the Roman Empire. Augustine produced a wealth of evidence to prove that paganism bore within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Then he proceeded to his larger theme, a cosmic interpretation of in terms of the struggle between good and evilL the City of God in conflict with the Earthly City or the City of the Devil. This, the first serious attempt at a philosophy of histo
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Random House USA Inc American Veda From Emerson and the Beatles to
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Lost Gutenberg
Book Synopsis“A lively tale of historical innovation, the thrill of the bibliophile’s hunt, greed and betrayal.” – The New York Times Book ReviewAn addictive and engaging look at the ‘competitive, catty and slightly angst-ridden’ heart of the world of book collecting.” - The Houston Chronicle The never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on the lives of the fanatical few who were lucky enough to own it.For rare-book collectors, an original copy of the Gutenberg Bible--of which there are fewer than 50 in existence--represents the ultimate prize. Here, Margaret Leslie Davis recounts five centuries in the life of one copy, from its creation by Johannes Gutenberg, through the hands of monks, an earl, the Worcestershire sauce king, and a nuclear physicist to its ultimate resting place, in a steel vault in Tokyo. Estelle Doheny, the first woman
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Confessions Of Saint Augustine
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Basic Books Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms Journeys Into the
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Basic Books Dominion
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Basic Books Caliphate The History of an Idea
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWall Street Journal "The doctrine of the caliphate still animates the imagination of Muslim theologians, politicians and ideologues, as Hugh Kennedy shows powerfully in Caliphate...[an] intriguing argument... In order to grasp recent developments in the Middle East and Muslim South Asia and Africa--let alone to try to remake the region's politics--you would be a fool to ignore this history of the caliphate. In Mr. Kennedy's optimistic view the best thing about the caliphate is that it is a living idea that may yet still serve as a model for good governance." Washington Post "British historian Hugh Kennedy takes it upon himself to recover the caliphate's meaning, and he succeeds with welcome doses of erudition, accuracy and, when necessary, empathy." Times Literary Supplement "An engaging portrait of a fascinating, multifaceted history." Publishers Weekly "[An] engrossing and entertaining introduction... Kennedy clearly shows the continuing power of this idea to incite controversy." Kirkus Reviews "Enlisting significant Arab-language scholarship, Kennedy provides a carefully calibrated, timely chronicle for nonacademic readers."
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Epiphanius of Cyprus Imagining an Orthodox World
Book SynopsisOffers the first complete biography in English of Epiphanius, lead bishop of Cyprus in the late fourth century CE and author of the Panarion, a massive encyclopaedia of heresies. Young Richard Kim studies the bishop as a historical person and a self-constructed persona, as mediated within the pages of the Panarion.
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Alfred A. Knopf God An Anatomy
Book SynopsisAn astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents God as he was originally envisioned by ancient worshippers—with a distinctly male body, and with superhuman powers, earthly passions, and a penchant for the fantastic and monstrous.[A] rollicking journey through every aspect of Yahweh’s body, from top to bottom (yes, that too) and from inside out ... Ms. Stavrakopoulou has almost too much fun.”—The Economist The scholarship of theology and religion teaches us that the God of the Bible was without a body, only revealing himself in the Old Testament in words mysteriously uttered through his prophets, and in the New Testament in the body of Christ. The portrayal of God as corporeal and masculine is seen as merely metaphorical, figurative, or poetic. But, in this revelatory study, Francesca Stavrakopoulou presents a vividly corporeal image of God: a human-shaped deity who walks and talks and weeps a
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Random House USA Inc God A Human History
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of God. In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling new image of the man in all his contradictions. In his new book, Aslan takes on a subject even more immense: God, writ large. In layered prose and with thoughtful, accessible scholarship, Aslan narrates the history of religion as a remarkably cohesive attempt to understand the divine by giving it human traits and emotions. According to Aslan, this innate desire to humanize God is hardwired in our brains, making it a central feature of nearly every religious tradition. As Aslan writes, “Whether we are aware of it or not, and regardless of whether we’re believers or not, what the vast majorit
