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One of the best-loved saints of all time, Francis of Assisi is often depicted today as a kind of proto-hippie or early environmentalist. This book, the most comprehensive study in English of Francis's view of nature in the context of medieval tradition, debunks modern...
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Oxford University Press
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1988-12-08
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A great deal has recently been written about Jonathan Edwards. Most of it, however, does not make central Edwards's own intention to speak truth about God and the human situation; his systematic theological intention is regarded merely as an historical phenomenon. In...
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Oxford University Press
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1988-06-23
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The inspiration of the Bible is central to Christian faith, yet there is no general agreement on the nature of this inspiration. In this provocative book, Kern Robert Trembath reviews seven major evangelical explanations of inspiration and demonstrates that all either...
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Oxford University Press
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1987-12-03
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The Dhammapada, the Pali version of one of the most popular texts of the Buddhist canon, also ranks among the classics of the world's religious literature. This critical edition presents to the English reader for the first time the Dhammapada as it has been known...
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Oxford University Press
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1987-10-29
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In 1983 three priests--among them Irishman Niall O'Brien --together with six lay leaders were arrested in the Philippines on a false charge of murder. The government of Ferdinand Marcos hoped in this way to silence those within the church who were increasingly speaking...
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Oxford University Press
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1987-10-29
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Avery Dulles, well-known for several previous works in ecclesiology, including Models of the Church, here surveys a theme that demands new treatment in the present global and ecumenical context. He deals with questions that are vital for the identity of churches that...
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Clarendon Press
Parution :
1987-10-08
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The writings in this volume cast a glimmer of light upon the emerging traditions and organization of the infant church, during an otherwise little-known period of its development. A selection of letters and small-scale theological treatises from a group known as the...
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Penguin
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1987-04-30
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This book describes the role of the medieval Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (c.600-c.1453). As an integral part of its policy it was (as in western Christianity) closely linked with many aspects of everyday life both official and otherwise. It was a formative...
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OUP Oxford
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1986-04-25
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The powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents all reflect very different civilizations, yet they also demonstrate the unity of mankind in its...
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OUP Oxford
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1986-04-17
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First published in hardback in August 1985, Professor Fishbane's book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of textual analysis in ancient Israel. It explores the rich tradition of exegesis prior to the development of biblical interpretation in early...
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Clarendon Press
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1985-08-16
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This revisionist reading of early anti-Judaism offers a richer and more varied picture of the Jews and Christians of antiquity.
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Oxford University Press
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1985-02-14
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This revisionist reading of early anti-Judaism offers a richer and more varied picture of the Jews and Christians of antiquity.
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
1985-02-14
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Owen Chadwick describes the effects of the European Revolution of 1789 to 1815 on the Papacy, and compares Catholic Church of the ancient régime to that of the early nineteenth century. The book shows how strongly the Counter-Reformation still worked in Italy during the...
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Clarendon Press
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1980-03-05
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'The Master said, "If a man sets his heart on benevolence, he will be free from evil"'The Analects are a collection of Confucius's sayings brought together by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC. Together they express a philosophy, or a moral code, by which...
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Penguin
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1979-09-27
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This volume presents texts selected from the full range of John Calvin's writings, including excerpts from commentaries, sermons, letters, catechisms, tracts, broad-based theological works.
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Oxford University Press
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1975-01-02
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'Have little thought of self and as few desires as possible'Whether or not Lao Tzu was a historical figure is uncertain, but the wisdom gathered under his name in the fourth century BC is central to the understanding and practice of Taoism. One of the three great...
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Penguin
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1974-07-25
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Alter Your Life by Emmet Fox is a concise yet powerful guide to personal transformation through spiritual understanding and conscious thought. In this classic work, Fox explains how lasting change begins within, and how altering one’s inner attitudes and beliefs can...
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Asimis Books
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2026-02-05
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