Harvest House Publishers, 2004. — 96 p. Nationally recognized researcher Richard Abanes, author of Harry Potter and the Bible , looks at three of the most fascinating people in history: Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, and Leonardo Da Vinci. Based on his extensive research, Abanes explores the answers to many of the questions that Dan Brown’s fictional thriller, The Da Vinci Code...
University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013. — 316 p. — (The Middle Ages Series). Righteous Persecution examines the long-controversial involvement of the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, with inquisitions into heresy in medieval Europe. From their origin in the thirteenth century, the Dominicans were devoted to a ministry of preaching, teaching, and pastoral care, to "save souls"...
Mondadori, 2008. — 131 p. Che cosa è accaduto dopo la morte di Gesù e com'è nata la religione che da lui ha preso il nome? Fino a che punto gli storici, esaminando fatti e testi e prescindendo da ogni considerazione di fede, possono ricostruire gli avvenimenti che hanno trasformato quel profeta umiliato, ucciso su un patibolo romano, nel fondatore di una delle più grandi...
Baker Academic, 2013. — 721 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4412-4471-0. This third book in a series of successful introductory textbooks by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen builds on their previous projects, The Drama of Scripture and Living at the Crossroads, to offer a comprehensive narrative of philosophical thought from a distinctly Christian perspective. After exploring the...
Baker Academic, 2013. — 717 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4412-4471-0 Approaching Christian Philosophy Why Philosophy? Faith and Philosophy The Story of Western Philosophy Ancient Pagan Philosophy: The Pre — Socratic to Socrates The High Point of Greek Philosophy: Plato, Aristo and Their Legacy Medieval Synthesis Philosophy: Augustine to Abelard The Middle Ages: Aristotle Rediscovered The...
Leipzig: G, J. Göshen'sche Verlagshandlung, 1911, 134 s. Das Erbe der antiken Literaturentwicklung hat im Gebiete des ehemaligen römischen Imperiums und über dessen Grenzen hinaus unmittelbar ein literarisches Schaffen von wesenhaft christlichem Charakter angetreten, das, hauptsächlich, ja vielfach ausschließlich von Geistlichen gepflegt, in seiner ganzen Eigenart durch die...
Leipzig: G, J. Göshen'sche Verlagshandlung, 1911, 116 s. Im Gegensatz zu seinem aramäischen Zentrum hat zunächst vor allem der Süden des nichtgriechischen christlichen Orients ein mehrsprachiges literarisches Leben sich entwickeln gesehen. Schon in vorislamischer Zeit waren hier neben, das koptische das uns vorläufig nur mehr schattenhaft kenntlich werdende christlich -...
Published in the United States by The New Press, New York, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-59558-468-7 In July 2008 a front-page story in the New York Times reported on the discovery of an ancient Hebrew tablet, dating from before the birth of Jesus, which predicted a Messiah who would rise from the dead after three days. Commenting on this startling discovery at the time, noted Talmud...
University of California Press, 2016. - 239 p. Christians under Covers shifts how scholars and popular media talk about religious conservatives and sex. Moving away from debates over homosexuality, premarital sex, and other perceived sexual sins, Kelsy Burke examines Christian sexuality websites to show how some evangelical Christians use digital media to promote the idea that...
Scientific collection. Edited by John D. Caputo, Mark Dooley, and Michael J. Scanlon. - Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2001. - 394 p. — (Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion). In 15 insightful essays, Jacques Derrida and an international group of scholars of religion explore postmodern thinking about God and consider the nature of...
Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2014. — 710 p. The assumption that Jesus existed as a historical person has occasionally been questioned in the course of the last hundred years or so, but any doubts that have been raised have usually been put to rest in favor of imagining a blend of the historical, the mythical and the theological in the surviving records of Jesus. Carrier re-examines...
Oxford University Press, 2009. — 473 p. One of the most profound, deeply affecting questions we face as human beings is the matter of our mortality--and its connection to immortality. Ancient animist ghost cultures, Egyptian mummification, late Jewish hopes of resurrection, Christian eternal salvation, Muslim belief in hell and paradise all spring from a remarkably consistent...
