Praying for practical benefits (genze riyaku) is a common religious activity in Japan. Despite its widespread nature and the vast numbers of people who pray and purchase amulets and talismans for everything from traffic safety and education success to business prosperity and pro…
by Aland, Barbara, Aland, Kurt, Nestle, Eberhard, Nestle, Erwin
In light of the widespread public perception of incompatibility between Islam and Christianity, this book provides a much-needed straightforward comparison of these two great faith traditions from a broad theological perspective.
In light of the widespread public perception of incompatibility between Islam and Christianity, this book provides a much-needed straightforward comparison of these two great faith traditions from a broad theological perspective. Award-winning scholar John Renard illuminates the…
Explores Kierkegaard's various relations to his German contemporaries. This volume represents source-work research dedicated to tracing Kierkegaard's readings. It covers his areas of interest with the German-speaking sources, namely, philosophy, theology and, literature and aest…
"On First Principles by Origen of Alexandria, written around 220-230 AD, is one of the most important and contentious works of early Christianity. It provoked controversy when written, provoked further debate when translated into Latin by Rufinus in the fourth century, and was t…
