Dr Benno van den Toren 
Christian Apologetics as Cross-Cultural Dialogue [EPUB ebook] 

What role do novels, drama, and tragedy play within Christian thought and living? The twentieth century Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar addressed these questions using tragic drama. For hi …

God, the Future of Man focuses on religion and secularisation, viewed from various vantage points: secularisation and God-talk; secularisation and the church »s liturgy; secularisation and the church …

Ernesto de Martino was a major critical thinker in the study of vernacular religions, producing innovative analyses of key concepts such as  »folklore »,  »magic » and  »ritual ». His methodology ste …

When Alastair Mc Intosh was asked what makes a good BBC radio ‘God slot’ he quoted his late friend Walter Wink: ‘To conceive of heaven as the transcendent possibilities latent in every emerging momen …

Introducing the New Testament presents the complex and often challenging texts and history of the New Testament in a clear and informative manner. The book begins with a section that gives readers a …

This volume examines notions of health and illness in North Indian devotional culture, with particular attention paid to the worship of the goddess Sitala, the Cold Lady. Consistently portrayed in co …

For three decades, he flashed like a meteor across the theological horizon, and then vanished. …

Demons, devils, spirits and vampires are present throughout popular Western culture in film, music and literature. Their religious significance has only recently begun to be explored.  »The Lure of t …

The Persian and Hellenistic periods saw the production and use of a variety of authoritative texts in Israel.  »The Production of Prophecy » brings together a range of influential biblical scholars t …

Vernacular religion is religion as people experience, understand, and practice it. It shapes everyday culture and disrupts the traditional boundaries between  »official » and  »folk » religion. The b …