New York: Oxford University Press Inc., 1986. — 144 p. Augustine was arguably the greatest early Christian philosopher. His teachings had a profound effect on Medieval scholarship, Renaissance humanism, and the religious controversies of both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Here, Henry Chadwick places Augustine in his philosophical and religious context and traces...
Mohr Siebeck, 2015. — XXIV, 867 p. — (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 344). The purpose of this comprehensive sourcebook by David W. Chapman and Eckhard J. Schnabel is to publish the extra-biblical primary texts that have been cited as relevant for understanding Jesus' trial and crucifixion. The texts in the first part deal with Jesus' trial and...
University of Notre Dame Press, 2017. — 220 p. Icons and the Liturgy, East and West: History, Theology, and Culture is a collection of nine essays developed from papers presented at the 2013 Huffington Ecumenical Institute’s symposium “Icons and Images,” the first of a three-part series on the history and future of liturgical arts in Catholic and Orthodox churches. Catholic and...
Oxford University Press, 2006. — 285 p. Bart Ehrman, author of the highly popular books Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code, Lost Christianities, and the New York Times bestseller Misquoting Jesus, here takes readers on another engaging tour of the early Christian church, illuminating the lives of Jesus' most intriguing followers: Simon Peter, the Apostle Paul, and Mary...
Oxford University Press, 2004. - 207 p. In his staggeringly popular work of fiction, Dan Brown states up front that the historical information in the The Da Vinci Code is all factually accurate. But is this claim true? As historian Bart D. Ehrman shows in this informative and witty book, The Da Vinci Code is filled with numerous historical mistakes. Did the ancient church...
Cambridge University Press, 2007. — 428 p. What is Christian wisdom for living in the twenty-first century? Where is it to be found? How can it be learnt? In the midst of diverse religions and worldviews and the urgencies and complexities of contemporary life, David Ford explores a Christian way of uniting love of wisdom with wisdom in love. Core elements of his discussion...
Oxford University Press, 2017. — 240 p. The memoirs, interviews, and ethnographic field notes gathered in these pages lay bare the power of the arts to unsettle and rework deeply ingrained religious beliefs and practices. This book bridges the gap between aesthetic theory and lived religion by grounding its narrative in the accounts of eighty-two former evangelicals who...
Fortress Press, 2015. — 130 p. Resurrection: a reflection Loose ends: the resurrection and Mark's Gospel Dramatic events: the resurrection and Matthew's Gospel On the way: the resurrection and Luke's Gospel Lifted up: the resurrection and John's Gospel Life and death: the resurrection and the Epistles At the right hand of God: the ascension Spirit-filled lives: Pentecost.
Leipzig: J- C. Hinrichs'sche buchhandlung, 1914. — 450 s. Im J. 1895 habe ich in den Nachrichten der K. Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen eine vorläufige Mitteilung gemacht über die Handschriften der drei Schriften, die im vorliegenden Bande enthalten sind. Im Folgenden sollen die Handschriften ausführlicher besprochen, über mir damals noch nicht näher bekannte...
Cairo, Anwar Publishing. First edition: 1990, 414 p. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. The texts include instructions, stories, poetry, prophecies, and other genres. The collection of materials that are accepted as part of the Bible by a particular religious tradition or community is...
Edinburgh University Press (21 July 2006), 263 p. A handy guide to the major figures and issues in Christian philosophy from Augustine to the present. This volume covers a broad historical sweep and takes into account those non-Christian philosophers that have had a great impact on the Christian tradition. However, it concentrates on the issues that perplex Christian...
Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2015. — 257 p. Apostolic Times: Discipleship and Fellowship Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Symphony and Hierarchy The Reformations: Emancipation Enlightenment: Rediscovering the Ecclesial 'Self' The Century of Ecclesiology: Exploring the Gap Between Evidence and Established Concepts Trans–traditional Ecclesiologies Postmodernity: Appreciating...
Oxford University Press, 1999. — 309 p. This book of essays explores the characteristic traits and diverse functions of holy men and the fashioning of saints out of a small minority of holy men and other individuals of high social status with more dubious spiritual credentials. These themes are looked at across a wide range of social and cultural milieux. Peter Brown has...
Yale University Press, 2013. — 512 p. In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen’s classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, the author incorporates the latest research in multiple languages to offer a new — and thought-provoking — view of this fascinating period. Kamen sets the notorious Christian tribunal into the broader context of Islamic and Jewish culture in the...
