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Winner of the Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies from the American Academy of Religion
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1148 - 1210) wrote prolifically in the disciplines of theology, Quranic exegesis, and philosophy. He composed treatises on...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-10-31
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Many philosophers believe that God has been put to rest. Naturalism is the default position, and the naturalist can explain what needs to be explained without recourse to God. This book agrees that we should be naturalists, but it rejects the more prevalent scientific...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-31
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The Papacy in the Age of Totalitarianism, 1914-1958 examines the most momentous years in papal history. Popes Benedict XV (1914-1922), Pius XI (1922-1939), and Pius XII (1939-1958) faced the challenges of two world wars and the Cold War, and threats posed by...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-30
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William Perkins and the Making of Protestant England presents a new interpretation of the theology and historical significance ofWilliam Perkins (1558-1602), a prominent Cambridge scholar and teacher during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Though often described as a...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-30
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Contrary to the portrayals of Chrysostom as a theologically impaired, moralizing sophist, this book argues that his thinking is remarkably coherent when it is understood on his own terms and within his culture. Chrysostom depicts God as a teacher of philosophy who...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-30
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Contrary to the portrayals of Chrysostom as a theologically impaired, moralizing sophist, this book argues that his thinking is remarkably coherent when it is understood on his own terms and within his culture. Chrysostom depicts God as a teacher of philosophy who...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-30
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The 1662 Act of Uniformity and the consequent 'ejections' on 24th August (St. Bartholomew's Day) of those who refused to comply with its stringent conditions comprise perhaps the single most significant episode in post-Reformation English religious history. Intended, in...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-30
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For centuries, Muslim countries and Europe have engaged one another through theological dialogues, diplomatic missions, political rivalries, and power struggles. In the last thirty years, due in large part to globalization and migration from Islamic countries to the...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-30
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For centuries, Muslim countries and Europe have engaged one another through theological dialogues, diplomatic missions, political rivalries, and power struggles. In the last thirty years, due in large part to globalization and migration from Islamic countries to the...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-30
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The book intends to grasp the meaning of upasaka / upasika or Buddhist laity in Digha- and Majjhima-nikaya of the Pali canon. Considering the texts as oral literature, the author examines and interprets the structure and stock phrases constructing the narrative with a...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-10-27
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Nel libro si commenta il capitolo 15 della Prima Lettera ai Corinzi. I greci ammettevano una risurrezione corporea a condizione che si trattasse di un uomo caro agli dei e con il corpo ancora incorrotto. Si spiega, pertanto, la difficoltà di alcuni tra i corinzi: essi...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-10-27
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Surveys over the last twenty years have seen an ever-growing number of Americans disclaim religious affiliations and instead check the "none" box. In the first sociological exploration of organized secularism in America, Richard Cimino and Christopher Smith show how one...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-10-24
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After purgatory was officially defined by the Catholic Church in the thirteenth century, its location became a topic of heated debate and philosophical speculation: Was purgatory located on the earth, or within it? Were its fires real or figurative?
Diana Walsh...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-10-24
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The moments in Christ's human life noted in the creeds (his conception, birth, suffering, death, and burial) are events which would likely appear in a syllabus for a course in social anthropology, for they are of special interest and concern in human life, and also...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-24
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What are miracles, and why do we believe in them? Is it for comfort, to explain the inexplicable, or do we simply long for a connection with something larger than ourselves? And why do some people dismiss them out of hand, as if they can never happen?What Heaven is for...
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Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2014-10-23
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The moments in Christ's human life noted in the creeds (his conception, birth, suffering, death, and burial) are events which would likely appear in a syllabus for a course in social anthropology, for they are of special interest and concern in human life, and also...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-23
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In this 365 day devotional New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer explores the life-changing power of a grateful heart. Through uplifting Scripture, Joyce illustrates God's never-ending love, inexhaustible grace and always-accessible presence in our lives. As we...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2014-10-23
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What you believe is powerful. If you can change what you believe, you can change your life!Many today are struggling to control their behaviors and actions because they don't have control over their emotions and feelings. They don't have control over their emotions and...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2014-10-23
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The Formation of Christian Europe analyses the Carolingians' efforts to form a Christian Empire with the organizing principle of the sacrament of baptism. Owen M. Phelan argues that baptism provided the foundation for this society, and offered a medium for the...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-10-23
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This book demonstrates that numerous prominent artists in every period of the modern era were expressing spiritual interests when they created celebrated works of art.This magisterial overview insightfully reveals the centrality of an often denied and misunderstood...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-10-22
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