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Confessions
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Augustine of Hippo |
Garry Wills’s complete translation of Saint Augustine’s spiritual masterpiece—available now for the first time Garry Wills is an exceptionally gifted translator and one of our best writers on religio… |
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Athanasius and Constantius
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Timothy David Barnes |
As the high-ranking Bishop of Alexandria from 328 to 373, Athanasius came into conflict with no fewer than four Roman emperors -- Constantine himself, his son Constantius, Julian the Apostate, and th… |
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Early Christians and animals
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Robert McQueen Grant |
Early Christians and Animals presents a lively study of the significance of animals in early Christian thought, tradition, text and art.Robert M. Grant:* examines the diverse and often conflicting so… |
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The Life of Saint Helia
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Virginia Burrus,Marco Conti |
The late medieval Latin "Vita Heliae" is a hagiography of the young woman Helia, set in what is now Albania. It largely concerns the Christian value of virginity, and depicts the saint debating with … |
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Authority and Performance
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Hagit Amirav |
One can hardly exaggerate the importance of the church councils in the 5th and 6th centuries. They provide us with great insights into the situation in the late Roman Empire and particularly into the… |
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Jesus followers in the Roman Empire
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Paul B. Duff |
"When Jesus of Nazareth began proclaiming the kingdom of God early in the first century, he likely had no intention of starting a new religion, especially one that included former pagans. Yet a new r… |
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The rise of Western Christendom
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Peter Robert Lamont Brown |
"This book offers a history of the first thousand years of Christianity. Ranging across the Christian world from China to Iceland, the narrative illustrates the diversity of Christian beliefs and pra… |
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Pauline and other studies in early Christian history
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Ramsay, William Mitchell Sir |
Pauline and Other Studies in Early Christian History anthologizes 15 of William Mitchell Ramsay’s best essays. These essays were culled from such prestigious journals as the Contemporary Review, Quar… |
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Associations, Synagogues, and Congregations
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Philip A. Harland |
This social historical study of religious groups in Roman Asia Minor brings the world of early Christians and Jews to life. Despite their distinct devotion to one God within a polytheistic context, s… |
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