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The National Shrine in Washington, DC has been deeply loved, blithely ignored, and passionately criticized. It has been praised as a "dazzling jewel" and dismissed as a "towering Byzantine beach ball." In this intriguing and inventive book, Thomas Tweed shows that the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-06-28
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In an increasingly secularised society, the average person is unlikely to have a working knowledge of the Bible. Yet a great deal of our culture is built on stories or ideas that come from the Bible. Literature, art, music, language and even the fabric of our society -...
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Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2011-06-23
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A New History of Christianity in China, written by one of the world's the leading writers on Christianity in China, looks at Christianity's long history in China, its extraordinarily rapid rise in the last half of the twentieth century, and charts its future direction. ...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-06-09
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Guides to Global Christianity
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Too often these days Christianity is seen as just part of our cultural background, rather than a living, breathing faith that sets out to challenge the norms we live by. Here R. T. Kendall brings the scandalous nature of Christianity back to the forefront of our faith,...
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Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2011-06-09
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The book investigates three situations in the Catholic Church that point to Catholicism's weak spot: the role of women in the Church. Zagano sheds light on the Catholic Church's hierarchically-imposed laws that keep women at a distance from the holy, whether as...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-06-06
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2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James' Bible and will see a great deal of celebration and comment about the impact of the Bible on British culture. Much of the story is well-known, such as the Bible's seminal influence on British language...
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Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2011-05-26
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Everyone knows the story of the prodigal son - or do they? In this fascinating book, skilled communicators J.John and Chris Walley give a new twist to an old story. THE RETURN is a three-part exploration of this most loved parable, combining fiction, Bible study and...
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Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2011-05-12
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Charles Handy may well be Britain's only world-class management guru (Director Magazine) but his thoughts about organisations and the role of the individual involve thoughts beyond pay and display. For five years, Handy delivered a series of Thoughts for the Radio 4...
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Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2011-04-30
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He came from the wrong social class, the wrong place and the wrong profession.He ate with the wrong people, championed the wrong causes and attracted the wrong kind of supporters.He even spoke with the wrong accent. In fact everything about Jesus of Nazareth was wrong....
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Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2011-04-14
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One deep problem facing the Catholic church is the question of how its teaching authority is understood today. It is fairly clear that, while Rome continues to teach as if its authority were unchanged from the days before Vatican II (1962-65), the majority of Catholics...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-04-06
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In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Catholicism was often presented in the U.S. not only as a threat to Protestantism but also as an enemy of democracy. Focusing on literary and cultural representations of Catholics as a political force, Elizabeth Fenton...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-04-05
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Written by an award-winning author, this well-organized and comprehensive introduction to global Christianity illuminates the many ways the world's Christians live their faith today. Covers the entire globe: Africa, Asia, and Latin America as well as Europe, North...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-03-21
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In our busy lives we often sideline prayer and spiritual practice, or wrap the subject up in a tangle of guilt-driven showmanship and ‘self-motivation’. Stripping away the jargon that we can often get caught up in, NAKED SPIRITUALITY presents the core concepts of prayer...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2011-03-17
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'Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.'
Jesus Christ is the central figure in Western culture, and one of the most...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-03-10
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This book provides a new way of understanding the role of the cult of the martyrs for the Cappadocian Fathers and their families. The study shows that the cult of the martyrs was so popular among all social levels of Christians, including the Cappadocian Fathers, that...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-03-10
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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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"It incarnates every unclean beast of lust, guile, falsehood, murder, despotism and spiritual wickedness." So wrote a prominent Southern Baptist official in 1899 of Mormonism. Rather than the "quintessential American religion," as it has been dubbed by contemporary...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-02-16
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A new edition of this best-selling inspirational book which is already an established classic. Some of the lessons learnt along the way will change forever the way we view ourselves, others and especially God. A book filled with fresh starts, new tomorrows and...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2011-01-28
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In religious terms Pentecostalism was probably the most vibrant and rapidly-growing religious movement of the 20th century. Starting as a revivalistic and renewal movement within Christianity, it encircled the globe in less than 25 years and grew in North America and...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-01-27
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In this book, Febe Armanios explores Coptic religious life in Ottoman Egypt (1517-1798), focusing closely on manuscripts housed in Coptic archives. Ottoman Copts frequently turned to religious discourses, practices, and rituals as they dealt with various transformations...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-01-25
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