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Penguin Young Readers Live Not by Lies A Manual for Christian
Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling author of The Benedict Option draws on the wisdom of Christian survivors of Soviet persecution to warn American Christians of approaching dangers.For years, émigrés from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod Dreher they see telltale signs of soft totalitarianism cropping up in America--something more Brave New World than Nineteen Eighty-Four. Identity politics are beginning to encroach on every aspect of life. Civil liberties are increasingly seen as a threat to safety. Progressives marginalize conservative, traditional Christians, and other dissenters. Technology and consumerism hasten the possibility of a corporate surveillance state. And the pandemic, having put millions out of work, leaves our country especially vulnerable to demagogic manipulation.In Live Not By Lies, Dreher amplifies the alarm sounded by the brave men and women who fought totalitarianism. He explai
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Penguin Putnam Inc Half Known Life
Book SynopsisINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Masterful…A book of inner journeys told through extraordinary exteriors…One of his very best.” —Washington Post “Dazzling.” —Time Magazine, Best Books of 2023 From “one of the most soulful and perceptive writers of our time” (Brain Pickings): a journey through competing ideas of paradise to see how we can live more peacefully in an ever more divided and distracted world.Paradise: that elusive place where the anxieties, struggles, and burdens of life fall away. Most of us dream of it, but each of us has very different ideas about where it is to be found. For some it can be enjoyed only after death; for others, it’s in our midst—or just across the ocean—if only we can find eyes to see it. Traveling from Iran to North Korea, from the Dalai Lama’s Himalayas to the ghostly temples of Ja
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Shamanism
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Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. A Copious Fountain A History of Union
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Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. The Theology of the Heidelberg Catechism A
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Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. Faith of Our Mothers Living Still Princeton
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John Wiley & Sons Confessions of a Revisionist Historian David L.
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James Clarke & Co Ltd The Quest for Love Divine
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Penguin Random House LLC Protestants
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Penguin Putnam Inc A Pilgrimage to Eternity
Book SynopsisFrom the world's greatest tour guide, a deeply-researched, captivating journey through the rich history of Christianity and the winding paths of the French and Italian countryside that will feed mind, body, and soul (New York Times). What a wondrous work! This beautifully written and totally clear-eyed account of his pilgrimage will have you wondering whether we should all embark on such a journey, either of the body, the soul or, as in Egan's case, both. --Cokie RobertsEgan draws us in, making us feel frozen in the snow-covered Alps, joyful in valleys of trees with low-hanging fruit, skeptical of the relics of embalmed saints and hopeful for the healing of his encrusted toes, so worn and weathered from their walk.--The Washington PostMoved by his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church, Timothy Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers to force a reckoning with his own beliefs. He embarked on a thousand-mile pilgrimage through the theological cradle of Christianity to explore the religion in the world that it created. Egan sets out along the Via Francigena, once the major medieval trail leading the devout to Rome, and travels overland via the alpine peaks and small mountain towns of France, Switzerland and Italy, accompanied by a quirky cast of fellow pilgrims and by some of the towering figures of the faith--Joan of Arc, Henry VIII, Martin Luther. The goal: walking to St. Peter's Square, in hopes of meeting the galvanizing pope who is struggling to hold together the church through the worst crisis in half a millennium. A thrilling journey, a family story, and a revealing history, A Pilgrimage to Eternity looks for our future in its search for God.
