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ISBN: 9781780760667 - Water, Christianity and the Rise of Capitalism Water, Christianity and the Rise of Capitalism
Terje Oestigaard

ISBN10: 1780760663  ISBN13: 9781780760667
Publisher: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd I.B.Tauris
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 30 May 2013
The Christian religion is deeply imbued with the imagery of water, and water plays a central role in its religious practices, not least in baptism. Yet the wider role of water in Christianity has been little explored. In this pioneering book... More

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ISBN: 9780253008060 - Gods of the Mississippi Gods of the Mississippi
Michael Pasquier

ISBN10: 0253008069  ISBN13: 9780253008060
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 25 May 2013
Contributes to a richer understanding of this diverse, dynamic, and fluid religious world From the colonial period to the present, the Mississippi River has impacted religious communities from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Exploring the... More

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ISBN: 9781409437635 - Key Theological Thinkers Key Theological Thinkers
Staale Johannes Kristiansen, Svein Rise

ISBN10: 1409437639  ISBN13: 9781409437635
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group Ashgate Publishing Limited
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 23 May 2013
The 20th and 21st Centuries have been characterized by theologians and philosophers rethinking theology and revitalizing the tradition. This unique anthology presents contributions from leading contemporary theologians - including Rowan Williams... More

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ISBN: 9781409437628 - Key Theological Thinkers Key Theological Thinkers
Stale Johannes Kristiansen, Svein Rise

ISBN10: 1409437620  ISBN13: 9781409437628
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group Ashgate Publishing Limited
Edition: New edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 23 May 2013
The 20th and 21st Centuries have been characterized by theologians and philosophers rethinking theology and revitalizing the tradition. This unique anthology presents contributions from leading contemporary theologians - including Rowan Williams... More

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ISBN: 9780199755868 - Constantine the Emperor Constantine the Emperor
David Potter

ISBN10: 0199755868  ISBN13: 9780199755868
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 17 May 2013
An authoritative and vibrant new account of the extraordinary life of Constantine This year Christians worldwide will celebrate the 1700th anniversary of Constantine's conversion and victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. No Roman emperor... More

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ISBN: 9780823244737 - Later Medieval Metaphysics Later Medieval Metaphysics
Rondo Keele, Charles Bolyard

ISBN10: 0823244733  ISBN13: 9780823244737
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 07 May 2013
Provides an emphasis on metaphysics broadly conceived This book begins with standard ontological topics--such as the nature of existence--and of metaphysics generally, such as the status of universals, form, and accidents. What is the proper... More

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ISBN: 9780230572652 - Christian Ideals in British Culture Christian Ideals in British Culture
David Nash

ISBN10: 0230572650  ISBN13: 9780230572652
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 07 May 2013
This book offers a challenge to conventional histories of secularisation by focusing upon the importance of central religious narratives. These narratives are changed significantly over time, but also to have been invested with importance and... More

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ISBN: 9781107031722 - Emperors and Bishops in Late Roman Invective Emperors and Bishops in Late Roman Invective
Richard Flower

ISBN10: 1107031729  ISBN13: 9781107031722
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 02 May 2013
An analysis of the earliest surviving invectives against a living Roman emperor and their significance for political and religious history. This innovative study illuminates the role of polemical literature in the political life of the Roman... More

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ISBN: 9781441136671 - The African Christian Diaspora The African Christian Diaspora
Afe Adogame

ISBN10: 1441136673  ISBN13: 9781441136671
Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 25 Apr 2013
A guide that offers an interpretation and analysis of African immigrant Christianities in Western societies and their impact on the wider local-global religious scene. It demonstrates how African Christianities are negotiating and assimilating... More

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ISBN: 9780199677986 - Gregory of Nyssa, Ancient and (post)modern Gregory of Nyssa, Ancient and (post)modern
Morwenna Ludlow

ISBN10: 0199677980  ISBN13: 9780199677986
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 25 Apr 2013
The fourth-century Christian thinker, Gregory of Nyssa, has been the subject of a huge variety of interpretations over the past fifty years. Morwenna Ludlow analyses these recent readings, and asks: What do they reveal about modern and postmodern... More