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Confronting Religious Violence: Christian Humanism and the Moral Imagination tells the tale of Christian theocracy in the West. Who converted whom was never entirely clear: the empire did stop feeding people to the lions for public entertainment; but...

In 2017 Christians around the world will mark the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation. In the midst of many appeals for reformation today, a growing number of theologians, scholars, and activists around the world believe Reformation...

""Folksy, eclectic, disarmingly humble, and astonishingly wide-ranging, Hauerwas offers us a provocative reading of Bonhoeffer that, not surprisingly, assimilates him closely to John Howard Yoder. At the same time, Hauerwas replies to recent criticisms...

Born on a Mississippi farm, Pvt. Eugene McLaurin had reached 30 years of age when his unit began its advance on the Western Front. McLaurin's diary, written during nine weeks before the Armistice, records the horrors he encountered during his assignment...

Human trafficking causes untold suffering to millions throughout the world. From a Christian perspective it should go without saying that we ought to work towards the eradication of this evil. The Bible, however, which all Christian traditions recognize...

Faith and feminism unite in these essays to explore the theology of the Hebrew Bible as testimony to the faith of ancient Israel and as a source for Christian theology and ethics. Each chapter in Faith, Feminism, and the Forum of Scripture approaches the...

Following the Council of Trent (1545-1563), Catholic religious orders underwent substantial reform. Nevertheless, on occasion monks and nuns had to be disciplined and--if they had committed a crime--punished. Consequently, many religious orders relied on...

From their theological and devotional writings to their social and ecclesial practices, the fathers and mothers of Pietism boldly declared the ethical spirit of the Christian faith. This seventeenth-century renewal movement inspired a simple Christian...

People too often enter into conflict with an eye on how to resolve, manage, or transform it, thereby losing sight of the people involved and the end desired. Justice and peace too often serve as abstract ideals or distant shores. We have not yet learned...

The aim of Religion and Violence is to engage dialectically key symbols of religiously motivated violence through the insights of Bernard Lonergan. Sociologists and psychologists argue the link between religion and violence. Religion is viewed more as...

Das Buch ""Der Irdische Besitz Im Neuen Testament"" wurde 1897 von Christian Rogge ver������ffentlicht. Es ist ein theologisches Werk, das sich mit dem Thema des irdischen Besitzes im Neuen Testament auseinandersetzt. Rogge untersucht die verschiedenen...

Das Buch ""Der Einfluss der Religion auf das Recht und den Staat"" von G. Maass wurde im Jahr 1886 ver������ffentlicht und besch�����ftigt sich mit dem Einfluss der Religion auf das Recht und den Staat. Der Autor untersucht die Beziehung zwischen...

""Della Uguaglianza Civile E Della Liberta Dei Culti"" ����� un saggio scritto da Isacco Rignano nel 1868. In questo libro, l'autore esamina il concetto di uguaglianza civile e la libert������ di culto nella societ������ italiana del XIX secolo. Rignano...

Das Buch ""Das Von Jesus Geforderte Verhalten Zum Reiche Gottes"" wurde 1895 von Karl Konrad Grass ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine theologische Abhandlung, die sich mit dem Verhalten auseinandersetzt, das Jesus von seinen Anh�����ngern...

Das Lehrst�����ck von den sieben Haupts�����nden und biblische sowie kirchenhistorische Studien ist ein Buch von Otto Zockler aus dem Jahr 1893. Das Werk besch�����ftigt sich mit den sieben Haupts�����nden, die in der christlichen Theologie als...

Das Buch ""Das Kapitel Von Der Freigebigkeit"" wurde 1848 von Rudolph Peiper ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine Abhandlung �����ber das Thema der Freigebigkeit und ihre Bedeutung in der Gesellschaft. Peiper diskutiert, wie Freigebigkeit sowohl...

Based on extensive original research at the local level, this book explores the relationship between Russian Orthodoxy and politics in contemporary Russia. It reveals close personal links between politicians at the local, regional and national levels and...

Strengthening local humanitarian engagement demands not only rethinking dominant understandings of religion, but also revisiting the principles and practices of humanitarianism. This book articulates key aspects of the 'transborder discourse' necessary...

This volume brings emerging research on religion and development into conversation with politics. Deploying innovative conceptual frameworks, and drawing on empirical research from across contemporary Asia, this collection makes an incisive contribution...

Opus Theologicum Morale In Busembaum Medullam V6 (1900) est liber auctore Antonio Ballerini, qui est theologiae moralis professor emeritus. In hoc opere, Ballerini explicat doctrinam moralis catholicae, ut exponitur in Medulla Theologiae Moralis a...