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Harvest House Publishers,U.S. Rediscovering Israel
Book SynopsisKristi McLelland weaves history, culture, and personal experience to celebrate Scripture as one timeless, transformational Story, rooted in its original contexts.Trade Review “If you’ve ever wanted to go to Israel—or want to go again—Rediscovering Israel will transport you there. Seeing Israel through Middle Eastern eyes, through the cultural lens of Jesus’ world and His life, is absolutely transformative. I traveled to Israel with Kristi in 2019, and traveled again with her while reading this book. The pictures, descriptions, and details place you right there in the Land. People say that, after a pilgrimage to Israel, you never read the Bible in the same way again, and they’re right. But reading this book did that for me too. It brought the Living Word of God even more alive, and I’m forever grateful.”—Tamera Alexander, USA Today bestselling author of A Million Little Choices “My wife and I have had the privilege and honor of walking with Kristi McLelland for many, many years. Since the beginning, we have been moved by her teaching and ability to break down God’s Word to where you can begin to grasp and understand the depth of God’s truth and love. A few years ago, we were able to go to Israel with Kristi and we were blown away by how God used Kristi and the land of Israel to bring us into a deeper walk with Jesus. Kristi is a sincere servant of God who seeks to encourage believers in their pursuit of Christ.”—TobyMac, contemporary Christian recording artist “Kristi McLelland has an exceptional ability to make sense of the Scriptures from a Middle Eastern perspective. Rediscovering Israel is a user-friendly gem, tracing God’s redemptive plan, within the Land, from start to finish, never overlooking the primary plot of the story when she says, ‘…so that the world will bear witness to Him [Jesus].’ This is why our students crave Kristi’s teaching. I predict you will as well.”—Edward M. Smith, president of Williamson College, Franklin, TN “I have been waiting for a book from Kristi McLelland since the day I first heard her speak. This has surpassed anything I hoped for. Kristi’s ability to serve a complex meal in bite-sized morsels invites you into a most beautiful feast. From Genesis to Revelation, this book shows us Jesus in a way that can only leave us loving Him more.”—Melinda Doolittle, recording artist “This book provides priceless insights that will enhance, broaden, and deepen your appreciation of the Bible. Having traveled to the Holy Land on a team led by Kristi, I can confidently say that Rediscovering Israel is as close to that experience as I could have hoped for.”—Curtis Zackery, pastor, author of Soul Rest “Are you ready to have your mind explode and your heart expand at the same time? Beyond education, in reading Rediscovering Israel you will have an encounter. I cannot herald enough Kristi McLelland’s deep, contagious passion for the Scriptures and her rich Middle Eastern lens into the treasure of God’s Word from beginning to end. She has unearthed and strung together a gorgeous, antique necklace of appetizing pearls (to use her metaphor) for us to feast upon. Weaving stories and history alongside archaeology, Kristi disciples us from anthropocentrism to Theocentrism: the world, the Plan, does not revolve around me, but around God. Rediscovering Israel will not leave you a spectator. It will stretch you to leave your preconceived intellectual borders, and it will shift you. “Jesus came to save us from our sins in order to send us into the world.” A wholesome education through a Hebraic prism, yes; and even greater, a refreshing encounter with the Living God.”—Ken Alpren, Sr. Rabbi and founder of Kol Dodi, Nashville, TN “A few years ago, I was fortunate to go on a trip to Israel with Kristi McLelland. Right off the bat, I was blown away by her ability to teach and clarify the Scriptures. They came to life in a way that resonated deep within my soul, which only the Word of God can do. Kristi has a way of breaking down historical and cultural barriers of context to help us discover the deeper meanings of Bible texts.”—Michael Tait, lead singer of Newsboys “From Kristi’s teaching, I have learned so much about the world in which Jesus walked. Having lived my whole life in America, I read the Bible through a Western worldview. But when I was introduced to Kristi’s teaching, I began understanding the Word of God with a new lens. I can’t think of anyone better from whom to learn about Israel.”—Mandisa Lundley, recording artist
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Arcadia Publishing Catholic New York City Images of America Arcadia
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DK Magia brujería y ocultismo A History of Magic
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DK Sikhs
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DK The Islam Book
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive, accessible, and authenticated guide to Islam is essential to understanding the world’s fastest-growing religion. This essential guide to Islam covers every aspect of the Muslim faith and its history – from the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the teachings of the Koran to Islam in the 21st century. Celebrating the scientific, literary, and artistic achievements of the Islamic Golden Age and the ideas of philosophers and theologians across the centuries, it opens a window on the Islamic world.Clear factual writing offers insight into terms like Sharia law, the Caliphate, and jihad; Sunni and Shia divisions; and Sufi poetry and music. Images of Islamic art, architecture, calligraphy, and historical artifacts illustrate the articles while the Big Ideas’ trademark diagrams and flowcharts explore and explain the central tenets of Islam, such as prayer, fasting, and pilgrimage. This captivating book will
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CONCORDIA PUB HOUSE On Death Part OneTheological Commonplaces
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Not Avail Nicene Creed Bible Study
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Concordia Publishing House Roughing It for Christ
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Whitman Pub Coins of the Bible
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Baker Publishing Group A Global History of Christians How Everyday
Book SynopsisSurveys the progression of the Christian experience within historical, social, economic, and cultural contexts.
