Theology
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Cromwell and Scotland: Conquest and Religion 1650-1660 [Paperback]
R. Scott Spurlock(Author)
$34.95ISBN: 9781910900437
Published by : John Donald
This book examines the role of religion in the story of Oliver Cromwell’s invasion and subsequent occupation of Scotland. Analysis of the printed propaganda produced by the Scots and the English makes it clear that both nations defined their... .... Learn More -
Labour & Christianity in the Mission: African Workers in Tanganyika and Zanzibar, 1864-1926: African Workers in Tanganyika and Zanzibar, 1864-1926 [Hardback]
Michelle Liebst(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781847012753
Published by : James Currey
Series: Religion in Transforming Africa
Volume: 7
The important role missions played as places of work has been underexplored, yet missionaries were some of the earliest Europeans who tried to control African labour. African mission workers' roles were not just religious and educational, as they ... .... Learn More -
Contesting Orthodoxies in the History of Christianity: Essays in Honour of Diarmaid MacCulloch [Hardback]
Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer(Editor); Ashley Null(Editor); Alec Ryrie(Editor)
$120.00ISBN: 9781783276271
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Studies in Modern British Religious History
Volume: 45
Christianity is a hugely diverse and quarrelsome family of faiths, but most Christians have nevertheless set great store by orthodoxy - literally, 'right opinion' - even if they cannot agree what that orthodoxy should be. The notion that there is ... .... Learn More -
The Clergy in Early Modern Scotland [Hardback]
Chris R. Langley(Editor); Catherine E. McMillan(Editor); Russell Newton(Editor); Michelle D. Brock(Contributor); Jane E A Dawson(Contributor); Jane E.A. Dawson(Contributor)
$99.00ISBN: 9781783276196
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: St Andrews Studies in Scottish History
Volume: 9
From the early percolation of Protestant thought in the sixteenth century through to the controversies and upheaval of the civil wars in the seventeenth century, the clergy were at the heart of religious change in Scotland. By exploring their live... .... Learn More -
Saints and their Legacies in Medieval Iceland [Hardback]
Dario Mario Bullitta(Author); Kirsten Wolf(Author); Kirsten Wolf(Editor); Dario Mario Bullitta(Editor)
$99.00ISBN: 9781843846116
Published by : D.S. Brewer
Series: Studies in Old Norse Literature
Volume: 9
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Saints' Legends in Medieval Sarum Breviaries: A Catalogue and Studies [Hardback]
Sherry L. Reames(Author)
$220.00ISBN: 9781903153994
Published by : York Medieval Press
Series: York Manuscript and Early Print Studies
Volume: 2
Sarum Use was the most widely used form of the liturgy in late medieval England, but its service books were much less standardized than their modern counterparts. The lack of uniformity is particularly marked in Sarum breviaries' lessons on saints... .... Learn More -
Precious Treasures from the Diamond Throne: Finds from the Site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment [Paperback]
Sam van Schaik(Editor); Daniela De Simone(Editor); Gergely Hidas(Editor); Michael Willis(Editor)
$80.00ISBN: 9780861592289
Published by : British Museum
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 228
The Mahābodhi temple at Bodhgayā in eastern India has long been recognized as the place where the Buddha sat in meditation and attained enlightenment. The site, soon identified as the ‘Diamond Throne’ or vajrāsana... .... Learn More -
The Enclosed Garden and the Medieval Religious Imaginary [Hardback]
Liz Herbert McAvoy(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781843845980
Published by : D.S. Brewer
Series: Nature and Environment in the Middle Ages
Volume: 4
During the Middle Ages, the arresting motif of the walled garden - especially in its manifestation as a sacred or love-inflected hortus conclusus - was a common literary device. Usually associated with the Virgin Mary or the Lady of popular... .... Learn More -
Augustus Hopkins Strong and the Struggle to Reconcile Christian Theology with Modern Thought [Paperback]
John Aloisi(Author)
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Henry VIII and Martin Luther: The Second Controversy, 1525-1527 [Hardback]
Richard Rex(Editor)
$115.00ISBN: 9781783275816
Published by : Boydell Press
A modern critical edition of Henry VIII's second published work against Martin Luther. This open letter to Luther, printed at the king's command in December 1526, was in reply to a private letter addressed to him by Luther the previous year. Its p... .... Learn More