Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Lost History of Christianity The Lost History of Christianity Philip Jenkins,John Philip Jenkins In this groundbreaking book, renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history, revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, wi… OL15178095W
Jesus Wars Jesus Wars Philip Jenkins,John Philip Jenkins Jesus Wars reveals how official, orthodox teaching about Jesus was the product of political maneuvers by a handful of key characters in the fifth century. Jenkins argues that were it not for these co… OL15188596W
The people's Jesus The people's Jesus Robin Scroggs "Seeking the patterns of thought that shaped early beliefs about Jesus as the Christ, the late Robin Scroggs explores the social settings that sparked the primary christological themes and traces the… OL16162895W
Retrieving Nicaea Retrieving Nicaea Khaled Anatolios Khaled Anatolios offers a historically informed theological study of the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, showing its relevance to Christian life and thought today. --from publisher descri… OL16183829W
Sin Sin Paula Fredriksen "Ancient Christians invoked sin to account for an astonishing range of things, from the death of God's son to the politics of the Roman Empire that worshipped him. In this book, award-winning histori… OL16451861W
Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp Paul Hartog This commentary on Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp includes extensive introductions, the Greek or Latin texts, facing English translations, and substantial comment… OL16809203W
"On the ecclesiastical hierarchy" "On the ecclesiastical hierarchy" Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite The medieval fascination with the mysterious language of Dionysius the Areopagite is nowhere more evident than in the thirteenth-century textbook edition of his treatise on liturgical rites. Dionysiu… OL20954511W
Attitudes to Gentiles in ancient Judaism and early Christianity Attitudes to Gentiles in ancient Judaism and early Christianity David C. Sim,James S. McLaren This volume describes the attitudes towards Gentiles in both ancient Judaism and the early Christian tradition. The Jewish relationship with and views about the Gentiles played an important part in J… OL20955821W
Order and (dis)order in the first Christian century Order and (dis)order in the first Christian century F. Gerald Downing Articulate first century Mediterranean society, Jewish and Christian included, expressly favoured harmonious order in society, in individuals, in communication, and in thought. Its common basis was t… OL20957082W
Educating early Christians through the rhetoric of hell Educating early Christians through the rhetoric of hell Meghan Henning Meghan Henning explores the rhetorical function of the early Christian concept of hell, drawing connections to Greek and Roman systems of education, and examining texts from the Hebrew Bible, Greek a… OL20974166W
Atheist delusions Atheist delusions David Bentley Hart Currently it is fashionable to be devoutly undevout. Religion's most passionate antagonists -- Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and others -- have publishers competi… OL5848495W