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MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Tractates on the Gospel of John
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Invitation to Biblical Preaching Proclaiming
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£22.09
SPCK - Kregel Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis 6Volume Set
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£999.99
Kregel Publications,U.S. Death to Deconstruction Reclaiming Faithfulness
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£14.39
Kregel Publications This Aint No Promised Land A Novel
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£12.59
Kregel Publications The Rare Jewel of Everleigh Wheaton
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£11.39
University of Missouri Press There Is No Humor in Heaven
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£41.80
InterVarsity Press The Voice of Jesus
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InterVarsity Press We Believe in the Crucified and Risen Lord
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SPCK - IVP US And She Lived Happily Ever After Finding
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InterVarsity Press To Alter Your World
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InterVarsity Press Strong and Weak Bible Study
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InterVarsity Press Lead Like It Matters to God ValuesDriven
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InterVarsity Press Good News About Injustice Bible Study
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£8.54
Inter-Varsity Press When Gods voice is heard
Book SynopsisGood preaching is the present Word of God to his people, argues J. I. Packer. And it is to communicate this that is our first calling. In this inspiring collection of essays, experienced preachers explore the different aspects of preaching.
£999.99
COLENSO BOOKS The Synaxarion of the Monastery of the Theotokos
Book SynopsisThe Synaxarion of the monastery of the Theotokos Evergetis: March to August, The Moveable Cycle.
£58.50
COLENSO BOOKS The Synaxarion of the Monastery of the Theotokos
Book SynopsisThe Synaxarion of the monastery of the Theotokos Evergetis: Indexes
£38.00
SPCK Publishing The Beautiful Disciplines
Book SynopsisA practical resource book to help youth leaders to introduce the ancient spiritual disciplines to teenagers.Trade Review`His desire to see young people grow in their relationship with God is evident and some of his practical ideas are innovative.’ -- Jonathan Shulver * evangelicals now *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments 9Foreword 11Introduction 13Week Zero: Introducing the Spiritual Disciplines 26Part One: The Core (The Inward Disciplines)Week One: Engage: The Discipline of Prayer 34Week Two: Read: The Discipline of Study 50Week Three: Listen: The Discipline of Meditation 68Week Four: Refrain: The Discipline of Fasting 85Part Two: Outward (The Public Disciplines)Week Five: Less: The Discipline of Simplicity 104Week Six: Alone: The Discipline of Solitude 126Week Seven: Last: The Discipline of Submission 147Week Eight: Give: The Discipline of Service 163Part Three: Together (The Corporate Disciplines)Week Nine: Choose: The Discipline of Worship 182Week Ten: Party: The Discipline of Celebration 199Appendix – God Audit 221
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SPCK Publishing Stumbling Blocks Conquering the Stuff that Holds
Book SynopsisSo many young Christians fall away, often struggling even to believe in God. Why? How can they, with encouragement, find a way to meet Christ and keep journeying with Him?Table of ContentsContentsForeword 9Acknowledgments 13Introduction 151 Stumbling block: Fallen idols 212 Stumbling block: Faith stealers 333 Stumbling block: I feel sceptical and cynical 454 Stumbling block: When the feelings go 575 Stumbling block: I hate church 676 Stumbling block: Broken dreams 797 Stumbling block: When life is bad 898 Stumbling block: Christianity feels mundane 1079 Stumbling block: Where are all the men? 11910 Stumbling block: I just don’t have time! 13111 Stumbling block: Quick-fix Christianity 143Conclusion 153Notes 159
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SPCK Publishing On My Knees Rebuilding Our Confidence In Prayer
Book SynopsisHow we understand God informs the way we pray. This book explores prayer and providence in an accessible way.Table of ContentsContentsForeword 9Acknowledgments 11Introduction 13Part One: Examining our Foundations1. Is God “Under-involved” in the World? 192. Is God “Over-involved” in the World? 38Part Two: Building a House of Prayer Introduction to Part Two 553. Prayer and Power 564. Prayer “Changes” God 755. Prayer Changes Us 916. Prayer Changes the World 1097. Prayer Changes Everything? 129Part Three: Meeting the Occupants Introduction to Part Three 1458. Praying with God 1469. Praying Alongside Others 15910. Praying Against the Powers 175Part Four: Following the House Rules Introduction to Part Four 19111. “Mountains and Mulberry Trees” – the Rule of Faith 19212. “People Who Persevered” – the Rule of Persistence 20413. “Fasting and Fainting” – the Rule of Desire 218Conclusion 227Notes 229
