In the West, monastic ideals and scholastic pursuits are complementary; monks are popularly imagined copying classics, preserving learning through the Middle Ages, and establishing the first universities. But this dual identity is not without its contradictions. While monasticism emphasizes the virtues of poverty, chastity, and humility, the scholar, by contrast, requires expensive infrastructure--a library, a workplace, and the means of disseminating his work. In The Monk and the Book, Megan Ha...
A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today "A scathing, vigorous, eloquent attack on those who hold that that there is such a thing as eternal damnation."-Karen Kilby, Commonweal "[A] provocative, informative treatise. . . . [Hart's] resounding challenge to orthodox Christian views on hell and his defense of God's ultimate goodness will prove convincing and inspiring to the open-minded."...
Öffentlichkeit und Bürgergesellschaft (Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte)
by Matthias Wolfes
Die Studie widmet sich Schleiermachers politischem Einsatz während aller Phasen seines Wirkens. Auf breiter, zum Teil neu erschlossener Quellenbasis werden die politischen Predigten, die Tätigkeit im bildungs- und hochschulpolitischen Bereich, die staatstheoretische Konzeption, die Mitwirkung an politisch-publizistischen Aktivitäten im Rahmen der preußischen Reformpartei ("Der Preußische Correspondent") und die Urteilsbildung in Bezug auf Judentum und jüdische Kultur untersucht. Mit seinem in de...
Mission to Asia (MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching, #8)
by Christopher Dawson
Previously published as The Mongol Mission by Sheed and Ward, Ltd., 1980.
Das Buch bringt religioese Konflikte in der galizischen Literatur zur Darstellung. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf der Analyse von literarischen Werken, die zwischen 1848 und 1914 entstanden, als Galizien noch "oesterreichisch" und durch eine grosse ethnisch-konfessionelle Vielfalt gepragt war. Zugleich stellt die Studie den Versuch dar, die literarische Deutung konfessioneller Beziehungen zwischen der roemisch-katholischen, griechisch-katholischen und judischen Bevoelkerung in Galizien unter Be...
What every reader needs to know about the controversial movement to name Mary as Co-Redeemer with Christ.
Hazlett provides an introduction to the Reformation throughout the British Isles. Full treatment is given to the fascinating and often very different but interrelated experiences in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Pocket History of Theology (The IVP Pocket Reference)
by Roger E. Olson and Adam C. English
Jacques Doukhan asks, "After two-thousand years of sad history and after the Holocaust, is Jewish-Christian reconciliation still possible?" He offers answers to this and other questions that will challenge the received wisdom and break new ground in this millennia-old conflict.
An invaluable resource for all those waiting to discover the fascinating truth behind the legend of the Illuminati, Simon Cox's latest work examines the historical and scientific accuracy of Dan Brown's blockbuster Angels & Demons. Using a simple A-Z format, it provides the reader with vital background information and sheds intriguing new light on the many mysteries at the heart of the bestselling novel.
Histoire Universelle de l'Eglise Catholique. Table Generale Et Alphabetique
by Rohrbacher-R
This book tells a surprising story. Many think of Christianity as a Western faith, which grew out of its origins in the Middle East towards Rome and into Europe, paving the way for the Enlightenment, science and modernity. However, Philip Jenkins reveals, the largest and most influential churches of Christianity's youth lay to the east of Rome, covered the world from China to North Africa, encountered a full spectrum of acceptance to persecution under Islamic rule and only expired after a thousa...
Faith and Liberty (Studies in Ethics and Economics)
by Alejandro A Chafuen
Most people think that free-market ideas and theories were first substanially developed in the eighteenth century by figures such as Adam Smith. In this revised edition of Faith and Liberty, Alejandro A. Chafuen illustrates this misconception by examining the sixteenth and seventeenth century writings of a group of Catholic theologians and philosophers. The Late- Scholastics, as they are called, were the first to engage in a systematic moral analysis of the ethical issues associated with trade a...
