Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world..
Category: Religious Studies
The Portable World Bible
A History of Christian Missions Second Edition
The Church in an Age of Revolution
The Reformation
Western Society and the Church in the Middle Ages
Forgotten Truth : The Common Vision of the World’s Religions
The classic companion to The World’s Religions that articulates the remarkable unity underlying the world’s religious traditions. ‘Smith’s style reflects his subject; he is by turns a mystic sage, a poet, and above all a philosopher’.–Publishers Weekly. Includes a new preface by the author. 11 diagrams..
The Way of the Shaman
A richly illustrated testament to the reemergence of the Goddess in the art and in the lives of contemporary women and men. In this beautifully illustrated and far-reaching history. Elinor Gadon vividly weaves words and images to demonstrate the powerful connections between ancient and contemporary art, between the Goddess of the Ice Age and the Goddess of today. This panoramic view of Goddess imagery extends from the prehistoric Goddess representations of Catal Huyuk, Malta, Avebury, and Crete, tot he more patriarchal images of the Sumerians, Greeks, and Christians, to the wide range of contemporary artists inspired by the Goddess, including Frida Kahlo, Mayumi Oda, and Judy Chicago..
The Dancing Healers
Religion Within the Limits of Reason alone
‘Of the many attempts to interpret Christianity solely in ethical terms, Kant’s effort seems to me to be the most profound and illuminating. His Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone illuminates primarily the great philosopher’s understanding of man’s moral life, but also casts light, indirectly and directly, on some of the fundamental beliefs of Christian religion. The book is indispensable to students of ethics, important for theologians, and significant for all who are concerned about the human condition.’.