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Baker Publishing Group Since the Beginning
Book SynopsisFew passages in the Hebrew Bible have been subject to more scrutiny than Genesis 1 and 2. In this volume, a diverse international team of experts guides readers through interpretations of the Genesis creation stories throughout history, inviting them to consider perspectives from the earliest times to the present. The book offers an accurate description of how these chapters have been read through the centuries, explaining each interpretive approach in its own terms. Each chapter includes sidebars and suggestions for further reading.Table of ContentsContentsPreface Kyle R. Greenwood 1. Old Testament Reverberations of Genesis 1-2 Kyle R. Greenwood2. Interpretations of Genesis 1-2 in Second Temple Jewish Literature Michael D. Matlock3. New Testament Appropriations of Genesis 1-2 Ira Brent Driggers4. Early Rabbinic Interpretations of Genesis 1-2 Joel S. Allen5. Interpretations of Genesis 1-2 among the Ante-Nicene Fathers Stephen O. Presley6. Interpretations of Genesis 1-2 among the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers C. Rebecca Rine7. Medieval Jewish Interpretations of Genesis 1-2 Jason Kalman8. Medieval Christian Interpretations of Genesis 1-2 Timothy Bellamah, OP9. Interpretations of Genesis 1-2 among the Protestant Reformers Jennifer Powell McNutt10. Rediscovery of the Ancient Near East and Its Implications for Genesis 1-2 David T. Tsumura11. Post-Darwinian Interpretations of Genesis 1-2 Aaron T. SmithPostscript Kyle R. GreenwoodIndexes
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Baker Publishing Group Why Study History Reflecting on the Importance
Book SynopsisShows why Christians should study history, how faith impacts our understanding of the past, and how studying the past can transform our lives.Table of ContentsContentsPrologue1. What Do Historians Do?2. In Search of a Usable Past3. The Past Is a Foreign Country4. Providence and History 5. Christian Resources for the Study of the Past6. History for a Civil Society7. The Power to Transform8. So What Can You Do with a History Major?Epilogue: History and the ChurchAppendix: A Proposal for the Center for American History and a Civil SocietyIndex
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Baker Publishing Group Reading the Bible with Martin Luther An
Book SynopsisA prominent Reformation historian introduces the basic components of Luther's theology of the Bible and examines Luther's contributions to present-day biblical interpretation.Table of ContentsContents1. Authority: Putting James in Its Place James and Straw The Self-Authenticating Scripture Sola Scriptura?2. Method: Dying and Rising A Cautionary Tale about Throwing Stones Distinguishing Law and Gospel The Law's First Use: The Pastor as Vo-Tech Teacher A Third Use for the Law: The First and the Second Uses Apply to Believers Exegesis Is for Proclamation: Finding the Law and the Gospel in the Text3. Interpretation: Strength Perfected in Weakness The Weakness of Scripture Finding the Central Weakness of Scripture: Romans Finding the Center of the Gospels4. Practice: Luther's Biblical Ethics Gleichmut: The Christian's Balancing Act Das Gewissen: The Conscience Glaube: Faith Gemeinschaft: Community5. Example: Luther Interpreting Galatians 3:6-14 The Argumentum Galatians 3:6-14 in 1519 Galatians 3:6-14 in 1535An Afterword: Looking Forward to Reading the Bible with LutherIndexes
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Baker Publishing Group Theology in the Democracy of the Dead
Book SynopsisEngages in critical exposition and dialogue with key figures in the history of the Christian tradition, offering a lucid, synthetic account of their theology with a view to ongoing systematic theological issues.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. A King or a Fox? Irenaeus of Lyons and the Theology of Scripture2. The Word Who Became Flesh: The Center and Circumference of Athanasius's Theology3. "The Lovely Things Kept Me Far from You": The Wayward Loves of Augustine4. "That Most Biblical of Theologians": Denys the Areopagite and the Brilliant Darkness of God5. Faith Seeking Understanding--or Understanding Seeking Faith? Anselm of Canterbury and the Logic of God6. "St. Thomas of the Creator": Aquinas and the Beginning and End of All Things in God7. "One Little Word Shall Fell Him": The Word of God and the Faith of Martin Luther8. "What Do You Have That You Did Not Receive?": John Calvin on Having God as Father9. The Beauty of Holiness: Jonathan Edwards's Religion of the Heart10. A Pietist of a Higher Order: Schleiermacher, Jesus, and the Heart of Religion11. "The Happiest Theologian of Our Age": Karl Barth on the One Word of God That We Have to HearIndexes
