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As early as the second century, patristic theologians and historians began to debate the shape of a New Testament collection. Chief among the criteria for a work's inclusion was authentic attribution to a recognized apostolic figure. But neither the process of...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-08-18
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This book explores the ecumenical activity of Fr. Andre Scrima (1925–2000), a Romanian theologian in exile who played a significant role in the Second Vatican Council. Drawing on previously unpublished sources, it examines how his work and influence were closely...
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Springer
Parution :
2025-08-18
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This book traces the pivotal role Jung played in reframing Buddhist thought as a psychological tradition, a shift that continues to influence contemporary interpretations of meditation, mindfulness, and the self. Exploring both the historical context of Jung’s...
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Springer
Parution :
2025-08-18
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The last ten years of Muhammad's life are vitally important not only to the study of Islam's prophet, but to the development of the religion itself. Prior to that last decade, Muhammad and his followers were tribally weak, and were persecuted by the Arabian elites of...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-08-18
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In his influential Anti-Semite and Jew, French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre observed "If the Jew did not exist, the anti-Semite would invent him."In doing so he articulated the figure of an Antisemite responsible for imagining the Jew in a formulation that has lasted...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-08-15
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This book argues that the religious visions and experiences of many religious founders were the result of mental health disorders or neurological conditions, thereby calling into question supernatural origins about the faiths that they developed. It constructs this...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-08-06
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How does religious faith contribute to happiness? The usual answer is that religious belief relieves the anxieties of ordinary life and that religious belonging provides emotional support. But a growing body of literature suggests that happiness is more complicated than...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-08-05
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In 1903, after seven years traveling the country as itinerant preachers, Benjamin and Mary Purnell moved to Benton Harbor, Michigan, where they founded a commune. Their settlement soon blossomed into a vibrant religious colony and booming business enterprise. They...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-08-04
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This monograph demonstrates that the Epistle to the Hebrews and the Book of Revelation are results of highly creative, hypertextual reworking of the Acts of the Apostles. In both cases, this detailed reworking consists of around 700 strictly sequentially organized...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2025-08-01
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Whether you've been married for thirty days or thirty years, you want a marriage that outlasts difficult times, grows in love and intimacy, and matches God's perfect plan for relationships. But our marriages don't always look the way we thought they would - you may be...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2025-07-31
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Presents a theological, literary, and cultural reading of Romans across the centuries of Christian thought Romans Through the Centuries offers a groundbreaking commentary that invites readers to engage with the Apostle Paul's letter not only as a theological text but...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2025-07-29
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Love Your Life, a guide to bravely walking forward knowing that if God has called you, He has equipped you. You were not meant to live stuck. Maybe you’ve had glimpses of something much bigger, better,...
Editeur :
FaithWords
Parution :
2025-07-29
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This book explores the potential relevance of the Upanishads, a corpus of ancient Eastern apophatic texts, to contemporary Western theories of consciousness and psychopathology, particularly in relation to psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and schizophrenia-spectrum...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-28
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Liturgical acts can be understood as performances. In this context, the focus is on the specific stagings within the diverse landscape of worship services, prompting an analysis that primarily explores the hermeneutics of individual liturgical practices and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-07-28
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This book responds to a critical gap in contemporary scholarship by revisiting dharma beyond the constraints of colonial and Indian nationalist reinterpretations. The book offers a postcolonial, intercultural, and "glocal" re-reading of dharma, emphasizing its...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-07-27
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Scholarly interest in theological aspects of Murdoch’s fiction and philosophy took off slowly. It was thirty years after her writing debut that the first work taking detailed notice of the theological language deployed by this overtly-atheist author appeared, and it was...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-07-26
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Salvation and Revolution traces the intricate paths of Chinese Protestant intellectuals as they grappled with their Christian faith amidst the upheavals of modern China. Beginning with the fall of the Qing Dynasty and journeying through the tumultuous Cultural...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-07-25
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The search for a distinctive Latter-day Saint place carried followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from New York to the western frontier of the United States over the church's first two decades.The prophet-colonizer Brigham Young declared a spot...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-07-25
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This collection brings together scholars from various fields to explore the work, life, and legacy of Henry Corbin (1903–1978), a towering figure in the modern study of Islamic esoteric spirituality. A valuable resource for students and researchers alike, it...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-07-24
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Der Band akzentuiert interdisziplinäre Ansätze zu einem ästhetischen Paradigma in der Missionsgeschichtsschreibung. Veränderte Bildprogramme von Missionsgesellschaften, Erschließungsgeschichten von Bildarchiven, die Anfänge der...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2025-07-22
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