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Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy: The Making of GKC, 1874-1908Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy: The Making of GKC, 1874-1908
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On the publication of Orthodoxy in 1908, Wilfrid Ward hailed G. K. Chesterton as a prophetic...
Renaissance and Reform in Tudor England: The Careers of Sir Richard Morison (Oxford Historical Monographs)Renaissance and Reform in Tudor England: The Careers of Sir Richard Morison (Oxford Historical Monographs)
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Sir Richard Morison (c.1513-1556) is best known as Henry VIII's most prolific propagandist....
Some Later Medieval Theories of the Eucharist: Thomas Aquinas, Gilles of Rome, Duns Scotus, and William OckhamSome Later Medieval Theories of the Eucharist: Thomas Aquinas, Gilles of Rome, Duns Scotus, and William Ockham
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How can the Body and Blood of Christ, without ever leaving heaven, come to be really present on...
Performing the Reformation: Public Ritual in the City of Luther (Oxford Ritual Studies)Performing the Reformation: Public Ritual in the City of Luther (Oxford Ritual Studies)
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The home of Martin Luther for thirty six years and seat of the German Reformation, Wittenberg,...
Jesus and Muhammad: Parallel Tracks, Parallel LivesJesus and Muhammad: Parallel Tracks, Parallel Lives
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Jesus and Muhammad are two of the best known and revered figures in history, each with a billion...


Desiring Conversion: Hermas, Thecla, AsenethDesiring Conversion: Hermas, Thecla, Aseneth
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Self-restraint or self-mastery may appear to be the opposite of erotic desire. But in this...
Taking the Long View: Christian Theology in Historical PerspectiveTaking the Long View: Christian Theology in Historical Perspective
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Taking the Long View argues in a series of engagingly written essays that remembering the past...
Science and Health, With Key to the ScripturesScience and Health, With Key to the Scriptures
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Subjects: Christian Science Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or...
Archbishop Derek WorlockArchbishop Derek Worlock
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This biography of Archbishop Worlock is set against the immense challenges faced, not just by...
The Legend of the Middle Ages: Philosophical Explorations of Medieval Christianity, Judaism, and IslamThe Legend of the Middle Ages: Philosophical Explorations of Medieval Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
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This volume presents a penetrating interview and sixteen essays that explore key intersections...


Nicaea and Its Legacy: An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian TheologyNicaea and Its Legacy: An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology
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It was disappointing that this book is pure opinion, without any evidence to prove its case. The...
The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly, 1643-1653 (5 Volume Set)The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly, 1643-1653 (5 Volume Set)
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For more than ten years the Westminster assembly was one of the major institutions of England,...
The Knowledge of Life: The Origins and Early History of the Mandaeans and Their Relations to the Sabians of the Qur'an and to the HarraniansThe Knowledge of Life: The Origins and Early History of the Mandaeans and Their Relations to the Sabians of the Qur'an and to the Harranians
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This third volume in the new series of supplements to the Journal of Semitic Studies is a...
The Monastic Constitutions of Lanfranc (Oxford Medieval Texts)The Monastic Constitutions of Lanfranc (Oxford Medieval Texts)
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The Monastic Constitutions of Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury between 1070 and 1089, has long...
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume IX: Littlemore and the Parting of Friends May 1842-October 1843The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume IX: Littlemore and the Parting of Friends May 1842-October 1843
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John Henry Newman (1801-90) was brought up in the Church of England in the Evangelical...