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Baker Publishing Group Retrieving History
Book SynopsisExamines the ways early Christians related and transmitted their history--apologetics, martyrdom accounts, sacred biography, and the genre of church history proper--helping readers understand how Christian identity is rooted in the faithful work of preceding generations.Table of ContentsContentsMapTime Line1. Invitation to the Past2. Ancient Historical Writing and the Rise of Historical Literary Forms3. History as Apologetic: Harnessing a Usable Past4. Martyrology: Remembering the Martyrs' Noble Example5. Hagiography: Martyrdom as Discipleship in Early Christian Biographies6. Ecclesiastical History: The Story of the Church7. Conclusions and TrajectoriesIndex
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Baker Publishing Group Luther for Evangelicals
Book SynopsisThis brief introduction to Luther''s theology connects Luther with the evangelical tradition. Paul Hinlicky, one of today''s leading Lutheran theologians, explores six key areas of doctrine for which Luther is regarded as an authority, correcting common misconceptions of his thought in light of the whole of his theology. This work regrounds evangelical mission in a new evangelism and catechesis on the basis of Luther''s doctrine of the atonement as 'joyful exchange.' In addition to its classroom utility, it will be of interest to evangelical pastors and church leaders.Table of ContentsContentsIntroductionOverture: "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"Part 1: Luther in Evangelical Perspective1. The New Birth2. The Bible3. Evangelization4. The AtonementPart 2: Luther's Evangelical Theology5. Catechesis as Christian Torah6. The Decalogue7. The Creed8. The Christian LifePostludeAppendix: Lyrics from the Hymns of Luther Discussed in This BookIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Aspiring Saints
Book SynopsisPlacing the events in a context larger than just the inquisitorial process, Aspiring Saints sheds new light on the history of religion, the dynamics of gender relations, and the ambiguous boundary between sincerity and pretense in early modern Italy.Trade Review[An] engagingly written and meticulously researched book... Schutte surveys an impressive array of material dealing with how pretense of holiness was conceptualized. -- Andrew Keitt Sixteenth Century Journal A compendious, broad-ranging account of the theological and canonical culture of the Counter-Reformation... Schutte deploys her twelve cases to illustrate the class and gender characteristics of the Inquisition's examination of would-be saints and their disciples. -- Stanley Chojnacki Journal of Social History The greatest merit of this masterfully-structured and elegantly-written book consists in its efforts to explore the discourse concerning the pretense of holiness and the judges' mental and cultural categories. -- Adelisa Malena Renaissance Quarterly A masterful synthesis of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Inquisitional history, demonstrating how-at least from the Church's perspective-its post-Tridentine efforts to discipline, confessionalize, and centralize had paid off. Journal of Religion 2004 Learned and insightful... Schutte embarks upon a wide-ranging examination of the intellectual underpinnings of accusations of false sanctity and provides a wealth of information about court procedure, canon law, and theology. She is as interested in the development of ideas about 'genuine' and 'false' holiness as she is in their practitioners. -- Jodi Bilinkoff Journal of Modern History 2004 Schutte provides lucid introductions to topics as varied as inquisitorial procedure, medical theories of ecstasy, theologians' efforts to distinguish good spirits from evil ones, and learned and commonplace assumptions about gendered bodies. -- Daniel Bornstein Historian 2006Table of ContentsContents: Twelve True Stories The Roman Inquisition in Venice "Little Women" and Discernment of Spirits From Study to Courtroom Refashioning "True" Holiness Sorceresses, Witches, and Inquisitors Healers of the Soul Healers of the Body Rings and Other Things Time and Space Gender and Sex Pretense?
