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The tension between secular politics and religious fundamentalism is a problem shared by many modern states. This is certainly true of the State of Israel, where the religious-secular schism provokes conflict at every level of politics and society. Driving this schism...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-01-22
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The Mediterranean Diaspora in Late Antiquity examines the fate of Jews living in the Mediterranean Jewish diaspora after the Roman emperor Constantine threw his patronage to the emerging orthodox (Nicene) Christian churches.
By the fifth century, much of the rich...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-01-21
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Salafism is a fundamentalist Sunni vision of Islam that is growing in popularity in many countries. In this book, Mohamed-Ali Adraoui focuses on quietist Salafism, which he calls a study in contradictions. Strongly opposed to political action, terrorism, and the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-01-21
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In 2013, when the state of Oklahoma erected a statue of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state capitol, a group calling themselves The Satanic Temple applied to erect a statue of Baphomet alongside the Judeo-Christian tablets. Since that time, The Satanic...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-01-20
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Medieval Considerations of Incest, Marriage, and Penance focuses on the incest motif as used in numerous medieval narratives. Explaining the weakness of great rulers, such as Charlemagne, or the fall of legendary heroes, such as Arthur, incest stories also reflect on...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-01-16
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Atheism Revisited is a collection of essays that explore the multifaceted nature of atheism. Starting from the notion that today’s atheism is shaped by the defining processes of Modernity—such as secularization and the breakup of science, philosophy, and theology—the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-01-14
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The most comprehensive and up-to-date English-language guide on hadith scholarshipThe source of much of our knowledge of the first two centuries of Islamic history, the hadith literature is made up of thousands of traditions collected during the formative years of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-01-14
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
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THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCHOLARLY SURVEY OF KARL BARTH’S THEOLOGY EVER PUBLISHED Karl Barth, perhaps the most influential theologian of the 20th century, is widely considered one of the greatest thinkers within the history of the Christian tradition. Readers of Karl...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-01-10
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
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Branded as "the new Falun Gong" by local authorities, The Church of Almighty God is the most persecuted religious movement in China today. Thousands of police officers are deployed full time to identify and arrest its members. Hundreds of thousands of its devotees are...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-01-10
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"God is like a drug, a high, [I] can't wait for the next hit." This direct quote from a megachurch member speaking about his experience of God might be dismissed as some sort of spiritually-induced drug riff. However, according to the research in this book, it was not...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-01-10
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The Ancient Greek Grammar for the Study of the New Testament is a tool for theologians and others interested in interpreting the Greek New Testament. It is a reference grammar that systematically covers all areas relevant to well-founded text interpretation including...
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Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2020-01-10
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This book examines key issues in Christianity from various philosophical points of view. It brings together European authors with American theologians and philosophers on an interconfessional basis. Coverage combines analytical and continental approaches in a unique...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-01-09
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Despite Mongolia's centrality to East Asian history and culture, Mongols themselves have often been seen as passive subjects on the edge of the Qing formation or as obedient followers of so-called "Tibetan Buddhism," peripheral to major literary, religious, and...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-01-06
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'A powerful book that will free you from shame, fear, and negative self-beliefs. You will feel wiser, happier, and kinder after reading it' Haemin Sunim World-renowned meditation teacher Tara Brach shares a simple four-step practice to awaken compassion and release the...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2020-01-02
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This book explores the Chinese Catholic Church as a whole as well as focusing on particular aspects of its activities, including diplomacy, politics, leadership, pilgrimage, youths, and non-Chinese Catholics in China. It discusses Sino-Vatican relations and the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2020-01-02
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The Preacher King investigates Martin Luther King Jr.'s religious development from a precocious "preacher's kid" in segregated Atlanta to the most influential America preacher and orator of the twentieth century. To give the most accurate and intimate portrait possible,...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-12-31
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This book is a theological reflection about the process and event of Brexit: Britain’s departure from the European Union. Within a framework of liberation and postmodern theology, it examines Brexit against a history of the EU, with themes of community, identity,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2019-12-27
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The question of how the Bible received its unusual form has been a question addressed by scholars since critical study of the text began. Early attention focused on the Pentateuch and the Primary History. Archival Historiography in Jewish Antiquity argues that Ezra and...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-12-26
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Im Rahmen des Konzeptes des gerechten Friedens gilt zivile Konfliktbearbeitung als vorrangige Aufgabe. Dabei verbindet sich mit ihr zuvorderst der Modus des Umgangs mit gewaltsamen Konflikten, womit zivile Konfliktbearbeitung in erster Linie eine Kritik an der...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2019-12-26
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Discover God in the messiness of your marriage, as popular marriage and family columnist Joshua Rogers offers spouses hope with real-life stories from his own marriage and helps you see how God is at work in the ordinary and extraordinary of your...
Editeur :
Worthy Books
Parution :
2019-12-17
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