Allmänt, Encyklopedier

Tracing devotion to Mary to psychological and historical processes that began in the fifth century, Michael Carroll answers intriguing questions: What explains the many reports of Marian apparitions …

A complete reappraisal of the papacy of Honorius II, highlighting the strategies to which this pontificate turned in order to govern ecclesiastical institutions and to deal with secular matters. The …

Too often we are tempted into thinking how wrong other peoples religions and scriptures are, rather than focusing on whats right about our own.We act like some of our politicians during election camp …

We had hoped it was he [the Messiah] who would redeem Israel (Luke 24:21) In this book, you will learn that the religion Jesus founded was not Gentile or called Christianity. The name Christianity is …

The life and ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in The Pacific Southwest Region from 1955 into 2009 is chronicled in this book. …

This dissertation is primarily written for the concerns of African American Ministry. I will discuss topics relating to the African American Church. In addition to that its history and the struggles …

Late eleventh century spiritual counsel for a woman recluse, anticipating medieval advice literature for anchoresses. Goscelin of St Bertin’s ’Book of Encouragement and Consolation’ ( Liber Confortat …

The Gates of Hades Prevaileth Not encompasses an exhaustive examination of Church Councils, Church Fathers, and heresies (e.g., Monophysites, Nestorius, Arius, Pelagius, Sabellius, et al.) defeated b …

This volume is the first English language presentation of the innovative approaches developed in the aesthetics of religion. The chapters present diverse material and detailed analysis on descriptive …

An exploration of the increasingly popular phenomenon of solitary practice within contemporary paganism Solitary Pagans is the first book to explore the growing phenomenon of contemporary Pagans who …