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Johns Hopkins University Press Amish Enterprise From Plows to Profits Center
Book SynopsisIn this new edition, the authors update demographic and technological changes, and describe Amish enterprises outside of Pennsylvania in a new chapter.Trade ReviewUseful in courses in religion and culture; an excellent supplementary text for courses in sociology... Amish and other minority groups... may be inspired and instructed by this heartening document. -- Gene Burd Utopian Studies 2005 Important for anyone interested in the interplay between a small, separate religious group and the dominant culture. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 2005Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Cultural ContextChapter 1. The Roots of Amish LifePart II: Cultural Resources for Entrepreneurship Chapter 2. From Plows to ProfitsChapter 3. A Profile of Amish EnterprisesChapter 4. Homespun Entrepreneurs Chapter 5. Labor and Human ResourcesPart III: Cultural Constraints of EntrepreneurshipChapter 6. The Moral Boundaries of BusinessChapter 7. Taming the Power of TechnologyChapter 8. Small-Scale LimitationsPart IV: The Public Face of Amish EnterpriseChapter 9. Promotion and Professional NetworksChapter 10. Coping with Litigation and LiabilityChapter 11. Negotiating with CaesarChapter 12. Failure and SuccessPart V: The Transformation of Amish SocietyChapter 13. The Fate of a Traditional PeopleChapter 14. National Patters of Amish WorkAppendixes: Research Methods and Data SourcesNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Practicing Protestants Histories of Christian
Book SynopsisBreaking new ground in ritual studies and cultural history, Practicing Protestants offers a distinctive history of American Protestant practice.Trade ReviewEach of the essays in Practicing Protestants offers rewarding insights into some facet of American religion. -- David Fillingim Studies in American Culture 2007 Thoughtful, thought provoking, well researched, well written, and engaging... A wonderful showcase of the scholarship of American church historians. -- Kenneth B. Bedell Journal of Contemporary Religion 2008 A unique perspective into a burgeoning field... Will undoubtedly provide a scholarly benchmark from which other historical and theoretical studies in practice theory can be examined. -- Emily Wright H-Net Reviews 2007 Practicing Protestants is both comprehensive in its introduction to the study of religious practice and specialized in its consideration of many and varied subjects pertaining to religion in America. It is a book long overdue, and thus a starting point for more collaborative efforts to understand the complicated lives of American Christians. -- Michael Pasquier Historian 2008 A very readable and theoretically astute collection of essays that brings to light valuable conclusions drawn from original research. Readers will really appreciate the value of this volume for teaching and research. -- Sylvester Johnson Church History 2008Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Puritan and Evangelical Practice in New England, 1630–1800Chapter 1. Writing as a Protestant Practice: Devotional Diaries in Early New EnglandChapter 2. Forgiveness: From the Puritans to Jonathan EdwardsPart II: Mission, Nation, and Christian Practice, 1820–1940Chapter 3. Assembling Bodies and Souls: Missionary Practices on the Pacific FrontierChapter 4. Honoring Elders: Practices of Sagacity and Deference in Ojibwe ChristianityChapter 5. Nurturing Religious Nationalism: Korean Americans in HawaiiChapter 6. Re-Forming the Church: Preservation, Renewal, and Restoration in American Christian Architecture in CaliforniaPart III: Devotional Practices and Modern Predicaments, 1880–1920Chapter 7. "Acting Faith": Practices of Religious Healing in Late-Nineteenth-Century ProtestantismChapter 8. Observing the Lives of the Saints: Sanctification as Practice in the Church of God in ChristChapter 9. The Practice of Prayer in a Modern Age: Liberals, Fundamentalists, and Prayer in the Early Twentieth CenturyPart IV: Liberal Protestants and Universalizing Practices, 1850–1965Chapter 10. Cosmopolitan Piety: Sympathy, Comparative Religions, and Nineteenth-Century LiberalismChapter 11. The Practice of Dance for the Future of Christianity: "Eurythmic Worship" in New York's Roaring TwentiesChapter 12. Taste Cultures: The Visual Practice of Liberal Protestantism, 1940–1965NotesList of Contributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Practicing Protestants
