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This book argues against the view that mathematical knowledge is a priori, contending that mathematics is an empirical science and develops historically, just as natural sciences do. Kitcher presents a complete, systematic, and richly detailed account of the nature of mathematical knowledge and its historical development, focusing on such neglected issues as how and why mathematical language changes, why certain questions assume overriding importance, and how standards of proof are modified.

Here is a book to encourage Catholics who feel that the Church suffers from a certain style of centralism and legalism from the Church of Rome. Pointing out that too many people in the Roman Curia practice a mentality that is neither according to Vatican II nor the Gospel, the author encourages us to question such mentality until a true and thorough renewal happens.

Translated by R. McL. Wilson A full-scale study based on the documents of the Coptic Gnostic library found at Nag Hammadi providing a comprehensive survey of the nature, the teachings, the history and the influence of this religion.

Here are William Barclay's offerings on Paul's letters to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians. Though written to the faithful in years gone by, Paul's words come to life for readers today through Barclay's own translation and enlightening commentary.For almost fifty years and for millions of readers, the Daily Study Bible commentaries have been the ideal help for both devotional and serious Bible study. Now, with the release of the New Daily Study Bible, a new generation will apprecia...

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor,...

The easy-to-read format invites readers to explore some of the most sensitive and troubling questions about becoming part of the Jewish community. Plenty of inspirational anecdotes and true stories about converts illustrate the vibrant and exciting spiritual path of conversion and highlight the topics explored with real-life examples. The first section of the book deals with issues about becoming Jewish and includes questions about who converts and why, how to tell parents about the decision t...

This volume, a companion to the New Twentieth-Century Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge covers about 750 men and women whose lives and works have touched modern Christian history. Articles by 130 contributors describe each person's contribution and list major writings. Subjects chosen represent the Christian world of the late 19th and 20th centuries theologically and geographically.

Originally a sixties-era article in an underground newspaper, this booklet is a satire of the West's deteriorating understanding of itself and existence, characterized as an unearthed document of a lost civilization that at one time believed in ancient myths about love and humanity. Listen as the preface gives the background of this fascinating document: The following was unearthed in a recent archaeological dig. Its fragments paint a picture of a civilization from its rise to its decline. This...

This is a thoughtful examination of one the Old Testament's central human figures. Marti J. Steussy provides a critical approach to the man who receives more attention from the Old Testament's writers than any other human character. This volume explores the ""Hebrew Bible""'s three major portraits of David - found in 1 and 2 ""Samuel"", 1 ""Chronicles"", and ""Psalms"" - and what each implies about the relation between divine and worldly power. Steussy's examination of David in 1 and 2 ""Samuel"...

Der vorliegende Band fasst 18 Aufsatze des Bochumer Neutestamentlers zusammen, die sich mit Jesus, seiner Botschaft und seinem Weg, aber auch mit der in der Jesusuberlieferung sich ausdruckenden Christologie das Vaterunser, die ethischen Weisungen, der Weg zum Kreuz (Passionsgeschichte), die Praexistenz-Christologie und das biblische Motiv der Neuschoepfung in Christus. Hier liegt ein Werk vor, das aktuelle Fragen der Jesus-Forschung und der fruhen Christologie in konzentrierter Form zusammenfas...

The essays in this volume deal with the relationship between living religious traditions in Canada and the fabric of Canadian society. Canada is a pluralistic society, ethnically and religiously. How are these two pluralisms related? Their connection is intimate, but never simple. For many years there could plausibly have been said to be a dominant Anglo-Canadian Protestant tradition, with other faiths and denominations being associated primarily with ethnic minorities. No doubt this would...