Wiley, 2011. — 790 p. The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization is a comprehensive reference work on the history and impact of Christianity. Over 1,400 entries provide an in-depth and dynamic look at Christianity both through its history and the way it has shaped societies around the world. Through a clear and attractive format, a series of interlocking major themes is...
Routledge, 2005. — 1852 p. The Encyclopedia of Christian Theology, translated from the French Dictionnaire Critique de Théologie 2nd Edition, features over 530 entries, contributed by 250 scholars from fifthteen different countries. Alphabetically arranged entries provide the reader a critical overview of the main theological questions and related topics, including concepts,...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2017. — 672 p. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism brings together a team of leading international scholars to explore the origins, evolution, and contemporary debates relating to Christian mystics, texts, and the movements they inspired. - Provides a comprehensive and engaging account of Christian mysticism, from its origins right up to the...
New York: Harper & BRothers, 1888. — 593 p. BOOK II. The inquisition in the several lands of Christendom Languedoc Obstacles to Establishing the Inquisition Progress and Zeal of the Dominicans First Appointment of Inquisitors. — Tentative Proceedings Popular Resistance Position of Count Raymond Troubles at Toulouse.— Expulsion of the Inquisition Its Return and Increasing Vigor...
Oxford University Press, 2011. — 239 p. Predestination has been the subject of perennial controversy among Christians, although in recent years theologians have shied away from it as a divisive and unedifying topic. In this book Matthew Levering argues that Christian theological reflection needs to continue to return to the topic of predestination, for two reasons: Firstly,...
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapis, Michigan/Cambridge, 2005. — 298 p. Discourse related to sex excites passion and debate, partly because sexuality is a central aspect of what it means to be human. Following up on his recent book on sexuality in the Septuagint, William Loader here explores what the Christian Gospels and related writings have to say about sexuality,...
Routledge Key Guides Pages: 282 Publisher: Routledge (This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.) Quality: good: PDF Fifty Key Christian Thinkers introduces the lives and ideas of some of the most influential figures in Christian history. Providing a comprehensive overview of the development of Christian thought from its roots to the present day, the work...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. — 172 p. Alister E. McGrath is one of the world’s leading theologians, with a doctorate in the sciences. Richard Dawkins is one of the bestselling popular science writers, with outspoken and controversial views on religion. This fascinating and provoking work is the first book-length response to Dawkins’ ideas, and offers an ideal introduction to the...
First Interact, 2009. — 394 p. ISBN: 2754009914. The book is in French. Avec deux milliards de fidèles, le christianisme est la première religion dans le monde et regroupe en son sein un ensemble d'Eglises, parmi lesquelles l'Eglise catholique, l'Eglise protestante et l'Eglise orthodoxe. Fondée sur la vie et les enseignements de Jésus, cette religion est certes universelle mais...
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016. — 152 p. There seems to be no end to our fascination with the Amish, a religious minority that has both placed itself outside the mainstream of American culture and flourished within it. Yet most people know very little about the nuanced relationship the Amish have with society or their own communities. Drawing on more than twenty years of...
Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. — 366 p. — (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic). This book examines the fairies, demons, and nature spirits haunting the margins of Christendom from late-antique Egypt to early modern Scotland to contemporary Amazonia. Contributions from anthropologists, folklorists, historians and religionists explore Christian strategies of...
A Response to Evangelical Feminism. — Crossway Books, Good News Publishers, 1991. — 482 p. A controversy of major proportions has spread through the church. Recent generations bear witness to the rise of "evangelical feminism" - a movement that has had a profound impact on all of life, challenging some of our basic Christian beliefs. In this new edition of an influential and...
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K., 2015. — 645 p. Who did Jesus of Nazareth claim to be? What was his relationship with early Judaism? When and how did he expect the kingdom to come? What were his intentions? Though these key questions have been addressed in studies of the historical Jesus, Brant Pitre argues that they cannot be...
Geneva. 1997. 307 p. Founded in 1895, the World Student Christian Federation was one of the first organized expressions of the modern search for Christian unity; and it was in the Federation that many of the women and men who later provided leadership in the World Council of Churches and other ecumenical organizations had their formative experiences of encounter and friendship...
