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  • Hell’s Destructionby Catherine Ella Laufer

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 99.95

    This book explores various interpretations of the doctrine of Christ's descent to the dead, both within particular historical contexts and within contemporary theology. Drawing on a treasure trove of writings from the western theological tradition, including Luther, Calvin, Maurice, Balthasar, Moltmann and others, and attending to historical, theological,... more...

  • Nag Hammadi Deutschby Hans-Gebhard Bethge; Ursula Ulrike Kaiser; Hans-Martin Schenke; Catherine Gärtner; Katharina Stifel

    De Gruyter 2013; US$ 560.00

    This student edition provides a complete German translation of the approx. 50 manuscript texts discovered in Nag Hammadi as well as the text of the Codex Berolinensis 8502. For this third edition, the volume was corrected and updated, and it has also been expanded by the inclusion of two texts from the Codex Tchacos first published in 2007. These texts,... more...

  • The Bible in Arabicby Sidney H. Griffith

    Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 29.95

    From the first centuries of Islam to well into the Middle Ages, Jews and Christians produced hundreds of manuscripts containing portions of the Bible in Arabic. Until recently, however, these translations remained largely neglected by Biblical scholars and historians. In telling the story of the Bible in Arabic, this book casts light on a crucial... more...

  • The Medieval Mystical Tradition in Englandby E. A. Jones

    Boydell & Brewer 2013; US$ 99.00

    Mystical writing flourished between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries across Europe and in England, and had a wide influence on religion and spirituality. This volume examines a range of topics within the field. The Middle English mystics (Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, Walter Hilton, Richard Rolle) receive renewed attention, with significant... more...

  • European Paganismby Mr Ken Dowden; Ken Dowden

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    European Paganism provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of ancient pagan religions throughout the European continent. Before there where Christians, the peoples of Europe were pagans. Were they bloodthirsty savages hanging human offerings from trees? Were they happy ecologists, valuing the unpolluted rivers and mountains? In European... more...

  • Who's Who in Christianityby Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 17.95

    Who's Who in Christianity is an invaluable reference guide to the leading men and women who have influenced the course of Christian history, including the founding fathers, monarchs, popes, saints, philanthropists, heretics, theologians and missionaries. The book encompasses the Eastern and Western Churches, and the lives and opinions of personalities... more...

  • Gender and Material Cultureby Roberta Gilchrist

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 43.95

    Gender and Material Culture is the first complete study in the archaeology of gender, exploring the differences between the religious life of men and women. Gender in medieval monasticism influenced landscape contexts and strategies of economic management, the form and development of buildings and their symbolic and iconographic content. Women's... more...

  • Writings of Henry Barrow, 1587-1590by Henry Barrow

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 365.00

    Henry Barrow and John Greenwood are the fathers of Elizabethan Separatism. Unlike Robert Browne, they refused to compromise their beliefs or conform to Anglicanism and as a consequence they died in 1593 - as martyrs for their steadfast adherence to the principles of English Congregationalism. Volumes three and four include c. 40 items derived from... more...

  • Islam in Europeby Jack Goody

    Wiley 2013; US$ 24.95

    This vigorously argued book reveals the central role that Islam has played in European history. Following the movement of people, culture and religion from East to West, Goody breaks down the perceived opposition between Islam and Europe, showing Islam to be a part of Europe's past and present. In an historical analysis of religious warfare and forced... more...

  • The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objectsby Barbara G. Walker

    HarperCollins 2013; Not Available

    This fascinating guide to the history and mythology of woman-related symbols features: Unique organization by shape of symbol or type of sacred object 21 different sections including Round and Oval Motifs, Sacred Objects, Secular-Sacred Objects, Rituals, Deities' Signs, Supernaturals, Body Parts, Nature, Birds, Plants, Minerals,... more...