Origen on the Song of Songs As the Spirit of Scripture: The Bridegroom's Perfect Marriage-Song (Oxford Theological Monographs)Origen on the Song of Songs As the Spirit of Scripture: The Bridegroom's Perfect Marriage-Song (Oxford Theological Monographs)
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Christian exegesis of the Song of Songs has long interacted creatively with - and, more...
The Redemption: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Christ as RedeemerThe Redemption: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Christ as Redeemer
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Twenty-four scholars from different universities, churches, and continents gathered in New York...
Anti-Arminians: The Anglican Reformed Tradition from Charles II to George I (Oxford Theological Monographs)Anti-Arminians: The Anglican Reformed Tradition from Charles II to George I (Oxford Theological Monographs)
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This book is a study of the Anglican Reformed tradition (often inaccurately described as...
Crisis of Doubt: Honest Faith in Nineteenth-Century EnglandCrisis of Doubt: Honest Faith in Nineteenth-Century England
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The Victorian crisis of faith has dominated discussions of religion and the Victorians. Stories...
Pentecostalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Pentecostalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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Pentecostalism is an umbrella term for one of the most rapidly rising movements in the history...

Thus Saith the Lord: The Revolutionary Moral Vision of Isaiah and JeremiahThus Saith the Lord: The Revolutionary Moral Vision of Isaiah and Jeremiah
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Richard Rubenstein is perhaps most famous for being a proponent of the "God is Dead"...
The Gospels and Jesus (Oxford Bible Series)The Gospels and Jesus (Oxford Bible Series)
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For anyone seeking a better understanding of why there are four Gospels in the New Testament,...
Makers of Christianity (Past Masters)Makers of Christianity (Past Masters)Documents of the Christian ChurchDocuments of the Christian Church
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This is one of those standard books that ministers, historians, theologians, seminarians and...
Religious Outsiders and the Making of AmericansReligious Outsiders and the Making of Americans
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In "Religious Outsiders and the Making of Americans", author R. Laurence Moore...

Jonathan Edwards and the American ExperienceJonathan Edwards and the American Experience
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Universally recognized as a seminal figure in American intellectual history, Jonathan Edwards...
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation: 4-Volume SetThe Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation: 4-Volume Set
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In 1517, Martin Luther's legendary Ninety-five Theses set in motion a chain of events that...
The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen: Volume IThe Letters of Hildegard of Bingen: Volume I
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The first translation into English of the complete correspondence of the remarkable...
The Assurance of Things Hoped For: A Theology of Christian FaithThe Assurance of Things Hoped For: A Theology of Christian Faith
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It's no wonder that this unassuming gentle man has been rewarded by the RC church with the...
Kiffin Knollys & KeachKiffin Knollys & Keach

Return to the Desert: A Journey from Mount Hermon to Mount SinaiReturn to the Desert: A Journey from Mount Hermon to Mount Sinai
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In the autumn of 1993, David Praill made a journey from Mount Hermon to Mount Sinai - the length...
Anglo-Saxon ChristianityAnglo-Saxon Christianity
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Anglo-Saxon Christianity, a book written for the historical and theological layman, is...
Life at Its Best: A Guidebook for the Pilgrim LifeLife at Its Best: A Guidebook for the Pilgrim Life
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A trilogy combining three popular books, The Gift, The Journey, and The Quest in one volume....
Jesus Papers, TheJesus Papers, ThePrinciples of Christian Theology (2nd Edition)Principles of Christian Theology (2nd Edition)
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The first edition of John Macquarrie's 'Principles of Christian Theology' was...

The Church in an Age of Revolution (The Penguin History of the Church) (v. 5)The Church in an Age of Revolution (The Penguin History of the Church) (v. 5)
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I'm currently engrossed in reading Victorian history and literature, and purchased this book...
The English Bible and the Seventeenth-Century RevolutionThe English Bible and the Seventeenth-Century Revolution
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Although both the parliamentary and royalist sides (as well as factions within each side) in the...
The Changing Faces of Jesus (Compass)The Changing Faces of Jesus (Compass)
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Most books about the historical Jesus fall into one of four categories. First, pious works of...
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales: The Christian Church 1900-2000 (Oxford History of the Christian Church)England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales: The Christian Church 1900-2000 (Oxford History of the Christian Church)
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Keith Robbins, building on his previous writing on the modern history of the interlocking but...
The Vision Glorious: Themes and Personalities of the Catholic Revival in Anglicanism (Clarendon Paperbacks)The Vision Glorious: Themes and Personalities of the Catholic Revival in Anglicanism (Clarendon Paperbacks)
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This book is truly a glorious vision of the Oxford Movement. While definitely a scholarly work,...

