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Convents were an important part of medieval monastic life, but only now, with the upsurge of interest in women's history, are they beginning to receive the attention they deserve. The prevailing view has been that female monasticism was bankrupt, spiritually and socially as well as financially, but Professor Oliva shows the reality to have been otherwise. In her study of the eleven female monasteries in the diocese of Norwich between 1350-1540, the convents emerge as integral parts of the local...

The author describes the reasons for his trip to Asia and reflects on the constrictions of the monastic life.

This book forms part of the Evergetis Project which aims to investigate all surviving texts associated with the Monastery of the Theotokos Evergetis founded in 1049 near Constantinople. A book-length introduction sets out the historical significance of the house for the development of Byzantine monasticism and discusses its administration, liturgy and way of life.An English translation of the Hypotyposis (the monastery's foundation document) is provided, accompanied by detailed notes. Previous s...

This volume presents contributions of the Catholic-Lutheran International Conference held at the Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm in Rome in 2016. The scholars were invited to reflect together on the questions of forgiveness, conversion and penance in the context of the ecumenical dialogue that has been going on since the Second Vatican Council. Precisely because stemming from a deep rethinking of God's forgiveness, the movement that began half a millennium ago has borne diverse fruits in diff...

Haliczer's timely work uses a wealth of actual cases to document the eroticizing of the confessional between 1530 and 1819. Trial evidence left by the Spanish Inquisition vividly describes the sexual misconduct of priests and the reactions of the Church. What Haliczer shows is that the Counter-Reformation Church, eager to re-assert its morality and control, actually helped foster sexual solicitation in the confessional.

Some say the Templars have been involved in everything from the Cathar heresy to the French revolution. A Templar connection has been claimed for the Turin shroud, Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail. The "Rough Guide to the Templars" investigates the facts, legends and mysteries surrounding their rise and sensational fall. It asks if there is any historical truth behind the Templar-inspired bestsellers "Labyrinth", "The Last Templar" and "The Da Vinci Code". And what of the fabled links with Maso...

With a sensitivity to the Christian tradition and a rich understanding of postmodern thought, Peter Rollins argues that the movement known as ‘emerging church’ offers a singular, unprecedented message of transformation that has the potential to revolutionize the theological and moral architecture of the Western church. Keeping this in mind, How (Not) to Speak of God sets out to investigate the theory and praxis of this contemporary expression of faith via an exploration that is firmly anchored...

Mit dem Zerfall des Kommunismus in Polen stellt sich die Frage nach dem Platz und der Rolle der Kirche unter den geanderten sozialen und politischen Verhaltnissen. Die letzten funfzig Jahre haben in der Art der Seelsorge und in der gesamten polnischen Gesellschaft und Kirche positive und negative Folgen hinterlassen. Aufgrund der Dokumente der 2. gesamtpolnischen Plenarsynode analysiert der Autor die inneren und ausseren Bedingungen des Wirkens der Kirche in der kommunistischen Zeit und weist au...

Little has been written about the early Harrist movement in Ivory Coast following the remarkable evangelistic successes there of Liberian prophet William Wade Harris, 1913-1915. Harris' converts among the Dida people, however, recorded much of what happened in hundreds of hymns composed during those first dynamic decades. These hymns are today a unique and invaluable resource for understanding the early life, faith and history of one of West Africa's largest independent churches. Over 250 hymn t...

Although superseded by Peter Bander van Duren's magisterial work of a similar name, Orders of Knighthood and of Merit (1995), this authoritative work deals not only with the role of the Holy See in conferring Orders of Knighthood and awards but also with the Holy See's attitude to State, Crown and Dynastic Orders of Knighthood. Its relationship to most ancient Orders goes far deeper than mutual recognition: they were founded by Papal Brief and at the Holy See's initiative. This work goes beyond...