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Christianity in Bakhtin Christianity in Bakhtin Ruth Coates The work of the great Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin has been examined from a wide variety of literary and theoretical perspectives. None of the many studies of Bakhtin begins to do justice, howeve… OL1807298W
The religious significance of atheism The religious significance of atheism Alasdair C. MacIntyre,Paul Ricœur From two perspectives; one philosophical, one cultural, these two essays explore the religious significance of atheism. OL20938099W
Family Religion in Babylonia, Syria, and Israel Family Religion in Babylonia, Syria, and Israel K. van der Toorn This volume deals with the religious practices of the family in the ancient Babylonian, Ugaritic and early Israelite civilizations. On the basis of documents from both the private and the literary re… OL2973356W
The birth of the Elizabethan Age The birth of the Elizabethan Age Jones, Norman L. Norman Jones' ambitious and imaginative account charts both the daily experiences and the large historical events that shaped life in the 1560s. When Queen Elizabeth came to the throne, her subjects … OL3900687W
The search for God at Harvard The search for God at Harvard Ari L. Goldman,Ari L. Goldman In 1985, Ari L Goldman took a year's leave from his job as a religion reporter for The New York Times and enrolled in the Harvard Divinity School. What began as a project to deepen his knowledge of w… OL4481312W
Common whores, vertuous women, and loveing wives Common whores, vertuous women, and loveing wives Debra Meyers "By closely examining thousands of wills and other personal documents, as well as early Maryland's material culture, this transatlantic study depicts women's place in society and the ways in which re… OL5954408W
Sacred Fury Sacred Fury Charles Selengut History, marred with the actions of fundamentalist and extremist groups, continues to highlight religion as a cause for violent action. But how 'religious' is this violence? And what drives the faith… OL8023301W
From Civil to Political Religion From Civil to Political Religion Marcela Cristi "Prompted by the shattering of the bonds between religion and the political order brought about by the Enlightenment, Jean-Jacques Rousseau devised a "new" religion (civil religion) to be used by the… OL8612218W