The Church in Africa, 1450-1950 (Oxford History of the Christian Church)The Church in Africa, 1450-1950 (Oxford History of the Christian Church)
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Hastings book on the Church in Africa 1450-1950 is the best history of the church in Africa to...
Cross Currents: Family Law Policy in the United States and EnglandCross Currents: Family Law Policy in the United States and England
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This volume brings together essays on a range of issues in family law in the United States and...
Ascetics and Ambassadors of Christ: The Monasteries of Palestine 314-631 (Oxford Early Christian Studies)Ascetics and Ambassadors of Christ: The Monasteries of Palestine 314-631 (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
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In this book, Binns examines the monastic movement in Palestine during the Byzantine period,...
John of Scythopolis and the Dionysian Corpus: Annotating the Areopagite (Oxford Early Christian Studies)John of Scythopolis and the Dionysian Corpus: Annotating the Areopagite (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
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This book casts light on the figure of John of Scythopolis, the sixth-century theologian who...
Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement (Oxford Early Christian Studies)Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
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This book examines the late second century writings of Irenaeus and Clement. Writing before...

Qumran Grotte 4: XXII: Textes Aramï¿1/2ens, premiere partie 4Q529-549 (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert)Qumran Grotte 4: XXII: Textes Aramï¿1/2ens, premiere partie 4Q529-549 (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert)
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This volume (in French) contains the editio princeps of the first part (4Q529-549) of the...
The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (Oxford Paperback Reference)The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Fully updated and revised with over 100 new saints, the fifth edition of this well-respected and...
Fathers on the Frontier: French Missionaries and the Roman Catholic Priesthood in the United States, 1789-1870 (Religion in America)Fathers on the Frontier: French Missionaries and the Roman Catholic Priesthood in the United States, 1789-1870 (Religion in America)
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In the late eighteenth century, French �migr� priests fled the...
Jesus of HollywoodJesus of Hollywood
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Since the advent of the cinema, Jesus has frequently appeared in our movie houses and on our...
Aelfric's Catholic Homilies: Introduction, Commentary, and Glossary (Early English Text Society Supplementary Series)Aelfric's Catholic Homilies: Introduction, Commentary, and Glossary (Early English Text Society Supplementary Series)
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This is the third and final volume in the Early English Text Society's edition of...

Old English Homilies from MS Bodley 343 (Early English Text Society Original Series)Old English Homilies from MS Bodley 343 (Early English Text Society Original Series)
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This edition presents several Old English texts from an Oxford manuscript. Unique to the...
Memorials of St Anselm (Auctores Britannical Medii Aevi I, British Academy)Memorials of St Anselm (Auctores Britannical Medii Aevi I, British Academy)
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A volume of Latin texts preserved by being recorded by Anselm's friends and disciples who...
English Wycliffite Sermons: Volume IEnglish Wycliffite Sermons: Volume I
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The complete sermon cycle of which this is the first volume is the most extensively preserved...
Confessions, Vol. 3: Commentary on Books 8-13 & IndexesConfessions, Vol. 3: Commentary on Books 8-13 & Indexes
The "Confessions" of Augustine have long both demanded and eluded the sustained and...
From Persecution to Toleration: The Glorious Revolution and Religion in EnglandFrom Persecution to Toleration: The Glorious Revolution and Religion in England
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This book reestablishes the importance of religion in the historical assessment of the Glorious...

