The Early Church books

Among the beguines were celebrated spiritual writers and mystics, including Mechthild of Magdeburg, Beatrijs of...  Read More >>

This volume offers an appreciation of the value of intertextuality-from Greek, Roman, Jewish, and biblical traditions-as...  Read More >>

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Christian reflection on reducing violence or overcoming war has roots extending back to ancient Roman philosophy,...  Read More >>

They cover studies of individual manuscripts and groups and analyses of textual problems, assessments of editions,...  Read More >>

The essays in this volume engage a variety of inter- and intra-religious conflicts, ranging from the first to eighth...  Read More >>

The present volume undertakes a systematic study of the ancient texts testifying to St Peter's time in Rome. It...  Read More >>

Originally published: The life of Antony and the letter to Marcellinus. New York: Paulist Press, c1980. (The classics...  Read More >>

Luigi Gioia provides a fresh description and analysis of Augustine's monumental treatise, De Trinitate, working...  Read More >>

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Roman emperor Constantine created laws exempting clergymen who committed a felony from having to answer for their...  Read More >>

This candid account of Willow Creek's dramatic growth shows what church is all about, and provides a model for church...  Read More >>

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For the first time a noted historian of Christianity explores the full story of the emergence and development of...  Read More >>

"Places and spaces are key factors in how individuals and groups construct their identities. Identity theories...  Read More >>

Christianity has often understood the death of Jesus on the cross as the sole means for forgiveness of sin. Despite...  Read More >>

This book considers the origins of Christianity through the role of ritual. It uses cognitive and evolutionary theories...  Read More >>

The topic of this book is martyrdom understood as a philosophical category. The main question pertains to the evidential...  Read More >>

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The different theoretical positions that can be found among the Church Fathers have received particular attention:...  Read More >>

Christianity in the late antique world was not imposed but embraced, and the laity were not passive members of their...  Read More >>

The claim that Jesus was criticised by the Pharisees for performing cures on the Sabbath has been continuously repeated...  Read More >>