Category Archives: Religious History

The Apocalypse: A Brief History (Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This accessible and enlightening history provides insights into the fascinating genre of apocalyptic literature, showing how the apocalypse encompasses far more than popular views of the last judgment and violent end of the world might suggest. An accessible and enlightening … Continue reading →

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The Apocalypse: A Brief History (Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion)

Posted on February 25, 2010 by singleton

This accessible and enlightening history provides insights into the fascinating genre of apocalyptic literature, showing how the apocalypse encompasses far more than popular views of the last judgment and violent end of the world might suggest. An accessible and enlightening … Continue reading →

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The Ages of Faith: Popular Religion in Late Medieval England and Western Europe (International Library of Historical Studies)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

Christianity in the later Middle Ages was flourishing, popular and vibrant and the institutional church was generally popular–in stark contrast to the picture of corruption and decline painted by the later Reformers which persists even today. Norman Tanner, the pre-eminent … Continue reading →

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Sacred History and National Identity: Comparisons Between Early Modern Wales and Brittany (Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

The late sixteenth century saw a redrawing of the borders of north-west Europe. Wales and Brittany entered into unions with neighboring countries England and France. Nice uses Brittany and Wales’ responses to unification to write a comparative history of national … Continue reading →

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Valentinian Ethics and Paraenetic Discourse: Determining the Social Function of Moral Exhortation in Valentinian Christianity (Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton
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The Female Mystic: Great Women Thinkers of the Middle Ages (International Library of Historical Studies)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. The medieval period was unlike any other period of Christianity in producing people who frequently claimed visions of Christ and Mary, uttered prophecies, gave … Continue reading →

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The Cambridge History of Christianity: Volume 4, Christianity in Western Europe, c.1100-c.1500 (v. 4)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

During the early middle ages, Europe developed complex and varied Christian cultures, and from about 1100 secular rulers, competing factions and inspired individuals continued to engender a diverse and ever-changing mix within Christian society. This volume explores the wide range … Continue reading →

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Newman and the Alexandrian Fathers: Shaping Doctrine in Nineteenth-Century England (Changing Paradigms in Historical and Systematic Theology)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

John Henry (later Cardinal) Newman is generally known to have been devoted to reading the Church Fathers. In this volume, Benjamin King draws on archive as well as published material to explore how Newman interpreted specific Fathers at different periods … Continue reading →

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New Homelands: Hindu Communities in Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad, South Africa, Fiji, and East Africa

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

When the colonial slave trade, and then slavery itself, were abolished early in the 19th century, the British empire brazenly set up a new system of trade using Indian rather than African laborers. The new system of “indentured” labor was … Continue reading →

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Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-Religions

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

Were the Chinese the first to discover America in 1421? Did Jesus and Mary Magdalene have children together? Did extraterrestrials visit the earth during prehistory and teach humans how to build pyramids and stone structures? These are only a few … Continue reading →

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