The History of the Church of York, 1066-1127 (Oxford Medieval Texts)The History of the Church of York, 1066-1127 (Oxford Medieval Texts)
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Hugh the Chanter's History is a vivid, partly first-hand account of the struggles of...
Adomnan's Life of Columba (Oxford Medieval Texts) (Latin and English Edition)Adomnan's Life of Columba (Oxford Medieval Texts) (Latin and English Edition)Reading in the Wilderness: Private Devotion and Public Performance in Late Medieval EnglandReading in the Wilderness: Private Devotion and Public Performance in Late Medieval England
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Just as twenty-first-century technologies like blogs and wikis have transformed the once private...
Teaching Other Voices: Women and Religion in Early Modern Europe (Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)Teaching Other Voices: Women and Religion in Early Modern Europe (Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
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The books in The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe series chronicle the heretofore neglected...
The Celtic Churches; A History A.D. 200 to 1200The Celtic Churches; A History A.D. 200 to 1200
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Social Teaching of the Christian ChurchesSocial Teaching of the Christian ChurchesThe Foundations of New Testament ChristologyThe Foundations of New Testament Christology
Short description: A comprehensive and thorough survey of the Christological position based on...
The Early Evangelicals: A Religious and Social Study (Library of Ecclesiastical History)The Early Evangelicals: A Religious and Social Study (Library of Ecclesiastical History)
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A major treatment of the early history of the Evangelical Movement in the Church of England in...
Christianity and Civilisation: Foundations & Specific Problems (Foundations and Specific Problems)Christianity and Civilisation: Foundations & Specific Problems (Foundations and Specific Problems)
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Despite the horrors of two world wars, Brunner saw hope for the building of a new civilisation...
The Evangelical SuccessionThe Evangelical Succession

Jesus Was a Liberal: Reclaiming Christianity for AllJesus Was a Liberal: Reclaiming Christianity for All
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Book Review by Jim Burklo, Associate Dean of Religious Life, University of Southern California,...
Virgin Mother Goddesses of AntiquityVirgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity
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Whatever one takes away from "Virgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity" by Dr. Marguerite...
Reading in the Wilderness: Private Devotion and Public Performance in Late Medieval EnglandReading in the Wilderness: Private Devotion and Public Performance in Late Medieval England
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Just as twenty-first-century technologies like blogs and wikis have transformed the once private...
Teaching Other Voices: Women and Religion in Early Modern Europe (Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)Teaching Other Voices: Women and Religion in Early Modern Europe (Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
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The books in The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe series chronicle the heretofore neglected...
The Celtic Churches; A History A.D. 200 to 1200The Celtic Churches; A History A.D. 200 to 1200
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Social Teaching of the Christian ChurchesSocial Teaching of the Christian ChurchesThe Foundations of New Testament ChristologyThe Foundations of New Testament Christology
Short description: A comprehensive and thorough survey of the Christological position based on...
The Early Evangelicals: A Religious and Social Study (Library of Ecclesiastical History)The Early Evangelicals: A Religious and Social Study (Library of Ecclesiastical History)
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A major treatment of the early history of the Evangelical Movement in the Church of England in...
Christianity and Civilisation: Foundations & Specific Problems (Foundations and Specific Problems)Christianity and Civilisation: Foundations & Specific Problems (Foundations and Specific Problems)
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Despite the horrors of two world wars, Brunner saw hope for the building of a new civilisation...
The Evangelical SuccessionThe Evangelical Succession

Jesus Was a Liberal: Reclaiming Christianity for AllJesus Was a Liberal: Reclaiming Christianity for All
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Book Review by Jim Burklo, Associate Dean of Religious Life, University of Southern California,...
Virgin Mother Goddesses of AntiquityVirgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity
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Whatever one takes away from "Virgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity" by Dr. Marguerite...
The Changing Face of Christianity: Africa, the West, and the WorldThe Changing Face of Christianity: Africa, the West, and the World
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Over the past century, Christianity's place and role in the world have changed dramatically....
When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-Century AmericaWhen Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-Century America
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For nearly eighteen centuries, two fundamental spatial plans dominated Christian architecture:...
Hidden Children of the Holocaust: Belgian Nuns and their Daring Rescue of Young Jews from the NazisHidden Children of the Holocaust: Belgian Nuns and their Daring Rescue of Young Jews from the Nazis
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I grew up hearing only occasional anecdotes of my father's and grandparent's experiences...