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SPCK Publishing The Ultimate Exodus Finding Freedom From What
Book SynopsisChallenging us to let go of what enslaves us, and finding our own exodus.Trade Review“The Ultimate Exodus effervesces with Danielle Strickland’s characteristic passion, compassion, and clarity. It addresses some of the most pressing, pervasive, and personal issues of our time, unlocking freedom and greater joy for us all.” -- Pete Greig, Bestselling author, pastor, and founder of 24-7 Prayer“Danielle Strickland gives off the fragrance of Jesus. And in The Ultimate Exodus, she reminds us that Jesus came not just to make bad people good but to set oppressed people free and bring dead people back to life. It’s a beautiful book.” -- Shane Claiborne, Author, activist, “red-letter” Christian, and recovering sinner“If you’re searching and longing for freedom in your life, find someone who knows what it feels like to be free, and lives it. Find someone who understands that freedom is not a cheap quick fix and that it’s often hard, sacrificial, and disciplined. Find someone who’s failed and gotten up again, with skin in the game and scars to prove it. Someone who is compassionate enough to love you where you’re at but challenging enough to not let you stay there. Find someone who can’t stop working toward setting people free because she has discovered the kind of good news too good not to share. Danielle offers us all this and more in The Ultimate Exodus. Get the book, and get back on your journey—to freedom.” -- Jo Saxton, Cohost of Lead Stories Podcast and board chair of 3D Movements“This isn’t a book with information and steps in it. It’s a book about the power of love to set us free. Danielle doesn’t just talk about this in books; she lives it out on the streets. This book won’t make you want to be like Danielle—it will make you want to be like Jesus.” -- Bob Goff, New York Times bestselling author of Love Does“In The Ultimate Exodus, Danielle Strickland reminds us that God invades our ordinary, everyday lives in ways that lead us closer to true freedom. She knows this, of course, because she’s experienced that liberty in real ways most of us can only imagine. As she retells some of the ways God has led her from the edge to an exodus, we are reminded again that life is more than just one Red Sea crossing.” -- Reggie Joiner, Founder and CEO of Orange“This is a book about getting free and becoming a real and an honest-to-goodness follower of God—disciplined, focused, evangelizing, praying, serving, sabbathing, giving, and believing. And because I know Danielle Strickland, I can say that it’s also written by one. You simply must read it.” -- Michael Frost, Author of Surprise the World“It’s common to find a book that would be good for someone you know. It’s rare to find a book that would be good for everyone you know. Simple, beautiful, and comprehensive, The Ultimate Exodus holds treasures of Danielle’s life experiences, and the depth of her spiritual reflections is poetic and life changing. While freedom can be a buzzword, this journey through the central metaphor of Scripture is not only hopeful but also enlightening and deeply enthralling. Through The Ultimate Exodus, you will catch a glimpse of the beauty of God’s love for his children and gain invaluable perspective on how to attain the freedom promised in Christ. This book is a gem.” -- Ken Wytsma, Pastor, educator, and author of The Grand Paradox and Create vs. Copy“I’m a total Danielle Strickland fan. Not only is she one of the most outstanding speakers around today, but she’s also a radical witness to Jesus and a good writer to boot. Danielle speaks with the authority of someone who lives out her message in the rough-and-tumble of life.” -- Alan Hirsch, Award-winning author on missional Christianity and leadershipTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction 11The Exodus: A Quick Review 17Chapter 1: Breathtaking Beauty 21Chapter 2: How Slavery Starts 29Chapter 3: Tiny Little Spider Bites 35Chapter 4: What Pain Can Do 45Chapter 5: Unlearning 53Chapter 6: There’s a Pharaoh in All of Us 63Chapter 7: It Gets Worse before It Gets Better 75Chapter 8: The Wild Gospel and Living in Deserts 83Chapter 9: The End of Ourselves 91Chapter 10: Picking Blackberries and Bushes on Fire 101Chapter 11: What’s in Your Hand? 111Chapter 12: Confrontation 119Chapter 13: Don’t Be Afraid 127Chapter 14: Start Now and with You 135Chapter 15: Living Openhandedly 145Chapter 16: Sabbath in Defiance of Slavery 155Chapter 17: Staying Free 161Acknowledgments 175
