"This book provides an in-depth historical study of the place of Jesus in the religious life, beliefs, and worship of Christians from the beginnings of the Christian movement down to the late second century."--Jacket.
"This book provides an in-depth historical study of the place of Jesus in the religious life, beliefs, and worship of Christians from the beginnings of the Christian movement down to the late second century."--Jacket.
This book focuses on the issues behind why people leave the church, how we can retain them, how we reach those who've already gone and the principles of making those who return feel like they belong.
"Did God Have a Wife? shines new light on the presence and influence of women's cults in early Israel and their implications for our understanding of Israel's official "Book religion." Dever pays particular attention to the goddess Asherah, reviled by the authors of the Hebrew B…
"In this review of Jewish culture and history, Ivan Marcus examines how and why various rites and customs celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages and persisted to this day. For each phase of life - from childhood and adolescence to adulthood and the ad…
The theme of Eurosecularity is announced in an opening essay which introduces a comparison with the United States. The variations which follow each take a particular line of argument: contrasting histories, different intellectual traditions, institutional carriers and social dif…
The theme of Eurosecularity is announced in an opening essay which introduces a comparison with the United States. The variations which follow each take a particular line of argument: contrasting histories, different intellectual traditions, institutional carriers and social dif…
By looking at what happened physically in the local churches, in contrast to the formal enactments of government, and using sources such as churchwardens' accounts and surviving religious artefacts, the book recaptures the experience of the ordinary parishioner in this crucial p…
