Pious Jews of the Second Temple period sought to conform their lives to Torah, the law God had given Israel. Their different sects disagreed, however, on how to interpret particular laws and even on the question of who had the authority to interpret... Zobraziť viac
This book demonstrates that common assumptions about marriage and divorce in the civil state are descriptively incorrect, and examines whether more pluralism in family law is normatively desirable and should be affirmatively fostered. Zobraziť viac
Vitruvius` classic work on architecture is the only book of its kind to survive antiquity. Vitruvius was himself an architect and engineer, but this is not a handbook for professionals; rather it serves readers who want to understand architecture. Book... Zobraziť viac
Phillip Cary argues that Augustine invented the concept of the self as a private inner space - a space into which one can enter and in which one can find God. Although it has often been suggested that Augustine in some way inaugurated the Western... Zobraziť viac
The Austro-Hungarian aristocrat of Transylvanian origin, Baron Franz Nopcsa (1877-1933), was one of the most adventuresome travelers and scholars of Southeast Europe in the early decades of the twentieth century. He was also a paleontologist of renown... Zobraziť viac
Laliberté looks at a relatively unexplored aspect of modern Taiwan: the influence of religion on politics. This book offers a detailed survey of three of the most important Buddhist organizations in Taiwan: the Buddhist Association of the Republic of... Zobraziť viac
An authoritative treatment of how Christianity shaped human rights, and how Christianity and human rights challenge each other today. Zobraziť viac
Ibn Sina - Avicenna in Latin - (980-1037) played a considerable role in the development of both eastern and western philosophy and science. His contributions to the fields of logic, natural science, psychology, metaphysics and theology and even... Zobraziť viac
This fascinating new biography tells the story of one of the most influential figures of the twelfth century, Eleanor of Aquitaine, successively queen of France and of England. Zobraziť viac
Thomas Merton's Fullest Exploration of Contemplation -- Western and Eastern Zobraziť viac
[Does] an immense service to anyone interested in Joan of Arc... skillfully disentangles countless textual threads, all centered around one problem: the nature of Joan's mission as it was examined in the early theological debates... A thorough and... Zobraziť viac
This collection of essays examines how ''the secular'' is constituted and understood, and how new understandings of secularism and religion shape analytic perspectives in the social sciences, politics, and international affairs. Zobraziť viac
At a time when religious fundamentalism is having a huge impact upon the world, this book helps us to understand how people acquire, conceptualise and practise religion at both personal and social levels. At a time when religious fundamentalism is... Zobraziť viac
Containing more than 800 moral terms, this book offers definitions, historical context, and illustrations for their use in the Catholic tradition, including Church teaching and documents. Zobraziť viac
" An excellent book based on exhaustive research and written with fresh insight. It is a spellbinding accomplishment and brings both the man and his era to life. . . . It is an extraordinary achievement." – Arizona Daily Star "... Zobraziť viac
The book discusses the ways in which the rabbinical elite of the Israeli West Bank settlers responded to Israeli territorial compromises. Zobraziť viac
This is a lively collection of 10 short, annotated and illustrated biographies of aristocratic ladies of the final years of the Byzantine Empire. Some were ambitious mothers, others, unhappy wives, some were nuns or scholars, one became the wife of a... Zobraziť viac
Buďte mezi prvními a získejte víc! K prvním 50 předobjednávkám automaticky přidáme jako dárek sběratelskou kostku Fighting Fantasy. Názvy Games Workshop, Warhammer, White Dwarf, Citadel Miniatures a Fighting Fantasy v milionech lidí na celém světě... Zobraziť viac