Book SynopsisBreaking new ground in ritual studies and cultural history, Practicing Protestants offers a distinctive history of American Protestant practice.Trade ReviewEach of the essays in Practicing Protestants offers rewarding insights into some facet of American religion. -- David Fillingim Studies in American Culture 2007 Thoughtful, thought provoking, well researched, well written, and engaging... A wonderful showcase of the scholarship of American church historians. -- Kenneth B. Bedell Journal of Contemporary Religion 2008 A unique perspective into a burgeoning field... Will undoubtedly provide a scholarly benchmark from which other historical and theoretical studies in practice theory can be examined. -- Emily Wright H-Net Reviews 2007 Practicing Protestants is both comprehensive in its introduction to the study of religious practice and specialized in its consideration of many and varied subjects pertaining to religion in America. It is a book long overdue, and thus a starting point for more collaborative efforts to understand the complicated lives of American Christians. -- Michael Pasquier Historian 2008 A very readable and theoretically astute collection of essays that brings to light valuable conclusions drawn from original research. Readers will really appreciate the value of this volume for teaching and research. -- Sylvester Johnson Church History 2008Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Puritan and Evangelical Practice in New England, 1630–1800Chapter 1. Writing as a Protestant Practice: Devotional Diaries in Early New EnglandChapter 2. Forgiveness: From the Puritans to Jonathan EdwardsPart II: Mission, Nation, and Christian Practice, 1820–1940Chapter 3. Assembling Bodies and Souls: Missionary Practices on the Pacific FrontierChapter 4. Honoring Elders: Practices of Sagacity and Deference in Ojibwe ChristianityChapter 5. Nurturing Religious Nationalism: Korean Americans in HawaiiChapter 6. Re-Forming the Church: Preservation, Renewal, and Restoration in American Christian Architecture in CaliforniaPart III: Devotional Practices and Modern Predicaments, 1880–1920Chapter 7. "Acting Faith": Practices of Religious Healing in Late-Nineteenth-Century ProtestantismChapter 8. Observing the Lives of the Saints: Sanctification as Practice in the Church of God in ChristChapter 9. The Practice of Prayer in a Modern Age: Liberals, Fundamentalists, and Prayer in the Early Twentieth CenturyPart IV: Liberal Protestants and Universalizing Practices, 1850–1965Chapter 10. Cosmopolitan Piety: Sympathy, Comparative Religions, and Nineteenth-Century LiberalismChapter 11. The Practice of Dance for the Future of Christianity: "Eurythmic Worship" in New York's Roaring TwentiesChapter 12. Taste Cultures: The Visual Practice of Liberal Protestantism, 1940–1965NotesList of Contributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Helping the Good Shepherd Pastoral Counselors in
Book SynopsisFor those practicing and teaching pastoral counseling, it offers historical insights into the field.Trade ReviewMyers-Shirk has provided us with a clear, rather thorough and accurate history of the pastoral care and counseling movement during the period that she treats. -- James N. Lapsley Journal of Pastoral Theology 2009 Raises important and still relevant questions about the relationship of psychology, culture, and pastoral practice. -- A.W. Klink Religious Studies Review 2010 Through lucid descriptions and sensitivity to her subject, she offers a significant historical description of contemporary therapeutic presumption. -- Kathryn Lofton American Historical Review 2010 Helping the Good Shepherd defines the history of pastoral care and counseling in the United States. Scholars and practitioners in those areas will surely welcome her meticulous descriptions of key figures and debates in their field... It deserves a wide scholarly audience. -- Matthew S. Hedstrom Journal of Church History 2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Anton Boisen and the Scientific Study of Religion2. The Methodology of Clinical Pastoral Education3. The Minds of Moralists4. From Adjustment to Autonomy5. Democracy and the Psychologically Autonomous Individual6. An Ethic of Relationships7. Gendered Moral Discourse8. The Language of Rights and the Challenge to the Domestic Ideal9. Resurrection of the Shepherd10. Christian Counseling and the Conservative Moral SensibilityEpilogueNotesIndex
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Moody Publishers After Acts Exploring the Lives and Legends of the
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Moody Publishers Hitlers Cross
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William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Backgrounds of Early Christianity
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co The Dead Sea Scrolls Today rev ed
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