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From Humble Beginnings: the Story of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart in Victoria, 1890-2009
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The Magna Carta of Humanity - Sinai`s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom
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Islam: A Short History
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Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith
'The reigning Queen of Classics' Spectator'Mary Beard is the best in the business' Dan Snow'Excellent' Guardian'Enthralling' Sunday TimesBritain's most famous classicist asks: what are civilisations?Central to this huge question are...
The Origin of the Jews: The Quest for Roots in a Rootless Age
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Christian Sorcerers on Trial: Records of the 1827 Osaka Incident
In 1829, three women and three men were paraded through Osaka and crucified. Placards set up at the execution ground proclaimed their crime: they were devotees of the "pernicious creed"...
Cotton Capitalists: American Jewish Entrepreneurship in the
Honorable Mention, 2019 Saul Viener Book Prize, given by the American Jewish Historical Society A vivid history of the American Jewish merchants who concentrated in the nation's most important economic...
Early Christian Greek and Latin Literature: A Literary History
Available for the first time in English, "Early Christian Greek and Latin Literature" highlights the special character of the gospel message, the nucleus of every Christian literary form. The earliest...
Religion and Classical Warfare: Archaic and Classical Greece
Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Greeks were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice...
Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews
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The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold - Revised Edition
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Islam at the Gates: How Christendom Defeated the Ottoman Turks
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Aliens and Sojourners: Self as Other in Early Christianity
Early Christians spoke about themselves as resident aliens, strangers, and sojourners, asserting that otherness is a fundamental part of being Christian. But why did they do so and to what...
The Virgin of Chartres: Making History through Liturgy and the Arts
Medieval Christians knew the past primarily through what they saw and heard. History was reenacted every year in ritual observances particular to each place and region and rooted in the...
An Introduction to the History of Christianity: From the Early Church
An Introduction to the History of Christianity is a beautifully crafted and clearly written introduction to Christianity over its 2,000 year history concentrating on the interraction between the sacred and...
Bourgeouis Hinduism, or Faith of the Modern Vedantists: Rare
In 1839 a diverse group of Hindu leaders began gathering in Calcutta to share and propagate their faith in a non-idolatrous form of worship. The group, known as the Tattvabodhini...
The She-Apostle: The Extraordinary Life and Death of Luisa de Carvajal
Born into a great Spanish noble family, Luisa de Carvajal hankered from her early years to become a martyr for her faith. In 1605 - the year of the Gunpowder...
Galileo's Mistake: A New Look at the Epic Confrontation Between
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The classic understanding of the notorious 1633 trial of Galileo by the Inquistition is that of Science and Reason persecuted by Ignorance and Superstition--of a lonely, courageous freethinker oppressed by...
The Story Of God
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The World in a Book: Al-Nuwayri and the Islamic Encyclopedic Tradition
Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri was a fourteenth-century Egyptian polymath and the author of one of the greatest encyclopedias of the medieval Islamic world--a thirty-one-volume work entitled The Ultimate Ambition in the...
Christianity and Monasticism in Aswan and Nubia
Christianity and monasticism have flourished along the Nile Valley in the Aswan region of Upper Egypt and in what was once Nubia, from as early as the fourth century until...
Medieval Bosnia and South-East European Relations: Political,
The Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic and its vast Balkan hinterland were an integral part of medieval Europe, both in a geographical and historical sense. However, due to issues of...
The Eucharist in Medieval Canon Law
Thomas Izbicki presents a new examination of the relationship between the adoration of the sacrament and canon law from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries. The medieval Church believed Christ's glorified...
The Sea in the Greek Imagination
The sea is omnipresent in Greek life. Visible from nearly everywhere, the sea represents the life and livelihood of many who dwell on the islands and coastal areas of the...
Islamic Empires: The Cities that Shaped Civilization?From Mecca to
Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and swathes...
Christianity and Monasticism in Northern Egypt: Beni Suef, Giza, and
Christianity and monasticism have long flourished in the northern part of Upper Egypt and in the Nile Delta, from Beni Suef to the Mediterranean coast. The contributors to this volume,...
The Murderous History of Bible Translations: Power, Conflict and the
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Harry Freedman, author of The Talmud: A Biography, recounts the fascinating and bloody history of the Bible. In 1535, William Tyndale, the first man to produce an English version of...
Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith
'The reigning Queen of Classics' Spectator'Mary Beard is the best in the business' Dan Snow'Excellent' Guardian'Enthralling' Sunday TimesBritain's most famous classicist asks: what are civilisations?Central to this huge question are...
Parish Church Treasures: The Nation's Greatest Art Collection
Our parish churches constitute a living patrimony without precise European parallel. Their cultural riches are astonishing, not only for their quality and quantity, but also their diversity and interest. Fine...
Strange Days
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God's Ghostwriters
'Monumental and eye-opening' Reza Aslan'A revelation [...and...] an intellectual triumph' Irish Independent'[A] massive achievement' Spectator'Refreshingly readable' Guardian For the past two thousand years, Christian tradition, scholarship, and pop culture has...
Documents of the Christian Church
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God's Ghostwriters
'Monumental and eye-opening' Reza Aslan'A revelation [...and...] an intellectual triumph' Irish Independent'[A] massive achievement' Spectator'Refreshingly readable' Guardian For the past two thousand years, Christian tradition, scholarship, and pop culture has...
The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages
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Gods, Rites, Rituals and Religion of Ancient Egypt
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Rediscovering Church: The Story and Vision of Willow Creek Community Church
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Living I Was Your Plague: Martin Luther's World and Legacy
From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his larger-than-life image. Martin Luther was a controversial figure during...
Islam in Pakistan: A History
The first book to explore the modern history of Islam in South AsiaThe first modern state to be founded in the name of Islam, Pakistan was the largest Muslim country...
The Imam of the Christians: The World of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, [...]
How Christian leaders adapted the governmental practices and political thought of their Muslim rulers in the Abbasid caliphate.The Imam of the Christians examines how Christian leaders adopted and adapted the...
The She-Apostle: The Extraordinary Life and Death of Luisa de Carvajal
Born into a great Spanish noble family, Luisa de Carvajal hankered from her early years to become a martyr for her faith. In 1605 - the year of the Gunpowder...
Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in [...]
A fascinating new study of the symbolic power of food and its role in forming kinship bonds and religious identity in early Christianity Scholar of religion John Penniman considers the...
Pilgrims to the Northland: The Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1840-1962
This is the first narrative history of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, from 1840 to 1962. Historian Marvin R. O'Connell brings to life the extraordinary labors and accomplishments of the...
The Legitimacy of Bastards: The Place of Illegitimate Children [...]
For the nobility and gentry in later medieval England, land was a source of wealth and status. Their marriages were arranged with this in mind, and it is not surprising...
The Book of Revelation: A Biography
The life and times of the New Testament's most mystifying and incendiary bookFew biblical books have been as revered and reviled as Revelation. Many hail it as the pinnacle of...
Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine's Confessions
Author: Kate Cooper Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 FINALIST: THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023 The vibrant and surprising lives of the women in Augustine's Confessions While many know of...
Finding Jesus: Faith. Fact. Forgery.: Six Holy Objects That Tell the Remarkable Story of the Gospels
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Philo of Alexandria: An Intellectual Biography
Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. Maren Niehoff...
Monastic Women and Religious Orders in Late Medieval Bologna
Sherri Franks Johnson explores the roles of religious women in the changing ecclesiastical and civic structure of late medieval Bologna, demonstrating how convents negotiated a place in their urban context...