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For decades, Mark Juergensmeyer has been studying the rise of religious violence around the world, including groups like ISIS and Christian militias that have been involved in acts of terrorism. Over the years he came to realize that war is the central image in the...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-05
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Conversion has played a central role in the history of Christianity. In this first in-depth and wide-ranging narrative history, David Kling examines the dynamic of turning to the Christian faith by individuals, families, and people groups. Global in reach, the narrative...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-05
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Whether you're feeling abandoned and overwhelmed or just need confirmation that God cares, you will be encouraged and inspired by these short daily devotions.Ellie Claire's 365-day devotional journals feature short readings, along with space to write thoughts and...
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Ellie Claire Gifts
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2020-05-05
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365-Day Devotionals
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Mormonism's founder, Joseph Smith, claimed to have translated ancient scriptures. He dictated an American Bible from metal plates reportedly buried by ancient Jews in a nearby hill, and produced an Egyptian "Book of Abraham" derived from funerary papyri he extracted...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-04
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There is general agreement in the field of Biblical studies that study of the formation of the Pentateuch is in disarray. David M. Carr turns to the Genesis Primeval History, Genesis 1-11, to offer models for the formation of Pentateuchal texts that may have traction...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-04
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Why do thousands of Mormons devote their summer vacations to following the Mormon Trail?Why does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Day Saints spend millions of dollars to build monuments and Visitor Centers that believers can visit to experience the history of...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-01
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John Calvin was known foremost for his powerful impact on the fundamental doctrines of Protestantism, and his biblical interpretation continues to attract interest and inquiry. Calvin, the Bible, and History investigates Calvin's exegesis of the Bible through the lens...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-01
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To this day, churchgoing Mormons report that they hear from their fellow congregants in Sunday meetings that African-Americans are the accursed descendants of Cain whose spirits--due to their lack of spiritual mettle in a premortal existence--were destined to come to...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-01
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Live confidently. Believe expectantly. Embrace your victory!In this new and empowering devotional from New York Times bestselling author Victoria Osteen, you will be inspired to live boldly and courageously each day. Victoria provides you with refreshing insights that...
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FaithWords
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2020-04-28
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Traditionally revered as the literal word of God, the Qur’an serves as Islam’s sacred book of revelation. Accordingly, its statements and pronouncements rest at the core of the beliefs and teachings that have inexorably defined expressions of the Islamic faith. Indeed,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2020-04-28
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Traditionally revered as the literal word of God, the Qur’an serves as Islam’s sacred book of revelation. Accordingly, its statements and pronouncements rest at the core of the beliefs and teachings that have inexorably defined expressions of the Islamic faith. Indeed,...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-04-28
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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality provides a thoughtfully organized, inclusive, and vibrant project of the multiple ways in which religion and materiality intersect.The contributions explore the way that religion is shaped by, and has shaped, the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-04-27
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
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Target success in CCEA GCSE Religious Studies with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their...
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Hodder Education
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2020-04-27
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For much of his life Pascal (1623-62) worked on a magnum opus which was never published in its intended form. Instead, he left a mass of fragments, some of them meant as notes for the Apologie. These were to become known as the Pensées, and they occupy a crucial place...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-04-23
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The Irish Buddhist is the biography of an extraordinary Irish emigrant, sailor, and migrant worker who became a Buddhist monk and anti-colonial activist in early twentieth-century Asia. Born in Dublin in the 1850s, U Dhammaloka energetically challenged the values and...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-04-20
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Der Anspruch an die ökonomische Effizienz diktiert zunehmend das Handeln professioneller Pflegekräfte. Das unterläuft nicht nur die Pflegequalität, sondern belastet auch die zwischenmenschliche Beziehung und treibt Pflegende in den Burn-out. Die Autorin beschäftigt sich...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2020-04-20
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Die Geschichte der Neuapostolischen Kirche in der NS-Zeit wird anhand bisher unerforschter Quellen aus vielen Archiven neu geschrieben.Die quellenkritische Analyse führte schließlich zu der Fragestellung und Analysekategorie der «inszenierten Loyalitäten». Ein...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2020-04-20
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Paul Cowley grew up in Manchester amid the chaotic world of his alcoholic parents. His early exposure to heavy drinking, explosive arguments and the unnerving aggression of his father led him into homelessness and crime. By seventeen he was behind bars. Years later,...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2020-04-16
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Explores the interpretive history of the Book of Jeremiah, and highlights its influence on various cultures through the centuries Jeremiah Through the Centuries explores the reception history of this enigmatic prophet and his words. The book offers an introduction...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-04-16
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Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries
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This book examines and compares the religious experience of an African group with a European one. It offers an ethnographical investigation of the Jukun of north central Nigeria. The author also organically weaves into the narrative the Christianization of the Irish in...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-04-15
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