"The author traces the paradigm of conversion and identity in relation to the spiritual turning points of three protagonists of Christianity: Saint Augustine, whose mainly intellectual conversion is studied through the analysis of the symbol of the fig tree; the Magdalene, whose…
The way in which people change and represent their spiritual evolution is often determined by recurrent language structures. Through the analysis of ancient and modern stories and their words and images, this book describes the nature of conversion through explorations of the en…
"The author traces the paradigm of conversion and identity in relation to the spiritual turning points of three protagonists of Christianity: Saint Augustine, whose mainly intellectual conversion is studied through the analysis of the symbol of the fig tree; the Magdalene, whose…
Stone brings his unique blend of Bible knowledge, prophecy, and spiritual insight to the topic of the afterlife and shows what hell will be like for those who depart this life without a salvation experience. He also discusses the location and purpose of Paradise, the temporary h…
Stone brings his unique blend of Bible knowledge, prophecy, and spiritual insight to the topic of the afterlife and shows what hell will be like for those who depart this life without a salvation experience. He also discusses the location and purpose of Paradise, the temporary h…
"This book covers conversion from Christianity to Judaism and from Judaism to Christianity, but primarily the latter. It also addresses the question of whether Jewish converts to Christianity ever lose their Jewishness"--.
"This book covers conversion from Christianity to Judaism and from Judaism to Christianity, but primarily the latter. It also addresses the question of whether Jewish converts to Christianity ever lose their Jewishness"--
Viewing Jewish history from the perspective of conversion across a broad chronological and conceptual frame, Bastards and Believers highlights how the concepts of the convert and of conversion have histories of their own and speaks to the possibility, or impossibility, of changi…
The archaeology of the East Anglian conversion
Following its violent conquest by Charlemagne (772-804), Saxony became both a Christian and a Carolingian region. This book sets out to re-evaluate the political integration and Christianization of Saxony and to show how the success of this transformation has important implicati…
