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In 1947, the Supreme Court embraced the concept of church-state separation as shorthand for the meaning of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The concept became embedded in Court's jurisprudence and remains so today. Yet separation of church and state is...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-12-11
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Archaeology and the Letters of Paul illuminates the social, political, economic, and religious lives of those to whom the apostle Paul wrote. Roman Ephesos provides evidence of slave traders and the regulation of slaves; it is a likely setting for household of Philemon,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-12-06
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Archaeology and the Letters of Paul illuminates the social, political, economic, and religious lives of those to whom the apostle Paul wrote. Roman Ephesos provides evidence of slave traders and the regulation of slaves; it is a likely setting for household of Philemon,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-12-06
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Augustine's Early Thought on the Redemptive Function of Divine Judgement considers the relationship betweenAugustine's account of God's judgment and his theology of grace in his early works. How does God use his law and the penal consequences of its transgression in the...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-12-06
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Augustine's Early Thought on the Redemptive Function of Divine Judgement considers the relationship betweenAugustine's account of God's judgment and his theology of grace in his early works. How does God use his law and the penal consequences of its transgression in the...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-12-06
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Many colleges and universities have begun using the language of vocation and calling to help undergraduates think about the future direction of their lives. This language is used in both secular and religious contexts, but it has deep roots in the Christian theological...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-12-05
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What a Great World! is a new kind of devotional. With Scripture and fresh insights from author Karen Moore, readers are able to focus on one word each day to strengthen their faith and see God's hand at work.These are simple words, words we use every day that we often...
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FaithWords
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2018-12-04
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In 1917, the Beijing silk merchant Wei Enbo's vision of Jesus sparked a religious revival, characterized by healings, exorcisms, tongues-speaking, and, most provocatively, a call for a return to authentic Christianity that challenged the Western missionary establishment...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-12-03
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In 1917, the Beijing silk merchant Wei Enbo's vision of Jesus sparked a religious revival, characterized by healings, exorcisms, tongues-speaking, and, most provocatively, a call for a return to authentic Christianity that challenged the Western missionary establishment...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-12-03
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Millennials in the U.S. have been characterized as uninterested in religion, as defectors from religious institutions, and as agnostic about the role of religious identity in their culture. Amid the rise of so-called "nones," though, there has also been a countervailing...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-12-03
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The Parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the best-known stories in the Bible. It has captured the imagination of commentators, preachers and writers. Alison M. Jack explores the reconfiguring of the character of the Prodigal Son and his family in literature in English....
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-11-30
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The Parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the best-known stories in the Bible. It has captured the imagination of commentators, preachers and writers. Alison M. Jack explores the reconfiguring of the character of the Prodigal Son and his family in literature in English....
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-11-30
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Humility, Pride, and Christian Virtue Theory proposes an account of humility that relies on the most radical Christian sayings about humility, especially those found in Augustine and the early monastic tradition. It argues that this was the view of humility that put...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-11-30
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Humility, Pride, and Christian Virtue Theory proposes an account of humility that relies on the most radical Christian sayings about humility, especially those found in Augustine and the early monastic tradition. It argues that this was the view of humility that put...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-11-30
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The Idea of Nicaea in the Early Church Councils examines the role that appeals to Nicaea (both the council and its creed) played in the major councils of the mid-fifth century. It argues that the conflict between rival construals of Nicaea, and the struggle convincingly...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-11-30
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2017 marked three important anniversaries for the Palestinian people: 100 years since the Balfour Declaration; 50 years since the Six-day War; and ten years since the Blockade of Gaza. As an act of penance, solidarity and hope, actor and musician Justin Butcher - along...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2018-11-29
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Can scientific explanation ever make reference to God or the supernatural? The present consensus is no; indeed, a naturalistic stance is usually taken to be a distinguishing feature of modern science. Some would go further still, maintaining that the success of...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-11-29
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Who should count as Jewish in America? What should be the relationship of American Jews to Israel? Can the American Jewish community collectively sustain and pass on to the next generation a sufficient sense of Jewish identity? The situation of American Jews today is...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
Parution :
2018-11-27
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This book elaborates Jean Améry’s critique of philosophy and his discussion of some central philosophical themes in At the Mind’s Limits and his other writings. It shows how Améry elaborates the shortcomings and unfitness of philosophical theories to account for...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-27
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The reception of the Gospel of Matthew over two millennia: commentary and interpretation Matthew Through the Centuries offers an overview of the reception history of one of the most prominent gospels in Christian worship. Examining the reception of Matthew from the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2018-11-26
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries
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