De Continentia Libri Sex est opus Claudii D'Espence, quod anno 1605 editum est. In hoc libro auctor de continentia, id est, de moderata libidinis et irae repressione, disputat. Librum constat sex libris, quorum primus de continentia in genere tractat...

Decisiones Aureae Casuum Conscientiae Part 1, Book 1 (1604) est opus auctore Graffi, Giacomo, qui fuit iurisconsultus et theologus saeculi XVI. Hoc volumen est primus ex duobus, quae continet decisiones aureas circa casus conscientiae, id est,...

This controversial work is a fervent critique of the biblical system and its effects on society, arguing that it has led to moral and physical decay throughout history. Written with passion and conviction, this book is sure to provoke debate and...

Christian Socialism is a seminal work by Moritz Kaufmann that explores the intersection of Christian ethics and socialist philosophy. Drawing on the teachings of Jesus and Marx, Kaufmann argues that Christian values and socialist politics are not...

This inspiring book explores the relationship between divine justice and human behavior. Drawing upon Christian theology and philosophy, the author provides a thought-provoking analysis of the nature and purpose of divine punishment, and its role in...

This 17th-century theological treatise is a comprehensive guide to Catholic moral theology. The book covers a wide range of topics, including sin, grace, virtue, and the sacraments. The author, Hermann Busenbaum, was a renowned Jesuit theologian, and the...

Written in the 17th century, this treatise offers a deep and insightful exploration of the nature of conscience, its various forms, and its role in the Christian life. Drawing on scripture and classical philosophy, the author argues that a properly...

A selection of essays and sermons on the matter of Christianity, spirituality and ethics to mark the retirement of Dr Michael Pearson. By demonstrating their impact on fellow sojourners, this Festschrift attempts to mirror the breadth and depth of Mike's...

Come take a journey back to the true meaning of the First Amendment. See official court rulings to show how the ACLU has taken the First Amendment out of context to mean something totally opposed to the intent of America's Founding Fathers. Discover...

Peter of Verona is a critical bridge between the founding generation of the Dominican Order and its achievements in the schools of the late 13th century.  A dynamic preacher and peacemaker, Peter was intimately involved in the anti-heretical efforts...

Oliver O'Donovan is widely regarded as one of the preeminent Protestant Christian ethicists of our time. His teaching and scholarship have exerted a profound influence on countless moral theologians. This volume honoring O'Donovan shows how the various...

Does cognitive science show that religious belief is irrational?Kelly James Clark brings together science and philosophy to examine some of humanity's more pressing questions. Is belief in God, as Richard Dawkins claims, a delusion? Are atheists smarter...

There is no more urgent theological task than to provide an account of hope in Africa, given its endless cycles of violence, war, poverty, and displacement. So claims Emmanuel Katongole, an innovative theological voice from Africa. In the midst of...

Will Saudi Arabia join the democratic wave in the Middle East? The uprisings and revolutions of the twenty-first century have not yet affected the stability of the House of Saud, which remains secretive, highly repressive and propped up by the West. The...

The realisation of perfection is a goal ingrained in every human's primordial build (fitrah). However, the path to this perfection is often marred by obstacles both from within and without, hindering progress. A more difficult path is attaining moral...

ABOUT THESE SERIES ....But after that, I realised that I knew very little about these parents of mine. They had been born about the start of the Twentieth Century, and they died in 1970 and 1980. For their last 50 years, I was old enough to speak with a...

Playboy Bunny Barbara Camp cordially invites you to a G.S.I.-God Seen Investigation. On the Seventh Day God Rested presents timeless Biblical truth made modern-its table of contents alone previews the infinite territory covered in this encyclopedically...

The Book of Revelations describes the events, leading up to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The Apostle John describes the 21st Century, while giving us essential information. Was 9/11 the beginning of World War III? Are both Bush administrations...

From the expulsion of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the drama of the Scopes Trial, Don McEvoy takes us on an exciting journey through the history of America's struggle to find a solution to the question of the...

If you are like me, you might have tried extensively to understand the reality of yourself. You might have asked all kinds of questions, too many to track their number. Some of the issues that you wanted to get answers for might have been trivial, some...

It is generally accepted in the West that Buddhism is a 'peaceful' religion. The Western public tends to assume that the doctrinal rejection of violence in Buddhism would make Buddhist pacifists, and often expects Buddhist societies or individual Asian...