From an award-winning biblical scholar, the untold story of how enslaved people created, gave meaning to, and spread the word of the New Testament, shaping the very foundations of Christianity in ways both subtle and profound... Zobraziť viac
Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion, has become a galvanizing force for social change; here, she urges all of us to take up the mantle, with actions big and small, to continue the fight for justice and... Zobraziť viac
In nahezu allen bekannten Liturgien der alten Kirche ist die Taufeucharistie Ziel und Höhepunkt der Initiation. In der vorliegenden, exegetisch wie liturgiegeschichtlich angelegten Untersuchung rekonstruiert Hans-Ulrich Weidemann die Vorgeschichte... Zobraziť viac
The nature and content of the thought of Duns Scotus (c.1266-1308) remains largely unknown except by the expert. This book provides an accessible account of Scotus's theology, focusing both on what is distinctive in his thought, and on issues where his... Zobraziť viac
For the last 15 years of Jascha Heifetz's life, Ayke Agus was his closest companion. She came to him as a violin student in his master class at the University of Southern California, but he singled her out when he heard her play the piano. She became... Zobraziť viac
Peter Lombard is best-known as the author of a celebrated work entitled Book of Sentences. For several centuries, it served as the standard theological textbook in the Christian West, and was the subject of more commentaries than any other work of... Zobraziť viac
Das kleine Buch Nahum hat bis heute keine gute Presse, weil es gemeinhin unter die Zukunftsworte der biblischen Propheten gegen fremde Völker eingeordnet wird. Im Gegensatz dazu sind die Worte Nahums gegen die Hauptstadt des damaligen Weltreichs der... Zobraziť viac
Peter Kreeft examines the true nature of the "culture war" today, identifies the real enemies facing the church and maps out a strategy for battle. Zobraziť viac
One of the most complete and detailed surveys of Christianity in China ever produced. Zobraziť viac
Recent years have seen much controversy around the apostle Paul, his religious and social context, and its effects on his theology. In Four Views on the Apostle Paul, leading scholars present their views on the best framework for describing Paul’s... Zobraziť viac
Coming generations will ask themselves how it was possible that millions of people, victims of an artificially induced enthusiasm, could be moved to do the very things which led to their own ruin. The answer could be given in hundreds of thousands of... Zobraziť viac
The march of science has been marked through the years by episodes of drama and comedy, of failure as well as triumph, by outrageous strokes of luck, deserved and undeserved, and sometimes by human tragedy. From the death of Archimedes at the hands of... Zobraziť viac
A new edition of Paul Fussell's literate, literary, and illuminating account of the Great War, now a classic text of literary and cultural criticism. Zobraziť viac
The books traditionally associated with John the Apostle constitute a major portion of the Christian New Testament. The influence of these books, particularly the Gospel according to John and the book of Revelation, has been immense both in... Zobraziť viac
Drawing on biblical commentary from throughout the ages, the author shines a legal light on the stories from Genesis. What he reveals is how our shared tradition has formed our attitude toward modern day justice and why we are all engaged in a never-... Zobraziť viac
Julian Budden, one of the world's foremost scholars of Italian opera and author of a monumental three-volume study of Verdi's works, now offers music lovers a major new biography of one of the giants of Italian opera, Giacomo Puccini.Blending astute... Zobraziť viac
Core to Paul's gospel is the relationship between Israel and the Nations in light of the coming of Christ. But historic Christianity, in claiming to be a new Israel, and in not recognising the purpose of God in Christ for Jews and the nations, has... Zobraziť viac
Juden wurden von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart angefeindet bis hin zur aggressiven Verfolgung und Vernichtung. Die von Vorurteilen geprägten Denk- und Handlungsweisen wurden auch im Christentum und in allen Schichten der christlich geprägten... Zobraziť viac
Provides stimulating interpretations of Christian practice. Zobraziť viac
Die in diesem Buch gesammelten Berichte machen anschaulich, welch ein Umbauprozess sich gegenwärtig in der evangelischen Kirche vollzieht. Nach evangelischem Verständnis, wie es in den Bekenntnissen der Reformationszeit formuliert wurde, ist die... Zobraziť viac
