In his in-depth and compelling study of perhaps the most famous of perhaps the most famous of Portuguese colonial massacres, Mustafah Dhada explores why the massacre took place, what Wiriyamu was like prior to the massacre, how events unfolded, how we came to know about it, and …
This present work of nine chapters portrays iconoclastic trends within Western Christianity from the early Middle Ages up to the time of the French Revolution. The primary intent of this work is an explanation of the important iconoclastic movements - their origins and their the…
by Feld, Helmut
fromStudies in the history of Christian thought
by Feld, Helmut
fromStudies in the history of Christian thought
There is no single standard textbook that outlines the official Roman Catholic theological position in relation to other religions which then explicates this orientation theologically and phenomenologically in relation to the four main religions of the world and the flowering of…
The dramatic unfolding of events after Martin Luther's revolutionary act led to the ultimate, and seemingly irreparable, fissure with Roman Catholicism: excommunication and schism. From the point of that rupture, up to and including most of the 20th century, the history of theol…
Cover -- Series -- The Americas' First Theologies -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Robert M. Carmack -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Domingo de Vico's "Theology 'for' or 'of' the Indians" -- Context: Vico's Theologia Indorum (1553 an…
Since the seventeenth century, millions of people from every continent have settled in America. Seeking a better life for themselves and their children, they braved deprivations, studied an unfamiliar language, adapted to a different way of life, and battled prejudices and hosti…
Acts of Giving examines issues surrounding donation-the giving of property, particularly landed property-in northern Spain during the tenth century. Exploring the place of giving within a broad complex of social and economic concerns, Wendy Davies highlights the centrality of Sp…