After Redemption: Jim Crow and the Transformation of African American Religion in the Delta, 1875-1915After Redemption: Jim Crow and the Transformation of African American Religion in the Delta, 1875-1915
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After Redemption fills in a missing chapter in the history of African American life after...
After Redemption: Jim Crow and the Transformation of African American Religion in the Delta, 1875-1915After Redemption: Jim Crow and the Transformation of African American Religion in the Delta, 1875-1915
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After Redemption fills in a missing chapter in the history of African American life after...
Crossing the Ethnic Divide: The Multiethnic Church on a Mission (American Academy of Religion Academy)Crossing the Ethnic Divide: The Multiethnic Church on a Mission (American Academy of Religion Academy)
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Using the metaphor of crossing over, Kathleen Garces-Foley engages the reader in the most...
Gregory of Nazianzus on the Trinity and the Knowledge of God: In Your Light We Shall See Light (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)Gregory of Nazianzus on the Trinity and the Knowledge of God: In Your Light We Shall See Light (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)
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Gregory of Nazianzus (329-390 CE), "the Theologian," is the premier teacher on the...
God at Work: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work MovementGod at Work: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement
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Subtitle: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement This is a subject near and...

The Burden of Black ReligionThe Burden of Black Religion
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I can't even say how much I learned from this book. Really interesting for anyone...
Reforming Saints: Saints' Lives and Their Authors in Germany, 1470-1530 (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)Reforming Saints: Saints' Lives and Their Authors in Germany, 1470-1530 (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)
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In Reforming Saints , David J. Collins explains how and why Renaissance humanists composed...
Tenacious of Their Liberties: The Congregationalists in Colonial Massachusetts (Religion in America Life)Tenacious of Their Liberties: The Congregationalists in Colonial Massachusetts (Religion in America Life)
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Although the importance of Congregationalism in early Massachusetts has engaged historians'...
Saints' Lives and the Rhetoric of Gender: Male and Female in Merovingian HagiographySaints' Lives and the Rhetoric of Gender: Male and Female in Merovingian Hagiography
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Medieval lives of female saints have attracted wide attention in recent years. Some scholars...
The Universalist Movement in America, 1770-1880 (Religion in America Life)The Universalist Movement in America, 1770-1880 (Religion in America Life)
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This very well researched and sourced book has one over-arching virtue. The theme with which it...

The Hungry Are Dying: Beggars and Bishops in Roman Cappadocia (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)The Hungry Are Dying: Beggars and Bishops in Roman Cappadocia (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)
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This study examines the theme of poverty in the fourth-century sermons of Basil of Caesarea,...
Reinventing PaulReinventing Paul
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John Gager's book, Reinventing Paul, has a provocative thesis: the Gospel preached by the...
AsceticismAsceticism
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Vincent L. Wimbush and Richard Valantasis have provided students of asceticism with an...
In Discordance with the Scriptures: American Protestant Battles Over Translating the Bible (Religion in America)In Discordance with the Scriptures: American Protestant Battles Over Translating the Bible (Religion in America)
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This monograph addresses the intramural battles among American Protestants over new English...
The Revelations of St. Birgitta of SwedenThe Revelations of St. Birgitta of Sweden
St. Birgitta of Sweden (1303-1373, canonized 1391) was one of the most charismatic and...

The Revelations of St. Birgitta of Sweden: Volume I: Liber Caelestis, Books I-IIIThe Revelations of St. Birgitta of Sweden: Volume I: Liber Caelestis, Books I-III
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This book gives you an insight into the thoughts of Jesus about mankind in the mid 1300's. ...
Teaching African American Religions (AAR Teaching Religious Studies)Teaching African American Religions (AAR Teaching Religious Studies)
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The variety and complexity of its traditions make African American religion one of the most...
   
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