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Death in Florence(2012) STRATHERN, PAULReveals the paradoxes, self-doubts and political compromises which made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western history.Vezava: Mehka21,02 €
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Voices of Morebath(2003) DUFFY, EAMONIn the 50 years between 1530 and 1580, England moved from being a lavishly Catholic country to a Protestant nation. Exploring Morebath, a remote and tiny sheep-farming village on the edge of Exmoor, this work offers a window into a rural world in crisis aVezava: Mehka30,40 €
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Dictionary of Popes(2010) KELLY, J N D,WALSH, MICHAELThis acclaimed papal Who's Who contains updated biographical accounts of all the popes from St Peter to Pope Benedict XVI. Arranged chronologically it provides a continuous history of the papacy as well as their irregularly elected rivals (the so-called aVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Robinson's Paradigms and Exercises in Syriac Grammar(2013) COAKLEY, J. F. (FORMERLY AFFILIATED LECTURER IN SYRIAC, FORMERLY AFFILIATED LECTURER IN SYRIAC, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)Classical Syriac is the third language of early Christian literature after Greek and Latin, and as a dialect of Aramaic it has a special relationship with the words of Jesus. This sixth edition of the classic textbook continues to provide a clear introducVezava: Mehka67,46 €
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Augustine(2001) CHADWICK, HENRY (FORMERLY REGIUS PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF DIVINITY, FORMERLY REGIUS PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF DIVINITY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)By his writings, the surviving bulk of which exceeds that of any other ancient author, Augustine came to influence not only his contemporaries but also the West since his time. This Very Short Introduction traces the development of Augustine's thought, diVezava: Mehka14,01 €
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Paul(2001) SANDERS, E. P. (ARTS AND SCIENCES PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, ARTS AND SCIENCES PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, DUKE UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA)Paul is the most powerful human personality in the history of the Church. A missionary, theologian, and religious genius, in his epistles he laid the foundations on which later Christian theology was built.Vezava: Mehka14,01 €
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Stations of the Sun(2001) HUTTON, RONALD (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL)From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home, and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. This comprehensive and engaging study covers the whole sweep ofVezava: Mehka23,82 €
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Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition(2007) LOUTH, ANDREW (, PROFESSOR OF PATRISTIC AND BYZANTINE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM)Andrew Louth traces the Christian mystical tradition from Plato and Platonism, through figures such as Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Denys the Areopagite, and Augustine, to St John of the Cross. In doing so he explores the diverse, and often conflicting influVezava: Mehka82,24 €
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Christ in Celtic Christianity(2012) HERREN, EMERITUS PROFESSOR MICHAEL W. (ROYALTY ACCOUNT),BROWN, SHIRLEY ANN (ROYALTY ACCOUNT)A new interpretation of Celtic Christianity, supported by images of Christ taken from manuscripts, metalwork and sculpture, and showing how it departed from continental practice largely due to a differing perception and application of Pelagianism.Vezava: Mehka54,51 €
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Case of the Pope(2010) KC, GEOFFREY ROBERTSONIs the Pope morally or legally responsible for the negligence that has allowed so many terrible crimes to go unpunished? This book delivers a devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has run a secret legal system that shields paedophile priests fromVezava: Mehka23,82 €
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Lost Christianities(2005) EHRMANLost Christianities describes how most forms of early Christianity, and the sacred writings they adhered to, came to be suppressed, proscribed, destroyed - in one way or another lost. And it also tells the story of how the canon of the New Testament becamVezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Beyond Belief(2010) YALLOP, DAVIDFrom the author of In God's Name which has sold 6 million copies, this is a controversial expose concerning the Catholic Church's unfolding child-abuse scandals and coincides with Pope Benedict's visit to the UK in September 2010.Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
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Nicaea and its Legacy(2006) AYRES, LEWIS (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORICAL THEOLOGY, CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND THE GRADUATE DIVISION OF RELIGION, EMORY UNIVERSITY)Lewis Ayres offers a new account of the most important century in the development of Christian belief after Christ. He shows how the doctrine of the Trinity was developed, and in particular argues that a conception of God's mysteriousness and spiritual prVezava: Mehka66,51 €
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Before & After(2020) WILSON, ALISONThe extraordinary story behind the critically-acclaimed drama, Mrs Wilson.Vezava: Mehka14,01 €
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Catholic Nuns and Sisters in a Secular Age(2021) MANGION, CARMEN M.This is the first in-depth study of post-war female religious life. Rooted in the lived experiences of women religious in Britain, it explores British modernity, the social movements of the long 1960s and the Second Vatican Council, while acknowledging trVezava: Mehka53,46 €
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Importing Care, Faithful Service(2022) CHERRY, STEPHEN M.Drawing on rich ethnographic and survey data, this study explores the role Catholicism plays in shaping the professional and community lives of foreign-born Filipino and Indian American nurses. Their stories provide insights into the roles race, religionVezava: Mehka55,24 €