The revised second edition of the accessible guide to contemporary ethical issues that are at the intersection of religion and morality The updated second edition of Do Morals Matter? offers an authoritative yet approachable guide to the current ethical issues that...

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell
Parution : 2018-10-08

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We all face questions on an almost daily basis related to truth and post-truth, particularly in the political sphere, terrorism, globalization, immigration and asylum, social responsibility, media and social-media ethics, and gender and LGBT issues. So how do you...

Editeur : Teach Yourself
Parution : 2018-10-04
Collection : Teach Yourself General
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This book is a study of English conversion narratives between 1580 and 1660. Focusing on the formal, stylistic properties of these texts, it argues that there is a direct correspondence between the spiritual and rhetorical turn. Furthermore, by focusing on a...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2018-10-04

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What can we know about God by reason alone? Philosophical theology is the attempt to obtain such knowledge. An ancient tradition, which is perhaps more influential now than ever, tries to derive the attributes of God from the principle that God is the greatest possible...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2018-10-03

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The Irish Presbyterian Mind considers how one protestant community responded to the challenges posed to traditional understandings of Christian faith between 1830 and 1930. Andrew R. Holmes examines the attitudes of the leaders of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland to...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2018-10-03

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By the end of the nineteenth century, William Gladstone was arguably the most popular statesman in America since Lincoln. How did a British prime minister achieve such fame in an era of troubled Anglo-American relations? And what do press reactions to Gladstone’s...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2018-10-02

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The specter of polygamy haunts Mormonism. More than a century after the practice was banned, it casts a long shadow that obscures people's perceptions of the lives of today's Latter-day Saint women. Many still see them as second-class citizens, oppressed by the church...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2018-10-02

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Set aside the shortcomings of your past and step into a new level of victory and favor with this book by Joel Osteen, #1 bestselling author and pastor of Lakewood Church.Many of us have let our minds become conditioned to thinking we've reached our limits, we've made...

Editeur : FaithWords
Parution : 2018-10-02

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Set aside the frustrations of your past and step into a new level of victory and favor with this spiritually powerful guide from #1 bestselling author and Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen.We all have things that are trying to hold us back: guilt from past mistakes,...

Editeur : FaithWords
Parution : 2018-10-02

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Designed as a supplementary resource for students who have an interest in the ancient Near East and biblical history, this volume provides a basic introduction to the historical, archaeological, and socio-contextual aspects of ancient Israel during its early foundation...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2018-10-01

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Modern readers of the New Testament often notice its varying ideas about women. Some passages encouraged women to be submissive and remain silent. Yet in others, women characters owned property, headed households, or spoke with approval. Women in the New Testament World...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2018-10-01

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Reading Hebrew Bible Narratives introduces readers to narrative traditions of the Old Testament and to methods of interpreting them. Part of the Essentials of Biblical Studies series, this volume presents readers with an overview of exegesis by mainly focusing on a...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2018-10-01

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What did it mean to be a Christian in the Roman Empire? In one of the inaugural titles of Oxford's new Essentials in Biblical Studies series, Harry O. Maier considers the multilayered social contexts that shaped the authors and audiences of the New Testament. Beginning...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2018-09-27

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What can we know about God by reason alone? Philosophical theology is the attempt to obtain such knowledge. An ancient tradition, which is perhaps more influential now than ever, tries to derive the attributes of God from the principle that God is the greatest possible...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2018-09-26

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A noted scholar examines the work of the English mystic Julian of Norwich Julian of Norwich is the late fourteenth-century and early fifteenth-century English woman theologian. With her mystical writings, she has become one of the most popular and influential spiritual...

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell
Parution : 2018-09-21

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THE SIXTY MINUTE FATHER sets goals to help every father ensure that he doesn't miss out on the greatest opportunity of his life. His advice includes: Put dates in your diary that are important for your children; talk to your baby as if she understands every word; if you...

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton
Parution : 2018-09-20

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We need some Christians who are as crazy as the Lord. Crazy enough to love like Jesus, to give like Jesus, to forgive like Jesus, to do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God like Jesus. Crazy enough to dare to change the world from the nightmare it often is into...

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton
Parution : 2018-09-20

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The idea of saints and sainthood are familiar to all, irrelevant of religious faith. In this Very Short Introduction, Simon Yarrow looks at the origins, ideas, and definitions of sainthood, sanctity, and saints in the early Church, tracing their development in history...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2018-09-20

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The idea of saints and sainthood are familiar to all, irrelevant of religious faith. In this Very Short Introduction, Simon Yarrow looks at the origins, ideas, and definitions of sainthood, sanctity, and saints in the early Church, tracing their development in history...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2018-09-20

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Do you ever feel stuck because of other's expectations of you? Learn to embrace your authentic self and let go of fear. Only then can you step out in bravery, confidence, and brilliance."I could never pull that off!" How many times have we heard that? How many times...

Editeur : FaithWords
Parution : 2018-09-18

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