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This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license.This book reveals exciting early Christian evidence that Mary was remembered as a powerful role model for women leaders—women apostles, baptizers, and presiders at the ritual meal. Early Christian art...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2019-02-18
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History in the Soviet Union was a political project. From the Soviet perspective, Buryats, an indigenous Siberian ethnic group, were a "backwards" nationality that was carried along on the inexorable march towards the Communist utopian future. When the Soviet Union...
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Oxford University Press
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2019-02-15
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Featuring the controversial bestselling author of The God Delusion with a foreword by Stephen Fry_________________"Do you believe in God?"_________________What readers are saying:***** ‘Awe inspiring . . . I read it in almost one sitting.’***** ‘Thought provoking . . . ...
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Transworld Digital
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2019-02-14
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Religion and the Philosophy of Life considers how religion as the source of civilization transforms the fundamental bio-sociology of humans through language and the somatic exploration of religious ritual and prayer. Gavin Flood offers an integrative account of the...
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OUP Oxford
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2019-02-14
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Sayings of Gorakhnath presents a translation of late-medieval texts in Old Hindi, traditionally attributed to one of the founders of the Order of Nath Yogis. The Naths are associated with the creation and development of hatha yoga, with important historical and...
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Oxford University Press
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2019-02-14
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In August of 1520, Martin Luther published the first of three incendiary works, Address to the German Nobility, in which he urged secular authorities to take a strong hand in "reforming" the Roman church.In October, he published The Church Held Captive, and by December...
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Oxford University Press
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2019-02-13
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Has the world pulled you away from God by enticing you to believe that others have the answers that will bring you happiness-the perfect mate, financial success, a flawless body, drama-free home, and much more? God is calling you back and to seek Him, His word, and His...
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Worthy Books
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2019-02-12
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The definitive compendium of Cavadini’s essays on Augustine Visioning Augustine offers readers an expertly selected collection of essays exploring the text and history of the theology of Saint Augustine. Prominent scholar and essayist, John Cavadini, offers modern...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2019-02-11
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Challenges in Contemporary Theology
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Henry Steel Olcott, a pioneering figure in the study and dissemination of Buddhism in the West, provides profound insights into Buddhist teachings through his works, "The Golden Rules of Buddhism" and "The Life of Buddha and Its Lessons."In "The Golden Rules of...
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Alicia Éditions
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2019-02-09
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The Resurrection of Jesus is at the very root of Christian faith; without belief in Jesus Christianity dies. In this thought-provoking work, Matthew Levering defends the credibility of the claim that Jesus rose from the dead. Drawing on the work of N. T. Wright,...
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OUP Oxford
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2019-02-07
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This study brings three different kinds of readers of the Gospel of John together with the theological goal of understanding what is meant by Incarnation and how it relates to Pascha, the Passion of Christ, how this is conceived of as revelation, and how we speak of it....
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OUP Oxford
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2019-02-07
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100 Inspirational Quotes from Beloved Bible Teacher Joyce Meyer, and the Life-Changing Scriptures Behind ThemThose who know and love Joyce Meyer often say it's her straightforward, tell-it-like-it-is approach to teaching the Bible that resonates with them so strongly....
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FaithWords
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2019-02-05
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Who is the biblical Gideon? A mighty warrior, or a fearful son? Hesitant solider, clever tactician, commanding father, ruthless killer, idolater, or illegitimate king?
Gideon has long challenged readers of the book of Judges. How did so many conflicting portraits...
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Oxford University Press
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2019-02-04
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Patterns of migration for the purpose of religious mission are an unexamined dimension of the immigration narrative. Catholic sisters from many countries around the world come to the United States to minister and to study. Sociologists from Trinity Washington University...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-02-01
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China is building a New Silk Road that runs through the heartland of the Muslim world, promising it will create integrated economies and stronger ties across Eurasia and Africa. Robert R. Bianchi argues that whileChina has the financial and technical resources to...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-02-01
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Finalist, Best LGBTQ Nonfiction Book, Lambda Literary Awards 2020
On October 14, 1998, five thousand people gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to mourn the death of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student who had been murdered in Wyoming eight days earlier....
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Oxford University Press
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2019-02-01
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Mindfulness and yoga are widely said to improve mental and physical health, and booming industries have emerged to teach them as secular techniques. This movement is typically traced to the 1970s, but it actually began a century earlier. Wakoh Shannon Hickey shows that...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-02-01
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Since at least the attacks of September 11, 2001, one of the most pressing political questions of the age has been whether Islam is hostile to religious freedom. Daniel Philpott examines conditions on the ground in forty-seven Muslim-majority countries today and offers...
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Oxford University Press
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2019-02-01
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American Millennials--the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s--have been leaving organized religion in unprecedented numbers. For a long time, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was an exception: nearly three-quarters of people who grew up Mormon stayed...
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Oxford University Press
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2019-02-01
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The place of Hilary of Poitiers in the debates and developments of early Christianity is tenuous in contemporary scholarship. His invaluable historical position is unquestioned, but the coherence and significance of his own thought is less certain. In this book, Jarred...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-01-24
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