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Oneworld Publications The Colour of God
Book SynopsisA memoir of a fundamentalist Muslim childhood and of redefining faith, belonging and family in adulthoodTrade Review‘The Colour of God is an engrossing read, not because it tells the story of one woman’s journey from “subjugation” within a puritanical sect of Islam to finding ‘liberation’ by taking off her veil, but because it refuses and interrogates these facile labels. Chaudhry is brilliant at dissecting how fundamentalism took root in her family, and she’s equally good at holding up a mirror to the culture that tends to dehumanise those who don’t conform to its norms.’ -- Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane‘This book fell into my heart, bringing real life, real love, pain and grief… Chaudhry writes beautifully.’ -- Sabrina Mahfouz‘The Colour of God offers us a sustained exploration of home and belief and the tendrils between the two…a beautiful and necessary book that remarkably, wonderfully, makes our world larger and smaller at once.’ -- Ross Gay, bestselling author of The Book of Delights‘The kind of authentic voice that is rarely heard nowadays. Her experiences of family and the patriarchal interpretations of Islam, pushed upon women of South Asian heritage, resonated with me on so many levels.’ -- Saima Mir, author of The Khan‘The Colour of God is not a Huntington-esque, us vs them book, but a mirror showing us who we are. I found myself in every page…The author’s strength is to bring the profound into the mundane. A very alluring read.’ * Muslim News *‘An extraordinary memoir, which uses the author’s wounds to help us to better understand the poetry of her ordinary life. It provides a beautiful glimpse of some of the realities of Muslim life at the beginning of the 21st century.’ -- Amir Hussain, Chair and Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University‘These lovingly curated memories take us through journeys of migration, displacement, loss, and resilience. Seeded with perceptive insights into colonial legacies, racism, resistance, gender, fundamentalism and faith, patriarchy and power, Chaudhry presents us with a memoir that is at once compelling and illuminating.’ -- Zayn Kassam, Professor of Religious Studies, Pomona College‘Ayesha Chaudhry lifts the veil off an age-old trope about Muslim womanhood by diving deep and surfacing through its pain, love, joy and complexity. This memoir offers such profound candor that it challenges this trope by invoking depth of truth in its unfolding.’ -- Amina Wadud‘An exquisite, engrossing, and very moving book.’ * New York Journal of Books *
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CLC Publications PATH OF PRAYER THE
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CLC Publications MIMOSA
Book SynopsisA True Story.
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New Century Edition Secrets of Heaven 6
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Holy Trinity Publications The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts of
Book SynopsisTexts for the lenten celebration of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts by the priest and deacon.Table of ContentsThe Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts of Our Father Among the Saints Gregory the Dialogist The Thanksgiving Prayers after Communion The Prayers of Matins
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Association for Asian Studies Zen Past and Present
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University of Chicago Press Just One Justices The Role of Justice at the
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£13.33
University of Chicago Press Welcoming Church Christian Initiation MlkamScreen
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£15.00
York Medieval Press Medieval Theology and the Natural Body
Book SynopsisNew interdisciplinary essays on the treatment of the body in medieval theology.The attitudes towards the human body held by different branches of medieval theology are currently a major focus of scholarly attention. This first volume from York Medieval Press includes studies of the metaphor of man as head and woman as body, Abelard, women and Catharism, the female body as an impediment to ordination, women mystics, and the University of York's 1995 Quodlibet Lecture given by Eamon Duffy on the early iconography and "lives" of St Francis of Assisi. PETER BILLER is Professor of Medieval History at the University of York; A.J. MINNIS is Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of English, Yale Univesrity. Contributors: PETER BILLER, ALCUIN