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Ob Theologie eine Wissenschaft genannt werden kann, wird verschärft durch das Aufkommen neuer theologischer Studiengänge als auch durch Sparmaßnahmen an theologischen Fakultäten in Frage gestellt. Darauf reagieren die theologischen Disziplinen mit einer Suchbewegung,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-08-18
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This book examines how the racialization of religion facilitates the diasporic formation of ethnic Vietnamese in the U.S. and Cambodia, two communities that have been separated from one another for nearly 30 years. It compares devotion to female religious figures in...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-08-15
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This book provides an introduction to the vision of an economic system based completely on the Holy Qur’an—a system defined as a collection of institutions, representing rules of behavior, prescribed by Allah for humans, and the traditions of the Messenger. The authors...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-08-11
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Political Economy of Islam
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This book explores the philosophy of love through the thought and life of Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph. Readers of the Talmud are introduced to Rabbi Akiva through the iconic story of his love for his wife Rachel. From this starting point, Naftali Rothenberg conducts a...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-08-09
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This book depicts the significant role played by American Catholic Women Religious in the broader narratives of modern American history and the history of the Catholic Church. The book is a guide to fifty foreign missions founded by Dominican and Maryknoll Sisters in...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-08-08
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This book redresses a misunderstanding in the history of biblical interpretation. Hoon J. Lee provides the first study of the biblical accommodation debate of the Enlightenment. The heavily contested doctrine spurred numerous biblical scholars, theologians, and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-08-08
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Scripture is replete with narratives that challenge a variety of philosophical concepts; including morality, divine benevolence, and human freedom. Free choice, a significant and much debated concept in medieval philosophy, continues to be of great interest to...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-08-07
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This book is a study of religious principles of good governance in our contemporary societies. Historically, religion has provided guidance for organizing societies. In modern times, however, religious ideas have been marginalized in social science literature....
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-08-06
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Wisdom that's been inspiring, motivating, and guiding teachers for two decades The Courage to Teach speaks to the joys and pains that teachers of every sort know well. Over the last 20 years, the book has helped countless educators reignite their passion, redirect their...
Editeur :
Jossey-Bass
Parution :
2017-08-04
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20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION The Courage to Teach Guide for Reflection & Renewal is a helpful companion to Parker J. Palmer's classic work on restoring identity and integrity to professional life. A superb resource for those who wish to extend their exploration of the ideas...
Editeur :
Jossey-Bass
Parution :
2017-08-04
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First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament was a groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish background to the attention of students, clergy, and general readers. In this new edition, eighty Jewish scholars bring together unparalleled...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-08-04
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Inhalt: Wolfgang Lienemann: Theologische Grundlagen und Entwicklungen des heutigen Kirchenrechts in evangelischer Sicht – Christian R. Tappenbeck: Die Weiterentwicklung des bernischen Verhältnisses «Kirche – Staat» nach dem Entwurf des Landeskirchengesetzes. Gedanken...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-08-04
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While he is more commonly known for his Trinitiarian works and theology, this study assesses mid-fourth-century bishop Hilary of Poitiers' view of the human condition. Isabella Image shows that the Commentary on Psalm 118 is more closely related to Origen's than...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2017-08-04
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Augustine's dominant image for the human life is peregrinatio, which signifies at once a journey to the homeland (a pilgrimage) and the condition of exile from the homeland. For Augustine, all human beings are, in the earthly life, exiles from their true homeland:...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2017-08-04
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Dieses Buch untersucht den schwierigen Prozess, den der Buddhismus in Indonesien bis zu seiner staatlichen Anerkennung als Religion (Agama) durchlaufen hat. Dabei illustriert die Autorin die Verknüpfungen von Religions- und Minderheitenpolitik am Anpassungsprozess des...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-08-03
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This book presents the first systematic study of Augustine’s insights into passions as well as his approach to the therapy of emotions and their sanctification. Analysing various phases of Augustine’s writings, this work explores the systematic structure of Augustine’s...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-08-03
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Received opinion imagines Judaism and Islam as two distinct religions interacting in the centuries following the death of Muhammad in the early seventh century. Tradition describes the relations between the two groups using such tropes as "symbiosis." In this...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-08-02
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Hinduism has become a vital 'other' for Judaism over the past decades. The book surveys the history of the relationship from historical to contemporary times, from travellers to religious leadership. It explores the potential enrichment for Jewish theology and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-08-01
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The fourth century of our common era began and ended with a miracle. Traditionally, in the year 312, the Roman emperor Constantine experienced a "vision of the Cross" that led him to convert to Christianity and to defeat his last rival to the imperial throne; and, in...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-08-01
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The Catholic Church stands at the forefront of an emergent majority-minority America. Parish and Place tells the story of how America's largest religion is responding at the local level to unprecedented cultural, racial, linguistic, ideological, and political...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-08-01
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