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ISBN: 9781783275663
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Studies in Modern British Religious History
Rational Dissent was a branch of Protestant religious nonconformity which emerged to prominence in England between c. 1770 and c. 1800. Based on the sole study of the Scriptures and the application of individual reasoning to understanding the word... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781580469968
Published by : University of Rochester Press
Series: Eastman Studies in Music
Volume: Volume 174
Starting in the fourteenth century, northern France saw the rise of confraternities and other lay communities of men and women, organized around trades and religious devotions dedicated to specific patron saints. The composition of new plainchant ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781648250040
Published by : University of Rochester Press
Series: Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe
Created by John Calvin, the Consistory of Geneva was a quasi-tribunal entrusted with enforcing Reformed morality. Comprised of pastors and elders, this body met weekly and summoned people for a wide range of "sinful" behavior, such as dr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781783275472
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion
Volume: Volume 43
King John has been perceived as one of England's most notorious monarchs. Medieval writers and later historians condemn him as a tyrant, seeing his long-running dispute with the church as evidence of a king who showed little regard for his faith. ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 9781789694826
Published by : Archaeopress Archaeology
St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire: Archaeological Investigations and Historical Context is the result of circa 20 years of work on and around the church of St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire. It is primarily conce... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781783275052
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Church of England Record Society
Volume: Volume 26
Since the sixteenth century, the governments and established churches of the British Isles have summoned the nation to special acts of public worship during periods of anxiety and crisis, at times of celebration, or for annual commemoration and re... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781847012517
Published by : James Currey
Series: Religion in Transforming Africa
Volume: Volume 2
Since the end of the Cold War, and especially since 9/11, religion has become an increasingly important factor of personal and group identification. Based on an African case study, this book calls for new ways of thinking about diversity that go &... .... Learn More

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ISBN: 9781592110391
Published by : Vita Histria
Lucrezia Borgia is among the most fascinating and controversial personalities of the Renaissance. The daughter of Pope Alexander VI, she was intensely involved in the political life of Italy during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.... .... Learn More