History of religion Books

Employing studies in population ecology as a framework for understanding the growth of religious movements, Disfellowshiped traces the growth of the Pentecostal movement. The author explores how the Pentecostal movement developed in relationship to...

This study is the first comprehensive history of the impact of the modern missionary movement on the understanding of and work toward Christian unity. It tells stories from all branches of the church: Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant in its many...

Christian ethics is less a system of principles, rules, or even virtues, and more of a free and open-ended responsible witness to God's gracious action to be with and for others and the world. Postmodernity has left us with the risky uncertainty of...

In this important book, Chung-Hyun Baik explores one of the central issues in contemporary Trinitarian theology: the relationship between the economic and immanent Trinity. Engaging a wide variety of Trinitarian theologians and contemporary philosophers,...

A Fellowship of Baptism is a critical rereading of Karl Barth's ecclesiology, arguing that reading his ecclesiology through the lens of his mature view of baptism best enables one to understand Barth's view of the church. Barth's insistence on believer's...

""That the God of Israel makes doers of us through the Torah is, in my view, the most beautiful thing we can thank him for: Every lethargy, every melancholy, indifference and moroseness is ended . . . Wherever the Torah claims us as doers, it confronts...

Recent studies have increasingly downplayed, and in a few cases even wholly denied, the influence of Martin Luther's theology of Law and Gospel on early English evangelicals such as William Tyndale. The impact of a late medieval Augustinian renaissance,...

The Reformer Martin Luther is the source of endless fascination and dispute. Not only his antagonists but also his supporters have created a host of representations of his thought. On the one hand, Catholic and other similar voices have accused Luther of...

Through an intimate conversation with the writings of Thomas F. Torrance, Flett articulates a Trinitarian theology of culture. Torrance's work suggests that Christian assumptions in the areas of God, creation, and humanity had an important influence upon...

The Parker Society was the London-based Anglican society that printed in fifty-four volumes the works of the leading English Reformers of the sixteenth century. It was formed in 1840 and disbanded in 1855 when its work was completed. Named after Matthew...

Does God really communicate his will to individuals, so that they receive infallible guidance in that sense which the ancient Greeks called ""enthusiasm""? Both the Old Testament and the New maintain that the true prophets received direct advices from...

A Protestant pastor and a Catholic writer have collaborated with an American, Kathe Kuhn, by compiling the last words of those who, unwilling to condone or to obey injustice under the Nazi terror, were facing execution. Their letters and messages were...

The context for the first part of this study is the community (sangha) of early Buddhism in India, as it is reflected in the religion's canon composed in the Pali language, which is preserved by the Theravada tradition as the only authentic record of the...

This Edition Includes All 32 Articles With Almost 500 Original Footnotes, to Include: Of the Holy Scriptures - Of God and of the Holy Trinity - Of God's Decree - Of Creation - Of Divine Providence - Of the Fall of Man, of Sin and of the Punishment...

In Revolutionary Change and Democratic Religion, Celucien Joseph provides a fresh and careful reexamination of Haiti's intellectual history by focusing on the ideas and writings of five prominent thinkers and public intellectuals: Toussaint Louverture,...

The philosopher, theologian, and biblical scholar Austin Farrer (1904-1968) highlighted in his various writings the central role that images play in the interpretation of biblical writings, the construction of theological arguments, and the descriptions...

The earliest Christians wrote their own history to justify their faith and claim a direct line of "authoritive" teachings based on the words of Jesus. As a result a good deal of what they compiled was belief rewritten as though it was history. Remarkably...

Biblical Timeline to Faith deciphers biblical prophecies while presenting the dates in the Bible alongside the Gregorian and Julian calendars.Jesse H. Carter, who has been studying the Bible for twenty years, reveals the date Christ was born, the date of...

A comprehensive introduction to the life and thought of one of the Islamic intellectual tradition's most original and profound authors.

Argues that the modern practice of critique emerged out of religious traditions and can in many ways be traced back to them.

Combines personal accounts with insights from psychology to understand the continuing impact of Holocaust trauma in Lithuania.A Survivor Named Trauma examines the nature of trauma and memory as they relate to the Holocaust in Lithuania. How do we behave...

Identifies and traces the evolution of a forgotten "realist" tradition in medieval Islamic political thought, and considers the prospects for its revival in the context of the contemporary Middle East.

Analyzes the breadth of representations of the mythic figure of Māra in Buddhism to reveal how closely tied such narratives are to the social and historical concerns of Buddhist communities.

Contrasts the experiences of German Jewish refugees from the Holocaust who fled to London and New York City.

Challenges the monolithic view of Hinduism in the nineteenth century, and instead offers a vision of India that contains a rich multiplicity of Hinduisms, women's stories, and cultural histories.

A Key To The Writings Of The Principal Fathers Of The Christian Church: Who Flourished During The First Three Centuries, In Eight Sermons is a book written by John Collinson in 1813. The book is a collection of eight sermons that provide insight into the...

""A Homily of Clement of Alexandria: Entitled, Who Is the Rich Man That Is Being Saved?"" is a book written by Percy Mordaunt Barnard and published in 1901. The book contains a homily by Clement of Alexandria, a Christian theologian who lived in the...

""A History Of Whitby And Streoneshalh Abbey V1"" is a book written by George Young in 1817. The book provides a comprehensive history of the town of Whitby and the Streoneshalh Abbey, which was a prominent religious site in the area. In addition to the...

""A History Of The Vaudois Church: From Its Origin And Of The Vaudois Of Piedmont To The Present Day"" is a book written by Antoine Monastier and published in 1848. The book provides a comprehensive account of the Vaudois Church, which is a Protestant...

A History Of The United Parishes Of Colmer And Priors Dean is a book written by Thomas Hervey in 1880. The book provides a comprehensive historical account of the two parishes of Colmer and Priors Dean, located in the county of Hampshire in England. The...

""A History Of The Theology Of The Disciples Of Christ"" is a book written by Hiram Van Kirk in 1907. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the theology of the Disciples of Christ, a Christian denomination that emerged in the early 19th century...

A History Of The Reformation On The Continent V2 (1841) is a comprehensive account of the Protestant Reformation that took place in Europe during the 16th century. Written by George Waddington, the book covers the major events, figures, and ideas that...

A History Of The Hebrew Monarchy From The Administration Of Samuel To The Babylonish Captivity is a book written by Francis William Newman and published in 1847. The book provides a detailed account of the history of the Hebrew monarchy, from the time of...

The book ""Papers Of The American Historical Association V2: A History Of The Doctrine Of Comets"" is written by Andrew Dickson White and was originally published in 1887. It is a comprehensive historical account of the scientific understanding of comets...

A History of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Northampton is a book written by John Charles Cox in 1897. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Northampton, England. The author explores the...

""A History Of Our Lord�������s Life On Earth: From The Four Gospels, For The Use Of Children"" is a book written by E. S. A. and published in 1871. The book provides a comprehensive account of the life of Jesus Christ as described in the four Gospels of...