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Writings of the Apostolic Fathers
Continuum International Publishing 2007; US$ 110.00The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers refer to a group of miscellaneous Christian writings produced in the first and second centuries. The authors of these writings were considered by seventeenth century scholars to be the next generation of Apostles and as a result were named The Apostolic Fathers. Perceived by many scholars to be the most important... more...
Confessions of Saint Augustine
Continuum International Publishing 1944; US$ 110.00Sheed's classic translation of Augustine's Confessions. True to the original, and in a subtle and dignified English translation, let this be a cornerstone of your library. more...
St Augustine
Continuum International Publishing 2010; US$ 140.00St Augustine is indisputably a major thinker in education. Ryan Topping's volume offers the most coherent account of St Augustine's educational thought. This work is divided into:. Series Editor's Preface Foreword. Acknowledgments. Abbreviations. Part 1: Intellectual Biography. 1 Approaching Augustine. Part 2: Critical Explosion. 2 The... more...
Trinitarian Theology beyond Participation
Continuum International Publishing 2011; US$ 120.00Maarten Wisse develops a critique of dominant trends in contemporary theology through a re-reading of Augustine's De Trinitate. Theological topics covered include the thinking about the relationship of between God and World as participation of the finite in the infinite, Christology as a manifestation of this ontology of participation, Trinity... more...
Re-thinking Dionysius the Areopagite
Wiley 2011; US$ 34.95Dionysius the Areopagite, the early sixth-century Christian writer, bridged Christianity and neo-Platonist philosophy. Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume surveys how Dionysius’s thought and work has been interpreted, in both East and West, up to the present day. One of the first volumes in English to survey the reception... more...
Cassian's Conferences
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 99.95This book explores Cassian's use of scripture in the 'Conferences', especially its biblical models to convey his understanding of the desert ideal to the monastic communities of Gaul. This book demonstrates how the scriptures functioned as a dynamic force in the lives of Christian, emphasizes the importance of Cassian in the development... more...
Commentary on Matthew (Commentary on the New Testament Book #1)
Baker Publishing Group 2011; US$ 5.99Delve Deeper into God's Word In this verse-by-verse commentary, Robert Gundry offers a fresh, literal translation and a reliable exposition of Scripture for today's readers. The Gospel of Matthew highlights Jesus' messiahship and divine sonship. Matthew defines faithfulness in terms of Christian behavior and verbal testimony and warns against unfaithfulness... more...
Pseudoklementinische Homilien
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2010; US$ 86.26Hauptbeschreibung Der weithin bekannte erste christliche Roman verdankt seinen Namen der historischen Gestalt des Klemens, dem bedeutenden römischen Bischof am Ende des 1. Jahrhunderts. Dieser Klemens ist die fiktive Erzählerfigur des in mehreren Stufen seit dem ausgehenden 2. Jahrhundert entstandenen griechischen Prosawerks, dessen Handlung um 40... more...
Mit Wüstenvätern und Wüstenmüttern im Gespräch
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2010; US$ 53.91Hauptbeschreibung »Was soll ich mit meiner Seele tun?« fragt ein verzweifelt Suchender in der ägyptischen Wüste. Die Frage passt auch in die Gegenwart des 21. Jh. In einer Welt, die bis in die Lebensbereiche der Einzelnen hinein von technischer Rationalität und ökonomischem Effizienzdenken geprägt ist, wächst die Sehnsucht nach geistiger Vertiefung... more...
Biblical Quotations and Allusions in Second Temple Jewish Literature
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2011; US$ 97.04Hauptbeschreibung Die jüdische Literatur aus der Zeit des Zweiten Tempels zeichnet sich durch extensiven Gebrauch autoritativer Schriften aus. Die Textfunde von Qumran haben dieses Charakteristikum antik-jüdischer Literatur besonders deutlich gemacht. Bislang war die Wissenschaft zur Identifikation solcher Zitate und Anspielungen auf die Textkenntnis... more...









