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Hardback. An investigation of the implications of the transformative religious changes of the 16th and 17th centuries for the nation, the town and family and their culture. It deals with the birth of a new England and with the complications of that birth, including the English Civil War. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333439715
ISBN
9780333439715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333446744
ISBN
9780333446744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.06

Hardback. This introduction to the theatre also attempts to offer a meditation on the theatricality of the Incarnation. Arguing that both biblical and dramatic texts should be approached with a theatrical rather than a literary imagination, the author explores theatrical history. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 168 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSG; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333447024
ISBN
9780333447024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.70

hardcover. An analysis of the interplay between the Voodoo cult and the complexity of Haitian politics from the colonial period to the post Papa Doc and Baby Doc Duvalier era. The author attempts to reveal the strategic role played by Voodoo ideology and cult leaders during the Haitian Revolution. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HRQX; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
Edition
1989th Edition
SKU
V9780333468524
ISBN
9780333468524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.98

Hardback. An comparative political analysis of the Church in Nicaragua and Costa Rica looking mainly at the period since Vatican II. Williams argues that despite these two such dissimilar political contexts, in both cases the Church has responded to social change in a remarkably similar fashion. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HRCC7; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333471289
ISBN
9780333471289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.08

hardcover. This reader collects together chapters on each major aspect of John Hick's thought from a variety of sources. Themes include faith and knowledge, philosophy of religion, evil and the God of love, death and eternal life, the myth of God incarnate and the problems of religious pluralism. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1990th Edition
SKU
V9780333487297
ISBN
9780333487297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.58

Hardcover. The author sets out to show how image and story in poetry and novels can actually help the theologian to make doctrinal statements, while at the same time insights gained from theology can assist the critical reading of literature. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333491423
ISBN
9780333491423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.56

hardcover. An examination of the Unification church. This book attempts to combine the truth behind the popular image of the "Moonies", and the members' perceptions of their own inner spiritual life. Topics covered include the Korean religious heritage, and the role of Jesus in Unification thought. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRQM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
1991st Edition
SKU
V9780333496985
ISBN
9780333496985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.72

Paperback. This book contains chapters by 14 prominent figures offering information on key issues concerning the Christian faith in South Africa. Three quarters of South Africans regard themselves as Christians. The story of the gospel of love and its interplay with politics is the theme pursued here. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRC; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333499535
ISBN
9780333499535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.49

Hardback. A collection of papers presented at a conference organized by Keston College and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, to mark the millennium of Christianity in Russia. The overall aim of this book is to correct the increasing neglect of the role of religion in Russian history. Editor(s): Hosking, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUK; HRCC2; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333524459
ISBN
9780333524459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.34

Hardback. In this volume, Muslim, Christian and Jewish writers explore the nature of the Islamic religion and its impact on a pluralistic society. Topics explored include the Islamic belief in God, revelation in the Abrahamic faiths, the Quranic conception of apostleship, and the nature of prophethood. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333526125
ISBN
9780333526125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.53

Paperback. Political projects of modern nation-states, the specificities of their nationalist histories and the positioning of Islam vis-a-vis diverse nationalisms are addressed in this volume with respect to their implications and consequences for women through a series of case studies. Editor(s): Kandiyoti, Deniz. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333526965
ISBN
9780333526965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

Hardcover. A comprehensive work on the religions of China, which includes chapters on ancient religions, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese Islam, Christianity in China, as well as on popular religion. There is a continuity between religion and philosophy through the maxim "Heaven and man are one". Series: Themes in Comparative Religion S. Num Pages: 291 pages, notes, chronological table, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; HRKN; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333531730
ISBN
9780333531730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.41

Paperback. A comprehensive work on the religions of China, which includes chapters on ancient religions, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese Islam, Christianity in China, as well as on popular religion. There is a continuity between religion and philosophy through the maxim "Heaven and man are one". Series: Themes in Comparative Religion S. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; HRKN; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333531747
ISBN
9780333531747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.51

Hardcover. This volume suggests that reading and writing about literature are ways to gain an ethical understanding of how we live in the world. It sets out to show through a reading of stories from the Bible, that violence imposed on gender, race and the body-politic are not new to the postmodern world. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBB; DSBH; HPQ; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532638
ISBN
9780333532638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.44

hardcover. Examining a selection of major types of theory explaining religion - religious, philosophical, sociological, socio-economic and psychological - this book treats the presuppositions behind such theories and the grounds of their necessity and validity. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1993rd Edition
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333538418
ISBN
9780333538418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.45

hardcover. These essays deal with philosophical accounts of interpretation, the interpretation of scripture (with particular reference to the work of the Oxford theologian and philosopher Austin Farrer), and provide some examples of interpretative practice relating to Genesis and the book of Psalms. Editor(s): Loades, Ann; McLain, Michael. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HRAB; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Edition
1992nd Edition
SKU
V9780333539590
ISBN
9780333539590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.04

Hardback. Compares the features which humanism, Marxism and nationalism share with recognized religions, analyzing each in turn, and asks whether there is not always a threat of the demonic when any contingent reality - man, the economic order or the skill - is made absolute. Series: Themes in Comparative Religion S. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB; HRQA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333539811
ISBN
9780333539811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.02

Hardback. The views of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer concerning the Eucharist have been the subject of intricate dispute. On the Continent, the Eucharist was the subject of the greatest controversy of the first part of the Reformation. This is a study of that controversy and discussions on it. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HRCC91; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333545416
ISBN
9780333545416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.88

Paperback. This is an introduction to the philosophy of a Christian thinker of the 20th century. The author pursues his thesis through mathematics, empirical science, common sense, depth psychology and social theory, into metaphysics, ethics and natural theology. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333546819
ISBN
9780333546819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

Hardback. All arts and sciences, in their own way, ultimately try to come to grips with reality. What sets philosophy, theology and religion apart is that they grapple with ultimate reality. In these essays, written in honour of Professor Hick, world scholars in these fields share their most recent insights. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333548363
ISBN
9780333548363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.43

Hardcover. Focusing on the work of Mircea Eliade, this book takes a methodological concern as well as a wider concern, to try and indicate the many facets and implications of Eliade's scholarship as a historian of religions. This book also considers Eliade's literary dimensions. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; HRLB; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333549766
ISBN
9780333549766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.22

Hardback. Specially commissioned studies of popular pilgrimages - East and West, past and present, religious and secular - ranging from Shikoku (Japan) to Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Kosovo (Yugoslavia), Glastonbury, Anfield (UK), Flanders Fields, Graceland, and military pilgrimages in the USA). Editor(s): Reader, Ian; Walter, Tony. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLF; JFC; JHM; JMH; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333563182
ISBN
9780333563182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.19

Hardback. An analysis and discussion of the nature of time and eternity, focusing on the timelessness of God. After considering two theories of time in the light of modern science and philosophy, the author argues for a "process" notion of time. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333563199
ISBN
9780333563199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.92

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