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"An extremely interesting and important book ... makes an important contribution to the history of medieval monastic spirituality in a formative period, whilst also fitting into wider debates on the origins, development and impact of ideas on crusading and holy war." Dr William …
From the contents: List of Abbreviations / Prologue / Chapter 1: The Puzzle of the Nuns' Priest /Chapter 2: Biblical Models: Women and Men in the Apostolic Life / Chapter 3: Jerome and the Noble Women of Rome Chapter / 4: Brothers, Sons, and Uncles: Nuns' Priests and Family Ties…
"A half century after its founding in London in 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) became the first NGO to effectively push a modernization agenda around the globe. Soon followed by a sister organization, the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), founded in…
This work examines the introduction of grape juice into the celebration of Holy Communion in the late 19th century Methodist Episcopal Church and reveals how a 1,800-year-old practice of using fermented communion wine became theologically incomprehensible in a mere forty years. …
This book explores the role of the sacrament of penance in the religion and society of early modern Spain. The author examines how secular and ecclesiastical authorities used confession to defend against heresy and to bring reforms to the Catholic Church. -- Provided by the publ…
"The Teutonic Order was founded in 1190 to provide medical care for crusaders in the kingdom of Jerusalem. In time it assumed a military role and played an important part in the wars of the Christian territories in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the Baltic regions of Prussia a…
In The American YMCA and Russian Culture, Matthew Lee Miller explores the impact of the philanthropic activities of the Young Men's Christian Association on Russians during the late imperial and early Soviet periods. During the First World War, the Association organized assistan…
The Anastenaria are Orthodox Christians in Northern Greece who observe a unique annual ritual cycle focused on two festivals, dedicated to Saint Constantine and Saint Helen. The festivals involve processions, music, dancing, animal sacrifices, and culminate in an electrifying fi…
First full-length study of Pope Gregory X in relation to Crusade, demonstrating his significant impact.
"In the popular imagination, saints exhibit the best characteristics of humanity, universally recognizable but condensed and embodied in an individual. Recent scholarship has asked an array of questions concerning the historical and social contexts of sainthood and opened new ap…
"In popular imagination, saints exhibit the best characteristics of humanity, universally recognizable but condensed and embodied in an individual. Recent scholarship has asked an array of questions concerning the historical and social contexts of sainthood, and opened new appro…
Examines the Catholic Mass as the key to understanding the Bible Book of Revelation, and uses that information to support the argument that Mass is literally heaven on Earth.
A new survey of major Templar landholdings offers fresh insights into key questions about their medieval history.
Criticism of monastic life by one of Europe's major Renaissance figures. In his letter Against Monastic Life (1514-17) Andrea Alciato, an Italian jurist and writer famous for his Emblemata, urges his friend Bernardus Mattius to reconsider his choice of monastic life. Alciato mak…
For many Americans, nuns and sisters are the face of the Catholic Church. Far more visible than priests, Catholic women religious teach at schools, found hospitals, offer food to the poor, and minister to those in need. Their work has shaped the American Catholic Church througho…