Ibn Sina - Avicenna in Latin - (980-1037) played a considerable role in the development of both eastern and western philosophy and science. His contributions to the fields of logic, natural science, psychology, metaphysics and theology and even medicine are difficult to overstate. The great Islamic philosopher al-Ghazali thought that if one could show the incoherence of Avicenna's thought, then one would have shown the incoherence of philosophy in general.

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Studies in religion are flourishing internationally, and one of the central topics discussed in the field today-perhaps the most discussed topic-is religious diversity. With the influx of religious traditions in the West and the growing diversity of religious adherents and practitioners worldwide, people across the globe are currently nterested in exploring issues in religious diversity. The present work is a response to this ubiquitous interest.

It is a substantial volume of thirty-three ori...

Discover the historical and social context of one of the most influential works ever written with this authoritative new resource The newly revised second edition of The Hebrew Bible: A Contemporary Introduction to the Christian Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh delivers a brief and up-to-date introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in the broader context of world history. Its treatment of the formation of the Bible amidst different historical periods allows readers to understand the bib...

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How can we reconcile the ideal church described by theology with the broken church that we see in the world? In this book Joseph Small argues that the church's true identity is known somewhere in the tension between the two.

Small revisits familiar ecclesiological concepts--people of God, the body of Christ, the communion of the Holy Spirit--but rather than focusing on theological abstractions or worldly cynicism, he carefully evaluates the church in its scriptural, historical, theological, ...

This new edition of a bestselling evangelical survey of the Old Testament has been updated throughout. It is lavishly illustrated with four-color images, maps, and charts and retains the pedagogical features that have made the book so popular:· chapter outlines, objectives, and summaries· study questions· sidebars featuring primary source material and ethical and theological issues· lists of key terms, people, and places· further reading recommendationsAdditional resources for students a...

Dit boek laat een sterke verbinding zien tussen twee heel belangrijke gezichtspunten van het kerkelijk leven: Kleine Diensten Groepen en het Priesterschap van Alle Gelovigen. Deze twee elementen samen vormen een zeer effectief ''instrument", door de Heilige Geest gebruikt om plaatselijke kerken, momenteel stagnerend en in ledental sterk achteruitgaand, tot boeiende en groeiende kerken om te buigen. Het verklaart waarom de institutionele kerk eeuwen lang de groei en opdracht van de kerk heeft ...

The King James Bible of 1611 has been one of the richest sources for English language and literature for nearly four centuries and is itself a work of the greatest poetic beauty. George Steiner's introduction illuminates the Bible's profound effect on the history of English literature and includes a moving personal reading of the greatest of texts.

Oorspronkelijk verschenen in de Living Religions Series te Londen in 1971, De Orthodoxe Kerk van aartspriester Sergei Hackel is een boek waar zowel leken als gevorderden op het gebied van de orthodoxie in geïnteresseerd zullen zijn.

In begrijpelijke taal en op beknopte wijze neemt het de lezer mee doorheen de geschiedenis van de Orthodoxe Kerk en al haar vroegere en hedendaagse gebruiken, riten en opvattingen. Alles komt daarbij aan bod; van de vroege kerk en de geschillen tussen het oosters...

Op basis van omvattend onderzoek en talrijke gesprekken met vertegenwoordigers van maatschappelijke organisaties, en nauw aansluitend op gedachten van paus Franciscus, presenteert dit boek een bevrijdende omgang met de brandende maatschappelijke kwesties van deze tijd.De laatste vijftig jaar wil de kerk zich vooral aanpassen aan de eigentijdse samenleving en cultuur. Een moderne kerk in een moderne wereld gold en geldt als de weg naar de toekomst. Maar de moderne wereld verkeert in diepe cris...