BLAMIRES, DAVID LUSCOMBE, W.G. EAST, A.J. MINNIS, DYAN ELLIOTT, ROSALYNN VOADEN, EAMON DUFFYTrade ReviewNew insight and good scholarship... a serious and rich volume which historians of theology, women, popular religion and mysticism will enjoy. -- Miri Rubin * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *Lively, scholarly [and] wide-ranging addition to literature on `the body'. * NOTES & QUERIES *Table of ContentsJohn of Naples, Quodlibets and Medieval Theological Concern with the Body - Peter Biller Paradox in the Medieval Gender Doctrine of Head and Body - Alcuin Blamires Peter Abelard's Carnal Thoughts - David Luscombe This Body of Death: Abelard, Heloise and the Religious Life - W.G. East Cathars and Material Women - Peter Biller De impedimento sexus: Women's Bodies and Medieval Impediments to Female Ordination - Alastair J Minnis The Physiology of Rapture and Female Spirituality - Dyan Elliott Beholding Men's Members: The Sexualizing of Transgression in The Book of Margery Kempe - Rosalynn Voaden Finding St Francis: Early Images, Early Lives - Eamon Duffy
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Shepherds Care Publishing Out of the Darkness
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£19.05
Pyxis Press Camino Letters
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£26.12
Buddha Sasana Foundation (Aka) Bsf A Future To Believe In
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£18.80
Skirev Press Servants on the Slopes
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£14.72
Ttlharmony Publishing Piercing the Veil
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Blurb, Inc. Samhain Journal
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LEGARE STREET PR Syntax of the Moods and Tenses in New Testament
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£24.65
Legare Street Press Sir Christopher Wren and His Times
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Legare Street Press A Five Days Debate...upon Church Identity
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Indy Pub Where the Wild Blueberries Grow
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Purpose Publishing Back In Da Day
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£15.19
Wild at Heart The Relationship Playbook for Women
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£11.69
Cambridge University Press The Unfree Exercise of Religion
Book SynopsisIn The Unfree Exercise of Religion Jonathan Fox examines how we understand concepts like religious discrimination and religious freedom, and why countries discriminate. He makes a study of religious discrimination against 597 religious minorities in 177 countries between 1990 and 2008.Trade Review'The Unfree Exercise of Religion, Jonathan Fox's latest global analysis of the status of religions, solidifies his standing as the leading empirical scholar on the subject. He shows that discrimination against the practices and institutions of 597 minority religions is ubiquitous. More than six out of ten minorities in this new study faced discrimination on one and usually many of 29 indicators. Causal analyses show that no one or handful of conditions can explain why. Whether the state has an official religion, and whether the minority is seen as a security threat, are relevant but so are many other factors. It may be unsurprising that discrimination against religious minorities of every major sect, in every world region, has increased since 1990. But who would have thought that the prosperous Christian democracies would be more discriminatory than their democratic counterparts in the Third World? Could we have anticipated that, globally, Christian religious minorities are most likely to be subject to discrimination and Muslim minorities least so? Unfree Exercise is a remarkable data-based study that spans the entire range of questions, both descriptive and casual, about the nature, causes, and impact of discrimination against religious minorities in 177 countries.' Ted Robert Gurr, University of Maryland, College Park'Political scientist Jonathan Fox brings his characteristic blend of analytic acuity, encyclopedic coverage, and moral concern to the phenomenon of religious discrimination. Drawing from the extraordinary dataset that he has constructed over several years, he brings striking results to bear: all across the globe, religious discrimination is widespread and is getting worse.' Daniel Philpott, Center for Civil and Human RightsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. What is religious discrimination?; 3. The causes and consequences of religious discrimination; 4. Christian majority states 1 - Western democracies and the former Soviet bloc; 5. Christian majority countries 2 - the Third World; 6. Muslim majority countries; 7. Other countries; 8. Conclusions.
