History of religion Books

Das Buch ""Das Evangelium Marcions Und Das Kanonische Evangelium Des Lucas"" von Albrecht Ritschl aus dem Jahr 1846 besch�����ftigt sich mit der Frage nach dem Verh�����ltnis zwischen dem Evangelium des Marcion und dem kanonischen Evangelium des Lukas...

Das Buch ""Das Evangelium in �����sterreich und Frankreich: Zwei Jubil�����umsvortr�����ge gehalten in Wien 1881 und 1885 und in erweiterter Gestalt (1885)"" von Paul von Zimmermann ist eine Sammlung von zwei Vortr�����gen des Autors, die er in Wien im...

Das Buch ""Das Erwachen der j�����dischen Nation: Der Weg zur endg�����ltigen L������sung der Judenfrage"" wurde 1897 von Friedrich Heman ver������ffentlicht. In diesem Werk besch�����ftigt sich der Autor mit der Frage nach der Zukunft der j�����dischen...

Das Buch ""Das Elucidarium Des Honorius Augustodunensis: Und Der Franzosische Metrische Lucidaire Des XIII Jahrhundert (1884)"" von Hug Schladebach ist eine Studie �����ber zwei mittelalterliche Texte aus dem 13. Jahrhundert. Der erste Text, das...

Transnational Turkish Islam provides an overview of Turkish organized Islam in seven European countries. It shows how Turkish Islamic organizations have developed from typical migrant associations in the 1970s and 1980s into present-day European Islamic...

Finnish Women Making Religion: Between Ancestors and Angels displays a wide range of Finnish women's historical and present-day ways of making religion, within religious institutions, on their margins, and outside. The twelve chapters of the book put...

The study of Muslim experiences in and with Europe during the interwar period is still in its initial phase. Addressing a gap, this volume brings together the insights of an interdisciplinary group of scholars who examine Muslim networks and actors in...

The Ethical Foundations of Early Daoism: Zhuangzi's Unique Moral Vision presents a comprehensive study of the normative dimensions of early Daoism in general and the classic text Zhuangzi in particular. Lee argues that our inclination to view Daoism as an

Licinianus, one of the last bishops of Byzantine Africa offers his pastoral advise to his peer, and African deacon, as well as to Pope Gregory I in Rome. Much of his interest appears to be in discussing the nature of the soul, philosophical concerning...

Very few of the works of St. Patrick have come down to use over the centuries. This is a rare insight into his mind which has never before been translated into English. Here Patrick lays out three separate places: Earth, Heaven, and Hell, and give his...

As a supplement to his 'Illustrious Men', St. Jerome composed this work about the minor apostles of Christ who went to the east as part of their ministry. This work includes both the Latin and Greek version of Jerome's work.

In this short treatise, Novatus offers to his acolytes the importance of the virtue of humility in the life of the Christian. He is able to offer some directives so that Christians might be able to utilize humility and a personal exercise of faith and as...

An abridged collection of the laws passed during the reign of the Emperor Justinian I. Most of them deal directly with the administration of the church within the empire, its relationship to the authority of the state and the person of the emperor, and...

St. Jerome attempts to explain the origin and geographical location of various places mentioned in the book of Acts of the Apostles. Some of these sites are well known to us today, but several of them remain a mysterious and are still actively debated...

St. Jerome attempts to explain the origin and geographical location of various places mentioned in the book of Acts of the Apostles. Some of these sites are well known to us today, but several of them remain a mysterious and are still actively debated...

Pope Adrian I sought to establish the church under the protection of the Frankish king, Charlemagne. In his effort to draw himself closer to the Frankish court he needed to institute a sense of 'reformatio' which would correct the episcopal abuses of the...

A song of Aethelwolf is a 9th century poem composed by one of the friars of the abbey on the island of Lindisfarne. It recounts the sentinel figures of the era as well as some of the personalities present on that island monastery itself.

The is the first English translation of the Spanish historian, John of Biclaro, who wrote about the various sovereign powers who ruled in Spain during the 6th century. Among those mentioned as the kings at the Visigothic court, which was in upheaval...

St. Germain lays out in this work, the now lost Gallican rite of the Catholic church, which was utilized specifically by the church in France during the 2nd to 11th century before being replaced with the Roman rite. St. Germain's account is one of the...

Luther first focuses on the freedom of the inner man, "that we may see by what means a man becomes justified, free, and a true Christian; that is, a spiritual, new, and inward man." The soul's freedom is not tied to external factors that affect the body,...

Hilary of Poitiers was Bishop of Poitiers and a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Arians" (Malleus Arianorum) and the "Athanasius of the West", His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful. In addition...

On Nature and Grace is an anti-Pelagian book by Augustine of Hippo written in AD 415. It is a response to Pelagius's 414 book On Nature. Before this work, Augustine did not seem to see Pelagius as a heretic, but On Nature and Grace seems to be a turning...

John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of Saint John...

The English Calendar (Kalendarium Anglicanum) is a Menlogium, or liturgical calendar of saints used by the Anglo-Saxon church in the 8th century. St. Bede composed this using the ancient Roman calendar as his basis, which involves both the nones and ides...

