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In Axis of Glory, Dan Lioy conducts a biblical and theological analysis of the temple motif as a conceptual and linguistic framework for understanding Scripture. His investigation takes a fresh look at the topic, assesses a representative group of the Judeo-Christian...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2011-03-03
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In the Pauline literature of the New Testament, the characteristics of the Spirit and Christian life are described through the use of metaphor. An interpreter of Paul must understand his metaphors in order to arrive at a complete understanding of the Pauline...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2011-03-03
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Heralded as the exponents of a 'new atheism', critics of religion are highly visible in today's media, and include the household names of Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris. David Fergusson explains their work in its historical perspective, drawing...
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OUP Oxford
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2011-03-03
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The foundation stone of Jewish and Christian scriptures, the power of the Book of Genesis lies in its stories - Creation, the Fall, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Jacob and Joseph. These ancient tales illuminate some of our most enduring and profound problems: cowardice,...
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Vintage Digital
Parution :
2011-03-03
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Der vorliegende Band der Reihe «New German-American Studies» erörtert anhand der Lebensgeschichte des gebürtigen Westfalen August Rauschenbusch und unter Anwendung gängiger Methoden der deutsch-amerikanischen und transatlantischen Geschichtsschreibung das Schicksal...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-03-03
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The Western magical traditions are currently undergoing an international resurgence. In Stealing Fire from Heaven, Nevill Drury offers an overview of the modern occult revival and seeks to explain this growing interest in ancient magical belief systems.
Gnosticism and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-03-02
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Charles Hodge (1797-1878) was one of nineteenth-century America's leading theologians, owing in part to a lengthy teaching career, voluminous writings, and a faculty post at one of the nation's most influential schools, Princeton Theological Seminary. Surprisingly, the...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-03-02
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The recent renewal of the faith-reason debate has focused attention on earlier episodes in its history. One of its memorable highlights occurred during the Enlightenment, with the outbreak of the "Pantheism Controversy" between the eighteenth century Jewish philosopher...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-03-02
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The Vatican-approved guide to opening up new connections to God.Today, more and more Catholics are looking to explore their spirituality in new ways: by trying meditation or contemplation, seeking to adapt monastic traditions to modern life, or seeking a deeper...
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Dk
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2011-03-01
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In 1962 a group of Catholic leaders traveled to Rome, charged by Pope John XXIII with the task of making the gospel of Christ relevant in a modern world. The Second Vatican Council transformed the lives of Catholics through sweeping reforms -- yet its effect on the...
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Basic Books
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2011-03-01
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DIVINE ILLUMINATION “An important and ground-breaking study which links growing interest in Augustine and medieval philosophy with cutting-edge questions in contemporary philosophy of religion, particularly concerning epistemology and the ‘rationality’ of religion.”...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-03-01
Collection :
Challenges in Contemporary Theology
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John Erskine was the leading evangelical in the Church of Scotland in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Educated at Edinburgh University, he learned to appreciate the epistemology ofJohn Locke and other empiricists alongside key Scottish Enlightenment figures....
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Oxford University Press
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2011-03-01
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A compelling look at today's complex relationship between religion and politics In his second book, bestselling author Charles Kimball addresses the urgent global problem of the interplay between fundamentalist Abrahamic religions and politics and moves beyond warning...
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Jossey-Bass
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2011-02-25
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Featuring updates, revisions, and new essays from various scholars within the Christian tradition, The Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics, Second Edition reveals how Christian worship is the force that shapes the moral life of Christians. Features new essays on...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-02-25
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Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity is a global phenomenon that comprises a quarter of the world's two billion Christians and is growing rapidly. This volume reveals that the primary appeal of pentecostalism worldwide is as a religion of healing. Contrary to...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-02-24
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The Great Exhibition of 1851 is routinely portrayed as a manifestly secular event which was confined to celebrating the success of science, technology, and manufacturing in the mid-Victorian age. Geoffrey Cantor presents an innovative reappraisal of the Exhibition,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-02-24
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This book contains the first comprehensive collection of Seventh-day Adventist texts and statements on interchurch and interfaith relations. With more than 16 million baptized members and about 30 million adherents in total today, this church is a significant global...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-02-21
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Diese Darstellung der Ausbreitung des Buddhismus und ihre quantitative Erfassung stützt sich in erster Linie auf epigraphische Quellen und andere Artefakte seit der Zeit des indischen Königs Asoka (reg. 268 bis nach 240 n. Chr.), die in Kontrast zu den Inselchroniken...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-02-21
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Vor dem Hintergrund des in Umsetzung europäischer Vorgaben ergangenen Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetzes (AGG) geht die Arbeit der Frage nach, ob und inwieweit die bislang im kirchlichen Dienst praktizierte Einstellungs- und Kündigungspraxis sowie die Auferlegung...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-02-21
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Diese Arbeit analysiert zunächst die Wirkungsweise des Symbols im Allgemeinen und des muslimischen Kopftuches im Besonderen. Im Anschluss wird speziell das Symbolverständnis von Kindern vor entwicklungspsychologischem Hintergrund betrachtet und ein Überblick über die...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-02-21
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