History of religion Books

Tyconius war ein christlicher Theologe und Exeget des 4. Jahrhunderts, der für seine Schriften zur biblischen Interpretation und zur Theologie bekannt ist. Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Studie seines Werks und seiner Bedeutung in der Geschichte der...

This is a collection of twenty homilies written by Clement of Rome, one of the earliest Christian writers. It provides insights into the beliefs and practices of the early Church, and is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Christian history and...

This edition of Jerome's De Viris Illustribus (On Illustrious Men) and Gennadius's Catalogus Virorum Illustrium (Catalogue of Illustrious Men) features expert commentary by Wilhelm Herding, providing valuable insights into the lives and works of the most...

A study of the doctrine, governance, and practices of the Dutch Reformed Church, with a focus on its regulations and administrative structure.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of...

An edition of the hymns and poetry of Saint Ephraem in the Syriac language, with introductory material and supplementary glossaries.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...

Este libro es un estudio en profundidad de los Padres Candelarios, una orden religiosa fundada en el siglo XVI en España que desempeñó un papel importante en la colonización y evangelización de América del Sur. A través de una combinación de relatos...

An eyewitness to the Kentucky revival of the early 1800s describes how it started and how it progressed and what the people believed and the strange manifestations that were present in their services. It was the beginning of the Second Great Awakening...

A Concise Global History of the Stone-Campbell Movement

The present volume offers the first accessible English translation and commentary on Jerome's Epistle 106, an important work of patristic biblical interpretation. In his treatise Jerome discusses different textual and exegetical options according to...

This volume offers translations of the twelfth-century Latin vitae of fourmonks of the Monastery of Savigny: Abbot Vitalis, Abbot Godfrey, Peter ofAvranches, and Blessed Hamo. Founded in 1113 by Vitalis of Mortain, aninfl uential hermit-preacher, Savigny...

Hospitality to the poor and sick is a key part of Gospel teaching. In this book Father Mark Elvins traces this imperative of hospitality from its roots in Jewish social teaching, through the teaching of Christ and the practice of the early Christians, to...

The Holy Rosary is not a pious practice banished to the past, like prayers of other times thought of with nostalgia. Instead, the Rosary is experiencing a new Springtime. Without a doubt, this is one of the most eloquent signs of love that the young...

J.C. Wenger, editor, and Leonard Verduin, translator, gathered all known writings of Menno Simons and included an introduction to each writing. Includes a biography of Menno's life by Harold S. Bender, portraits and pictures, a reproduction of the only...

References to demons and the devil permeate the rhetoric of John Chrysostom, the "golden-tongued" early church preacher and theologian. Samantha Miller examines Chrysostom's theology and world, helping us understand the role of demons in his soteriology...

If the economic Trinity is the immanent Trinity, as Karl Rahner said, then what difference does it make for how we read the Bible? This book takes up the discussion that has dominated the last several decades of Trinitarian theology - that of Rahner's...

This unique work-no other work yet available in English treats this subject-illustrates the contribution of these Councils in the development and formulation of Christian beliefs. It then shows how their legacies lingered throughout the centuries to...

In The Forgotten Desert Mothers, Second Edition, Laura Swan introduces readers to the sayings, lives, stories, and spirituality of women in the early Christian desert and monastic movement, from the third century on. In doing so, she finally sets the...

Of the several Huguenot establishments founded in the United States, that of New York is the first in date and, in most respects, the first in importance. The records in this work comprise the existing baptismal, marriage, and death records of the French...

This transcription of genealogical records found in 581 Southern family Bibles provides data on more than 15,000 individuals. Originally compiled in seven volumes of typescripts, the Bible records have been reassembled here and integrated into a single...

Lucid, authoritative overview of a major movement in American history The history of American evangelicalism is perhaps best understood by examining its turning points--those moments when it took on a new scope, challenge, or influence. The Great...

The culture story of evangelicalism during the second half of the twentieth century has been well told. It is important now to think about the theological mission of the church in an ever-increasing post-Christian and post-partisan context. What is the...

Using the wisdom of the past to address the challenges of the present, Christopher Beeley's Leading God's People presents key principles of church leadership as they were taught by great pastor-theologians of the early church, including Gregory of...

The Pentecostal Manifestos series aims to speak for and to a rising, outward-looking generation of Pentecostal scholarship. Written by both established and newly emerging scholars, the various manifesto volumes are creative statements, marked by rigorous...

While The Cloud of Unknowing is specifically concerned with prayer, these three tracts by the same author discuss the conditions necessary for it. ‘Benjamin’ traces the origin of the virtues which lead to contemplation; ‘The Discernment...

Examines the theme of identity: geographic, ethnic , religious, status and sex-based. Discussions of Roman texts and images show how constructions of identity and culture contributed to the creation of "late antiquity" as a historical concept.

This book examines the theory of consciousness developed by the school of Recognition, an Indian philosophical tradition that thrived around the 10th c. CE in Kashmir, and argues that consciousness has a linguistic nature.

This book reflects on one of the most pressing challenges of our time: the current and historical relationships that exist between the faith-traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It begins with discussion on the state of Jewish-Christian...

Interest in Karl Barth is running at unprecedented levels in the English-speaking world, and it is high time that his excellent survey volume of formative eighteenth and nineteenth-century thinkers (first published in English by SCM Press) was once again...

We used to hear cabin crew instructions about the importance of taking care of ourselves first andthen our children, that were also in danger during the flight.These instructions are similar to what the world's priests did when they asked their followers...

This insightful history explores the stereotype of Dallas Theological Seminary as an anti-intellectual stronghold of fundamentalism and dispensational premillennialism. The tenures of the school's five presidents reveal the tensions that DTS, a blend of...

Through this lively narrative of church history, readers will discover that the story of Christianity is an exhilarating adventure. Tucker's engaging writing style, informative historical overview, and selection of colorful characters are sure to attract...

'I offer Thee Every cloud that ever swept O'er the skies and broke and wept In rain, and with the flowerlets slept. My King. Each communicant praying Every angel staying Before Thy throne to sing. Adoramus Te! This extract from the ancient Irish prayer,...

Steven Rozenski reopens old discussions and addresses new ones concerning late medieval devotional texts, particularly those showing continental and German influences.For many, Martin Luther's translation of the Bible into German has come to define the...

Dialectic and Narrative in Aquinas investigates the intent, method, and structural unity of Thomas Aquinas's Summa Contra Gentiles. In this innovative study Thomas S. Hibbs goes against the grain of most traditional interpretations of the work, which...

Rodes examines the legal materials (cases, statutes, canons, and measures) used in the English experience of updating the medieval synthesis of church and state.

This is the first full history of the Society of St Francis from the struggles of the 1920s through its rapid growth in the post-war years to the present day.

John Finney's account of Celtic and Roman evangelism will challenge and change the way we evangelise

Bridging the gap between romanticised and simplistic apporaches to Celtic spirituality and the discoveries of modern hostorians this book will appeal to general readers and students alike.