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Cambridge University Press Inventing Hebrews
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Wiley-Blackwell Wiley Blackwell Companion to Karl Barth
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Parental Leave Playbook
Book SynopsisSupport your growing family without losing professional grounda proven approach The Parental Leave Playbook helps parents take control of their leave and make the most of what's considered a career timeout, but is actually a vital time-in for your life. If you're an expecting or new parent concerned about how your leave and return plans will affect your visibility, candidacy for promotion, work relationships, and performance (not to mention your identity and home life), this book will guide you into the smoothest transition possible. Most importantly, this book will help you as you grow and strengthen yourself and your family while remaining a professional. In The Parental Leave Playbook, you'll learn Dr. Amy Beacom's innovative R.E.T.A.I.N. framework and the three-phase, ten-touchpoint model, to coach yourself through the leave process. Beacom identifies the critical points before, during, and after leave where parents and managers must work together, and explains how parents can facilitate success by finessing the way they approach their manager and colleagues. These models are supported by case studies from the author's work in the field with leading organizations like Microsoft, and supplemented by resources such as the evidence-based Parental Leave Transition Assessment (PLTA) sample report, leave action plan templates, reflection prompts, and development exercises to enhance self-awareness and skills. You'll learn how to: Communicate your parental leave plans effectively and at the right timeSet expectations with managers and colleagues to ensure a smooth transitionLearn how to maintain visibility, avoid being replaced, and continue your upward career trajectory during your parental leave and beyondGrow and strengthen your family without sacrificing your professional gains All working parents-to-be can benefit fromthe ideas and proven tools in this direct and practical book.Table of ContentsAuthor’s Note ix Introduction xiii Chapter 1 Parental Leave Is a Mess— Let’s Fix It! 1 Chapter 2 The 10A Transition Touchpoints Framework 13 Phase One Preparing for Leave: Work Focus 31 Chapter 3 Phase 1: Preparing for Leave Overview 33 Chapter 4 Touchpoint 1: Announcement 39 Chapter 5 Touchpoint 2: Assess 51 Chapter 6 Touchpoint 3: Action Plan 67 Chapter 7 Touchpoint 4: Acknowledge the Transition to Parenthood 97 Phase Two During Leave: Parent Focus 109 Chapter 8 Phase 2: During Leave Overview 111 Chapter 9 Touchpoint 5: Appropriately Keep in Touch 115 Chapter 10 Touchpoint 6: Advocate 125 Chapter 11 Touchpoint 7: Arrangements for Return 143 Phase Three Returning from Leave: Working Parent Focus 155 Chapter 12 Phase 3: Returning from Leave Overview 157 Chapter 13 Touchpoint 8: Acknowledge the Transition to Working Parent 163 Chapter 14 Touchpoint 9: Adjustment 171 Chapter 15 Touchpoint 10: Access to Career Development 189 Rounding Out the Human Experience 205 Chapter 16 Additional Challenges and Resources 207 Appendix 1: Values Exercise List 219 Appendix 2: Free Resources from the Center for Parental Leave Leadership 221 Appendix 3: An Emerging Working Parent Support Ecosystem 223 Appendix 4: Recommended Reading 233 Endnotes and General References 237 Acknowledgments 253 About the Authors 257 Index 259
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xi Aims and Scope xiii A Note on Transcriptions xix Abbreviations xxiii Introduction: Scholarship on Zoroastrianism 1Michael Stausberg and Yuhan Sohrab‐Dinshaw Vevaina Part I Zarathustra Revisited 19 1 Zarathustra’s Time and Homeland: Geographical Perspectives 21Frantz Grenet 2 Zarathustra’s Time and Homeland: Linguistic Perspectives 31Almut Hintze 3 Interpretations of Zarathustra and the Gat̄ hās 39 a The Gat̄ has̄ 39Helmut Humbach b The Gāthās, Said to Be of Zarathustra 44Jean Kellens c Dimensions of the Gāthās as Poetry 51Martin Schwartz d The Gāthās as Myth and Ritual 59Prods Oktor Skjærvø 4 Zarathustra: Post-Gathic Trajectories 69Michael Stausberg Part II Periods, Regions, and Contexts 83 5 Religion and Politics in Pre‐Islamic Iran 85Albert de Jong 6 Zoroastrianism under Islamic Rule 103Touraj Daryaee 7 Armenian and Georgian Zoroastrianism 119Albert de Jong 8 Zoroastrianism in Central Asia 129Frantz Grenet 9 Zoroastrianism in the Far East 