If the Church is going through a crisis at this particular time, then teaching and handing on the faith at classroom level is experiencing its own crisis. It has often been remarked that such crises mirror similar ones at the level of society and culture in general. This is self-evident. However, we all know that crises come and crises go, and yet faith persists and endures. It...
Uniersity Press of America, 2006. - 363 p. Essays in Christian Mythology deals with Christian literature interpreted as myth. The work offers detailed analysis and anthropological interpretation of a body of Christian medieval texts, which confirm the existence of a mythological discourse based on the biblical narratives. Essays in Christian Mythology focuses on Prester John,...
Princeton University Press, 2007. — 229 p. Scattered throughout the Talmud, the founding document of rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity, can be found quite a few references to Jesus--and they're not flattering. In this lucid, richly detailed, and accessible book, Peter Schäfer examines how the rabbis of the Talmud read, understood, and used the New Testament Jesus narrative to...
Brill Academic Publishers, 2007. — 305 p. During the Renaissance there was no centralized Inquisition in northern Italy until Pope Paul III founded the Roman Inquisition in 1542, but there was a dense network of autonomous papal inquisitors. Based on extensive archival research, this study investigates the life of the Dominican friars from whom these inquisitors were mostly...
Oxford University Press, 2004. - 122 p. Grasping. Avarice. Covetousness. Miserliness. Insatiable cupidity. Overreaching ambition. Desire spun out of control. The deadly sin of Greed goes by many names, appears in many guises, and wreaks havoc on individuals and nations alike. In this lively and generous book, Phyllis A. Tickle argues that Greed is "the Matriarch of the Deadly...
Www.elemertowns.com. — 237 p. A.D. 1-500 Jesus / Donald Guthrie Paul / Richard N. Longenecker Augustine / Howard Grimes A.D. 500-1500 Columba / John Woodbridge Thomas Aquinas / Joan Ellen Duval Geert Groote / Julia S. Henkel A.D. 1500-1750 Erasmus / Robert Ulich Martin Luther / Harold J. Grimm Huldreich Zwingli / H. Wayne Pipkin Ignatius of Loyola / George E. Ganss Philip...
Leiden: Brill, 2006. — 281 p. The revelation of YHWH's name to Moses is a momentous event according to the Old Testament. The name 'Yahweh' is of central importance in Judaism, and 'Yahwism' became tantamount to Jewish monotheism. As such, this designation of God also attracted the attention of pagan writers in the Graeco-Roman period. And early Christians had to deal with this...
William Collins, 2016. — 130 p. — ISBN: 0008204241. An excellent overview of Christianity, suitable for students (and teachers!) embarking on the new GCSE and 'A'-Level Religious Studies specifications. Written in the same clear and engaging style as the bestselling Puzzle of Ethics and Puzzle of God, this book covers key content common to all the new specifications -...
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. — 295 p. Taking a fresh look at the roots and implications of the enduring major historic fissure in Western Christianity, this book presents new insights into the historical dynamics of Protestant-Catholic conflict while illuminating present-day contexts and suggesting comparisons for approaching other entrenched conflicts in which religion is implicated.
Harrison House Publishers, 2012. — 457 p. — ISBN: 978-1-60683-558-6 What is Christian Philosophy? Why Should I Care about Philosophy? Is the Bible True? How Do We Know the Bible is Inspired? How Do I Follow God? Can I Really Know God? Is God Angry with Me? What about Suffering? Social Issues : Christian Must Speak Up. Creation vs. Evolution A Godly Perspective on Homosexuality...
Oxford University Press, 2005. — 168 p. — (Very Short Introductions). At a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern Hempisphere but declining in much of the West, Linda Woodhead offers a bold new overview of the world's largest religion, exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity over two millennia. Christianity addresses topics that other...
Paris.: Desclee de Brouwer, 1996. — 334 p. Geopolitique de l'Eglise de Mesopotamie. Religieusement, les chrétiens d'Irak appartiennent à des Eglises dites d'Orient aux dogmes et rites différents, mais ethniquement, ils sont tous Assyro-chaldéens. Cette étude examine la situation présente de cette Eglise : implantation et répartition en Irak, statut actuel, rapports avec...
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