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At a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern hemisphere but declining in much of the West, this Very Short Introduction offers an important overview of the world's largest religion.
Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-09-04
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It is the first study which comprehensively, systematically and critically examines the role and usefulness of the concept of Maqasid al-Shari'a (higher Objectives of Islamic Law) in contemporary Muslim reformist thought in relation to number of specific issues...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-09-04
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Buddhism is in many ways a visual tradition, with its well-known practices of visualization, its visual arts, its epistemological writings that discuss the act of seeing, and its literature filled with images and metaphors of light. Some Buddhist traditions are also...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-09-03
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Throughout church history, the book of Psalms has enjoyed wider use and acclaim than almost any other book of the Bible. Early Christians extolled it for its fullness of Christian doctrine, monks memorized and recited it daily, lay people have prayed its words as their...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-09-03
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365 spirit-lifting devotions that celebrate the gift of life and the gift of grace: highly readable; elegantly designed; addresses concerns of today's readers; makes a perfect gift.
Editeur :
Worthy Inspired
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2014-09-02
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Women treasure the support, loyalty, and laughter found in their friendships--especially when they face the storms of life. Whether purchased as a gift or for oneself, Storm Sisters is a delightful journey on what it means to be a friend in all seasons of life.
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Worthy Inspired
Parution :
2014-09-02
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The concepts of purity and pollution are fundamental to the worldview reflected in the Hebrew Bible, yet the ways biblical texts apply these concepts to sexual relationships remain largely overlooked.
Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible argues that, when applied to...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-09-01
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The essays in this volume offer a groundbreaking comparative analysis of religious education, and state policies towards religious education in seven different countries and in the European Union as a whole. They pose a crucial question: can religious education...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-09-01
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In this wide-ranging exploration of the creation and use of Buddhist art in Andhra Pradesh, India, Catherine Becker examines how material remains and visual experiences shape and reveal essential human concerns.
Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past addresses the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-09-01
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Throughout its entire history, the discipline of anthropology has been perceived as undermining, or even discrediting, Christian faith. Many of its most prominent theorists have been agnostics who assumed that ethnographic findings and theories had exposed religious...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-08-29
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John Henry Newman is often described as 'the Father of the Second Vatican Council'. He anticipated most of the Council's major documents, as well as being an inspiration to the theologians who were behind them. His writings offer an illuminating commentary both on the...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-08-28
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John Henry Newman is often described as 'the Father of the Second Vatican Council'. He anticipated most of the Council's major documents, as well as being an inspiration to the theologians who were behind them. His writings offer an illuminating commentary both on the...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-08-28
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Gavin D'Costa breaks new ground in this authoritative study of the Second Vatican Council's doctrines on other religions, with particular attention to Judaism and Islam. The focus is exclusively on the doctrinal foundations found in Lumen Gentium 16 that will serve...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-08-28
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More exegetical literature survives from the hand of Cyril of Alexandria than nearly any other Greek patristic author, yet this sizable body of work has scarcely received the degree of attention it deserves. In this work, Matthew R. Crawford reconstructs the...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-08-28
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Throughout its entire history, the discipline of anthropology has been perceived as undermining, or even discrediting, Christian faith. Many of its most prominent theorists have been agnostics who assumed that ethnographic findings and theories had exposed religious...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-08-28
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Normon Solomon's succinct book is an ideal introduction to Judaism as a religion and way of life. Demonstrating the diverse nature and ethnic origin of those with the Jewish faith, Solomon explores how the Jewish religion has developed in the 2,000 years since the days...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-08-28
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Normon Solomon's succinct book is an ideal introduction to Judaism as a religion and way of life. Demonstrating the diverse nature and ethnic origin of those with the Jewish faith, Solomon explores how the Jewish religion has developed in the 2,000 years since the days...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-08-28
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Randall Balmer's Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory is an insightful and engaging journey into the world of conservative Christians in America. Originally published twenty-five years ago and the basis for an award-winning, three-part PBS documentary, this new edition is...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-08-21
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In this study of everyday religious culture in early modern Syria and Palestine, James Grehan offers a social history
that looks beyond conventional ways of thinking about religion in the Middle East. The most common narratives about the region introduce us to the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-08-21
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In diesem Buch wird erstmals die gesamte, äußerst heterogene Überlieferung der unter dem Namen des Spruchdichters Regenbogen überlieferten Verslegende Veronica II analysiert. Auf Basis der Analyseergebnisse wird die Verslegende überlieferungskritisch, unter Einbezug...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-08-20
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