147Takeshi Aoki 10 The Parsis 157John R. Hinnells 11 Zoroastrians in Modern Iran 173Michael Stausberg 12 The Zoroastrian Diaspora 191John R. Hinnells Part III Structures, Discourses, and Dimensions 209 13 Theologies and Hermeneutics 211Yuhan Sohrab‐Dinshaw Vevaina 14 Cosmologies and Astrology 235Antonio Panaino 15 Myths, Legends, Eschatologies 259Carlo G. Cereti 16 Gender 273Jenny Rose 17 Law in Pre‐Modern Zoroastrianism 289Maria Macuch 18 Law and Modern Zoroastrians 299Mitra Sharafi Part IV Practices and Sites 313 19 Ethics 315Alberto Cantera 20 Prayer 333Firoze M. Kotwal and Philip G. Kreyenbroek 21 Purity and Pollution / The Body 345Alan V. Williams 22 Rituals 363Michael Stausberg and Ramiyar P. Karanjia 23 Festivals and the Calendar 379Jenny Rose 24 Religious Sites and Physical Structures 393Jamsheed K. Choksy Part V Intersections 407 25 Early India and Iran 409Prods Oktor Skjærvø 26 Judaism 423Yaakov Elman and Shai Secunda 27 The Classical World 437Martin L. West 28 From Miθra to Roman Mithras 451Richard L. Gordon 29 Christianity 457Marco Frenschkowski 30 Manichaeism in Iran 477Manfred Hutter 31 Islam 491Shaul Shaked 32 The Yezidi and Yarsan Traditions 499Philip G. Kreyenbroek 33 The Bahā’ı ̄ Faith 505Moojan Momen Part VI Primary Sources 517 34 Primary Sources: Avestan and Pahlavi 519Miguel Ángel Andrés‐Toledo 35 Primary Sources: New Persian 529Daniel J. Sheffield 36 Primary Sources: Gujarati 543Daniel J. Sheffield Bibliography 555 Index of People, Places, and Topics 629 Index Locorum 655
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WW Norton & Co Catholicism
Book SynopsisA magisterial history of the centuries-long conflict between progress and tradition in the world's largest international institutionTrade Review"Through vivid portraits and nuanced analysis of Catholic traditionalists and reformers, McGreevy shows how persistent divisions within Catholicism have shaped as well as mirrored central conflicts in modern world history. Catholicism reveals why the Catholic church generates intense hatred and fierce loyalty, enraging conservatives by changing so much while frustrating progressives by changing so little. A landmark book." -- James Kloppenberg, author of Toward Democracy"In an epic about moral globalization since the French Revolution, John T. McGreevy narrates a quest for understanding and conversion, a tale of diasporas and missions. This is truly a majestic book." -- Jeremy Adelman, coauthor of Worlds Together, Worlds Apart"For those of us pained by how political divisions manipulate and distort Catholicism today, John T. McGreevy offers essential perspective and the mixed consolation that this is nothing new. His book unfolds an epic drama as power contends with democracy, authority with diversity, world with spirit." -- Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking"If you want to understand the world, don’t ignore the history of its most global institution. John T. McGreevy exposes the paradoxes of the Church: an institution surprisingly adaptable to different cultures, riven by faction, yet called to common action. With admirable candor, impartiality, elegance, and economy, he tells a story of failings and faith." -- Felipe Fernández-Armesto, author of Out of Our Minds"[A] wonderful new study… One of the book's many strengths is the confidence to range across the world from Latin America to sub-Saharan Africa. Intellectually this would be a challenge for any historian, though McGreevy effortlessly guides us with a steady hand through this complex history over the last two centuries and more." -- Enda Delaney - The Irish Times"In this appealing, easily readable and amply noted volume, McGreevy identifies phases in the development of Catholicism over the past two-and-a-half centuries with the overriding interests, themes or controversies for each period in his view… a truly engaging and substantially reliable narrative on how Catholicism has arrived at its current phase as a global Church." -- John Borelli - The Tablet"Catholicism: A Global History does justice to the vast scope and influence of this multicultural and multilingual creed… it covers vast ground with disciplined concision." -- Daniel Rey - History Today"Beautifully written… a sweeping study that casts into relief, on a global stage, the paradoxes and contradictions of Roman Catholicism… This book reads beautifully, and even the seasoned expert in Catholicism will learn a great deal." -- Piotr H. Kosicki - The Times Literary Supplement
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