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The relationship between the Qajar rulers of Iran and the Vatican constitutes a little-known thread of diplomatic and cu......more

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Government agencies and rival factions were closing in. His look-alike had already fallen victim to professional hitmen ......more

How should we understand promises as public, private, or political commitments? What are the conditions for promise-maki......more

Land and God, is a volume of essays in his honour draws together research from the twelfth to the twentieth century and ......more

Discover the spirit and story of Tantur, the ecumenical institute located in the outskirts of Jerusalem, where scholars ......more

On 24 March 1980, Salvadoran archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating mass in San Salvador. During the......more

A resource for undergraduate and graduate classes in theological seminaries, schools of social work, sociology, public h......more

What influences the development and religious identity of a tradition like Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta? This volume examines t......more

Over the last decades, Comparative Theology has established itself in varying methodological ways while considering the ......more

The method of dialectic occupies an ambiguous yet central position in Islamic philosophy and the sciences. This study ex......more

Thomas Wolsey rose from humble beginnings to power under Henry VIII, ultimately meeting a tragic end. The Wolseys of Suf......more

The stories of early modern Protestant women, including Rose Thurgood, Anna Trapnel, and Jane Lead, who defied the relig......more

Paffenroth returns to two of the most quintessentially commanding yet vulnerable protagonists in the Western canon - Aug......more

Central and Eastern Europe, a meeting place of diverse cultural traditions, remains a little-known area in terms of the ......more

In an era of declining congregations and shifting faith landscapes, a small group of curious clergy and laity set out to......more

"Exploring connections between diet culture and purity culture, this memoir tells the story of a woman who grew up in a ......more

"Poetry is the voice of the soul, and in this beautiful collection, Colette Lafia brings us into the joys and sorrows of......more

Dignity is a complex philosophical, theological, and constitutional concept. Courts have often progressively distanced t......more

This study is the first to explore the reasons for the intriguing proliferation of the visual theme of the Donation of C......more

In this heart-wrenching memoir by a renowned transplant doctor who grew up without religion, a journey of self-discovery......more

"Beyond Brutality draws on feminist analysis and gender studies to examine tractate Sotah of the Babylonian Talmud as a ......more

Few ideas have captured the imagination of contemporary culture as powerfully as that of ’subtle energies.’ The belief i......more

The number of studies on joy and other positive emotions in ancient Greek literature, the Greek Bible, early and Byzanti......more

This volume investigates the rich spectrum of religious practices and beliefs at Carthage from its foundation until the ......more

This groundbreaking book brings Chinese missiology to the forefront, offering a rare insider’s perspective on the rise o......more

What different mechanisms did women religious use to interpret the communal and individual aspects of enclosure througho......more

First published in 1931, The Cross Moves East examines Gandhi’s concept of Satyagraha (non-violent resistance) and analy......more

Divine Interiors is an investigation into the decoration of Greek and Roman temples with wall paintings. Mighty marble f......more

Modernity is surrounded by an almost magic aura that casts a spell over people all over the world. To connect with moder......more

What makes sounds religious? How are communities shaped by the things they hear, play, or listen to? This book foregroun......more

The province of Baetica, in present-day Spain, was one of the most important areas in the Roman Empire in terms of polit......more

Views on climate change are often either pessimistic or optimistic. In this book Jan Jorrit Hasselaar discovers and expl......more

Few fields of academic research are surrounded by so many misunderstandings and misconceptions as the study of Western e......more

Sacred Sisters focuses on five saints: the four female Irish saints who have extant medieval biographies (Darerca, Brigi......more

The varied career of Adam Easton (c.1330--1397) led him from Norwich Cathedral Priory to Oxford, Avignon and Rome. Not o......more

Even in adversity, Catholics exercised considerable agency in post-Reformation Utrecht. Through the political practices ......more

This collection of essays offers a comparative perspective on religious materiality across the early modern world. Setti......more

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Eleventh-century Europe was diverse and fast-changing. Historians have often debated this change through two sets of com......more

First published in 1951 Encyclopaedia of Religion and Religions is the book where in one volume may be found information......more

Translated from his native language, Chinese scholar and Buddhist master Tze-si "Jesse" Huang offers the reader a sublim......more

Supported by the exquisite art of world-renowned illustrated Demi, Buddhist passages are presented for reflection on the......more

Ann Shaw (1788-1854), the author’s ancestor, was hailed by both immigrant and indigenous South Africans as their spiritu......more

An edition of the surviving accounts of two important religious fraternities, one based at St Margaret’s Westminster, th......more

Believer in Blue is the fascinating autobiography of Marvin Andrews, who famously overcame serious injury and defied exp......more

"With numerous images of artifacts, an illuminating investigation of the clandestine cults of the ancient world. The Sec......more

Scholar and philosopher Jeffrey Reid’s latest monograph, Reason and Revelation in Hegel, offers a new understanding of H......more

"Whispers of the New Dreaming" is a profound spiritual memoir and cultural exploration that weaves personal awakening wi......more

From Fox News Senior Medical Analyst and Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone Health, Dr. Marc Siegel, comes a ......more

Receptive Ecumenism asks not what other churches can learn from us, but ’what can we learn and receive with integrity fr......more

The performance of rituals is a key component in understanding the culture of Late Iron-Age and Viking-Age Scandinavia, ......more

How does the life, arrest, trial, conviction, execution, and release from state-supervision of Jesus Christ enact the sa......more

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Discover the rhythm that aligns success with soul fulfillment In "Spiritual Heartbeat," transformational coach Oliveyah ......more

Marguerite de Navarre was one of the most educated and powerful women of Renaissance Europe. The Heptaméron, her celebra......more

Marguerite de Navarre was one of the most educated and powerful women of Renaissance Europe. The Heptaméron, her celebra......more

Most people encounter disability at some point in their lives, either in their own bodies or through a friend or loved o......more

Discover new dimensions of insight with a behind-the-scenes tour of the ancient world You’ve heard many Bible stories hu......more

Discover new dimensions of insight with a behind-the-scenes tour of the ancient world You’ve heard many Bible stories hu......more

A combined edition of Karl Kӧnig’s The Calendar of the Soul and An Inner Journey Through the Year. Volumes 6 and 7 in th......more

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Catholic Morality: Finding Truth in God’s Law invites students into a dynamic conversation about what it means to live a......more

Although African scholars have made a significant contribution to the study of African Pentecostalism, very few studies ......more

"Alan Mitchell here offers an excellent introduction to the meaning, history, and problems of supersessionism. He expert......more

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Why is society’s watchdog, the press, with its long and often honourable pedigree, going feral?Failing to bark at misrep......more

Do we live in "post-Christian" times? Or has secularization run its course, the sun of a new day breaking on both the Ch......more

This book develops a logic of world-views: belief-systems that shape how we know, interpret, and act in the world. It ex......more

In the third century C.E. the heretical Greek Father, Origen, proposed a scheme for the eventual salvation of humankind.......more

A Story of How God Writes a Life-Song. Chords of Faith, Notes of Grace is a personal account of a life devoted to God th......more

A helpful guide for busy leaders to prayerfully reflect on their work or engage in group reflection with their team. Mis......more

How have Buddhist teachings come to be in modern and contemporary Japan and how are they taught? This pioneering work se......more