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Why did it take so long for the United Church of Canada to respond to violence against women? Tracy J. Trothen looks at the United Church as a uniquely Canadian institution, and explores how it has approached gender and sexuality issues. She argues that how the Church...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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2006-01-01
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Studies in Women and Religion
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Can archaeological remains be made to “speak” when brought into conjunction with texts? Can written remains, on stone or papyrus, shed light on the parables of Jesus, or on the Jewish view of afterlife? What are the limits to the use of artifactual data, and when is...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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2006-01-01
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Studies in Christianity and Judaism
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The role and function of law in religious communities in the Roman period—especially in Judaism—has been a key issue among scholars in recent years. This thought-provoking work is the first full-scale attempt to write a historical assessment of the scholarly debate...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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2006-01-01
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Studies in Christianity and Judaism
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What is “Religious Studies” and what is its future in Atlantic Canada? How have universities founded by Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations, and public universities, differed as they approached the study of religious life and traditions? Religious Studies in...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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2006-01-01
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Study of Religion in Canada
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The founding of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria arose out of the enthusiasm of the young church in Jamaica.The first mission party arrived in Calabar in 1846 and settled into a routine of preaching, teaching, campaigning for social reform, ministerial training, and...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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2006-01-01
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Editions SR
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These essays represent a multidisciplinary approach to the study of religion and, especially, Judaism.
Setting aside common scholarly concerns with source criticism and history of interpretation, Shimon Levy argues that in Numbers 11 the redactor has forged diverse...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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2006-01-01
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SR Supplements
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With nine out of ten Canadians claiming a religious affiliation of some kind - Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Aboriginal, or one of dozens of other religions - faith has huge impact on our personal and social lives. In this book, Robert...
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University of Ottawa Press
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2004-02-24
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The Midewiwin is the traditional religious belief system central to the world view of Ojibwa in Canada and the US. It is a highly complex and rich series of sacred teachings and narratives whose preservation enabled the Ojibwa to withstand severe challenges to their...
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University of Manitoba Press
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2002-10-15
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Born in 1912, Alice Ahenakew was brought up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family, who later became an Anglican clergyman and a prominent healer. Alice...
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University of Manitoba Press
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2000-11-22
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We know how the story of the Roman Empire ended with the "triumph" of Christianity and the eventual Christianization of the Roman Mediterranean. But how would religious life have appeared to an observer at a time when the conversion of the emperor was only a Christian...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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2000-05-11
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Studies in Christianity and Judaism
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Colin Grant challenges the popular use of "myth" as a dismissive designation of the superstitions and falsehoods of "other" cultures. The author maintains that myths occupy a place in our present-day lives that is every bit as important to us as the divinities and...
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University of Ottawa Press
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1998-05-19
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These essays make a single central claim: that human beings can still make sense of their lives and still have a humane morality, even if their worldview is utterly secular and even if they have lost the last vestige of belief in God. "Even in a self-consciously Godless...
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University of Ottawa Press
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1991-10-17
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"It would be possible to argue," writes William Nicholls, "that the pivotal subject of debate among theologians for the past two hundred years has been the relationship between modernity and the Christian tradition."
What is modernity—a philosophical outlook or a set...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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1988-02-08
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SR Supplements
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Written in celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the United Church of Canada and prepared by the Archives Committee of the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, this collection of articles explores, in fifteen articles, the issues and concerns of the...
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University of Manitoba Press
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1985-01-01
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The life histories of two Saskatchewan residents, one a Hutterite minister and the other a Hutterite farmer, are presented in this volume together with interview transcripts in both Low German and English translation. Published in English.
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Mercury-Mercure
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1981-01-01
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A description of Toronto’s Italian-Canadian community, the origins of four of its festivals, and the ways in which these celebrations have been adapted to conform to the Canadian socio-cultural milieu of which they are now a part. Published in English.
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Mercury-Mercure
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1976-01-01
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Occupational choice is the subject of the first section of this work. The remaining parts deal with the reasons patients avail themselves of the services of the faith healer, as well as the motivations for becoming a faith healer. Published in English.
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Mercury-Mercure
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1972-01-01
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Discover the timeless wisdom and spiritual guidance of The King James Version of the Bible—an enduring masterpiece that has shaped faith and culture for centuries. This revered translation, first published in 1611, is renowned for its majestic language, poetic cadence,...
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Timeless Classics
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2026-01-01
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This book is an introduction to various aspects of the consciousness of oneness. It describes ways in which this consciousness can find expression and be integrated into our everyday lives, on the following levels: understanding, feeling, acting and non-acting.
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BoD - Books on Demand
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2025-10-20
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Who am I - and why do so many people carry a quiet longing that cannot be satisfied by external answers?
AURUM - The Inner Path to Our Spiritual Homeland is a gentle invitation to turn inward. Beyond religion, dogma, and loud spirituality, this book leads you to the...
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BoD - Books on Demand
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2025-10-07
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