The first modern study in English of the life and thought of the ninth-century Byzantine theologian and monastic reformer, Theodore the Stoudite. Cholij... Læs mere
In this book Dr Ludlow compares and assesses two advocates of the belief that in the end God will save all people. She... Læs mere
The first major study in English of the Jovinianist controversy. David G. Hunter examines early Christian views on... Læs mere
The vast amount of suffering in the world is often held as a particularly powerful reason to deny that God exists. Highly accessible and carefully argued, Peter van Inwagen's book maintains that such reasoning does not hold, and that suffering should not undermine belief in God.
A detailed study of the moral philosophy of medieval Jewish thinkers Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn... Læs mere
The fascinating story of the women who have lived in religious communities, from the dawn of the modern age onwards - their ideals and achievements, frustrations and failures, and their attempts to reach out to the society around them.
A helpful guide to the writings of perhaps the greatest Catholic theologian of the twentieth century. Healy shows how for Balthasar the... Læs mere
In third-century CE Palestine, the leading members of the rabbinic movement put together a treatise entitled... Læs mere
A comprehensive analysis of the ritual dimensions of biblical mourning rites, this book also seeks to illuminate mourning's social dimensions through... Læs mere
This book assumes no prior knowledge of Judaism, and is aimed at students and general readers. Containing an account of the Jewish people and the main lines of their history, as well as eight... Læs mere
This accessible study is the first critical investigation of the cult of saints among Muslims and Jews in medieval Syria and the Near East.... Læs mere
A new two volume anthology bringing together the best recent writing in the interdisciplinary field of... Læs mere