Barlaam and Josaphat, also known as Bilawhar and Budhasaf, are legendaryChristian saints. Their life story was based on the life of the Gautama Buddha, and tells of the conversion of Josaphat to Christianity. According to the legend, an Indian king...

Ephrem the Syrian was a Syriac Christian deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the fourth century. Ephrem is especially beloved in the Syriac Orthodox Church, and counted as a Venerable Father in the Eastern Orthodox Church...

The Donation of Constantine is a forged Roman imperial decree by which the 4th-century emperor Constantine the Great supposedly transferred authority over Rome and the western part of the Roman Empire to the Pope.

On First Principles is the most important surviving text written by third-century Church father, Origen. Origen wrote in a time when fundamental doctrines had not yet been fully articulated by the Church, and contributed to the very formation of...

Dynamius the Patrician lived at a turning point in western civilization where the fragments of the old Roman Order were beginning to fade without the edifice of empire to support them. In his time as a legate, Dynamius, appears to have interacted with...

The council of Markabta was the third ecumenical council for the Church of the East, and one that would be held in response to the lack of central authority within the eastern church. Mar Dadisho is responding to various episcopal authorities within the...

This biography of the Frankish king Sigebert II is usually regarded as a work of Imperial propaganda by the later French friar, Sigebert of Gembloux. It does grant some of the remaining folk memory of the interactions of the old Merovingian, but is...

This book explores central philosophical questions in Christian theology and doctrine through the perspectives of three of the most influential Christian thinkers: St. Augustine, St. Anselm, and St. Thomas Aquinas.Chapters analze long-contested debates...

Ce livre explore l'histoire de l'abbaye Darrouaise et de la congrégation des chanoines réguliers qui y ont vécu au cours des siècles. Il examine leur vie quotidienne, leurs pratiques religieuses et leur impact sur la communauté environnante. Les notes...

La Revue de l'Orient chrétien est une revue de littérature et de culture publiée par l'Œuvre d'Orient, une organisation catholique française dédiée à la préservation et à la promotion du patrimoine chrétien dans les pays d'Orient. La revue explore une...

Dieses Buch stellt eine umfassende Analyse der haggadischen Elemente im erzählenden Teil des Korans dar. Es untersucht die Struktur und Bedeutung dieser Elemente und diskutiert ihre Beziehung zur jüdischen Tradition und Literatur.This work has been...

Dieses Buch ist eine Abhandlung über die jüdische Geschichte und Kultur seit der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Der Autor beschreibt die Entstehung und Entwicklung der jüdischen Gemeinschaften in verschiedenen Regionen der Welt sowie ihre Beiträge zur...

Dieses Buch bietet eine umfangreiche Darstellung des Lebens und der Lehre des englischen Theologen Samuel Clarke. Dabei setzt es sich vor allem mit Clarkes rationalistischer Philosophie auseinander und fragt nach ihrer Bedeutung für die Geschichte des...

This book provides a fascinating look at a historic prayer meeting. Prevailing Prayer offers a detailed account of the prayer meetings that took place at the Old South Chapel in Boston in the mid-19th century. With an introduction by N. Macleod, this...

Dieses Buch untersucht die Position des berühmten Humanisten und Gelehrten Erasmus von Rotterdam in Bezug auf Martin Luther und die Reformationsbewegung. Es werden die politischen und religiösen Kontexte dieser Zeit genauer beleuchtet und präzise...

Delve into the theological and historical implications of Luther's use of pre-Lutheran versions of the Bible in this thought-provoking article. Warren Washburn Florer offers a nuanced perspective on this topic, shedding light on the complex relationship...

Dieses Buch bietet einen spannenden Einblick in die theologische Diskussion im ersten Jahrgang der Theologischen Rundschau. Rudolf Karl Bultmann und Wilhelm Bousset sind zwei der bedeutendsten Theologen des 20. Jahrhunderts und ihre Beiträge sind auch...

Experience the rich history and traditions of the Waldensian Church through this fascinating collection of essays and documents. From its origins in the 12th century to its modern-day presence, the Waldensian Church has been a symbol of resilience and...

Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit dem Thema der Heiligenverehrung und legt dabei den Schwerpunkt auf die Verehrung des Heiligen Cosmidromius Gobelini Person. Der Autor trägt in diesem Werk historische Fakten und Legenden über den Heiligen zusammen und...

In questo libro, il teologo e storico italiano Luigi Gallo si concentra sulla storia del cristianesimo durante l'Impero Bizantino, con particolare attenzione ai rapporti tra Chiesa e Stato. Il volume 2 copre un periodo che va dal VII al XII secolo e...

Dieses Buch untersucht die Religion der Araber vor dem Aufkommen des Islam. Krehl zeigt, wie sich die Religion dieser nomadischen Kulturen entwickelte und wie sie sich mit anderen Religionen wie dem Christentum und dem Judentum vermischte. Seine...

Holstein's book is a scholarly examination of the religious practices of ancient Rome, as described in the text of Vergil's Aeneid and interpreted by the Roman commentator Servius. The book includes extensive analysis of the symbolism and meaning of...

Explore the teachings and wisdom of one of the early Church's most influential figures with this collection of homilies from Saint John Chrysostom. Focusing on the Acts of the Apostles, this book provides valuable insights into the early Christian...