This is the first comprehensive biography of John Locke to be published in nearly a half century. Zobraziť viac
Dubbed \'the poster girl of Palestinian militancy\', Leila Khaled\'s image flashed across the world after she hijacked a passenger jet in 1969. The picture of a young, determined looking woman with a checkered scarf, clutching an AK-47, was as era-... Zobraziť viac
Al-Kindi was the first philosopher of the Islamic world. He was a central figure in the translation movement of 9th-century Baghdad, which rendered much of Greek philosophy, science, and medicine into Arabic. His works are of great intrinsic... Zobraziť viac
This title presents a famous account of growing up to be a fanatical football supporter. Told through a series of match reports, "Fever Pitch" has enjoyed enormous critical and commercial success since it was first published in 1992. It has helped to... Zobraziť viac
A memoir and manifesto by a pivotal figure at the junction of rock, the avant-garde, and an ever-widening spiral of art, theater, film, and dance.For over five decades, Elliott Sharp has been engaged in a quest at once quixotic and down to earth: to... Zobraziť viac
Covering various themes such as religion and law, conversion, Islam's relationship with the natural world, governance and politics, caliphs and kings, philosophy, science, medicine, language, art, architecture, literature, music and cookery, this rich... Zobraziť viac
Who is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible, by a world-renowned scholar, starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the twelve tribes of Israel seven times. Mary Douglas argues that the... Zobraziť viac
The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut--and to have saved Jason's life. Rivers are reported to have stopped their flow to listen to the sounds of his lyre and his voice. Plato cites his poetry and Herodotus refers to... Zobraziť viac
Was Jesus of Nazareth a real historical person or a fictional character in a religious legend? What do the Dead Sea Scrolls reveal about the origins of Christianity? Has there been a conspiracy to suppress information in the Scrolls that contradicts... Zobraziť viac
This book offers a unique historical documentation of the development of the ambitious religious entrepreneurism by leaders of the Early Rain church (and later Western China Presbytery leadership), in an effort to gain social influence in China through... Zobraziť viac
Jung's Seminar of Kundalini Yoga, presented to the Psychology Club in Zurich in 1932, has been widely regarded as a milestone in the psychological understanding of Eastern thought and the symbolic transformations of inner experience. With sensitivity... Zobraziť viac
One of the most mind-boggling topics in philosophical theology is the relationship between divine foreknowledge and human freedom. If God has a complete knowledge of the future due to his epistemic perfection, how can a human being be free with respect... Zobraziť viac
Each volume of this series of companions to major philosophers contains specially commissioned essays by an international team of scholars, together with a substantial bibliography, and serves as a reference work for students and nonspecialists. One... Zobraziť viac
Die Gesellschaft verändert sich. Was heißt das für die Verkündigung der Kirchen? Anhand der aktuellen Entwicklungen in der Kommunikationsforschung entwirft Fabian Vogt ein Konzept der "Narrativen Verkündigung", das Lust macht, wieder leidenschaftlich... Zobraziť viac
Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain. Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this period. Zobraziť viac
From best-selling author Adrian Plass, here is a collection of songs, poetry and drama. In Clearing Away the Rubbish Adrian Plass applies his own particular brand of wry humour to the stresses of modern day life. He considers the way we all clutter up... Zobraziť viac
