Author:
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: protestant, texts, nonconformist, century, nineteenth
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2006-04-30
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0754638502
ISBN-13: 9780754638506

This is a series of four substantial volumes designed to demonstrate the range of interests of the several Protestant Nonconformist traditions from the time of their Separatist harbingers in the 16th century to the end of the 20th century. It represents a major project of the Association of Denominational Historical Societies and Cognate Libraries. Each volume comprises a general introduction followed by texts illustrative of such topics as theology, philosophy, worship, socio-political concerns, and so on. Prepared by a team of 12 editors, all of whom are expert in their areas, and drawn from

Author: Philip J. Lee
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: gnostics, protestant
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 1993-08-19
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0195084365
ISBN-13: 9780195084368

In this penetrating and provocative assessment of the current state of religion and its effects on society at large, Philip J. Lee criticizes conservatives and liberals alike as he traces gnostic motifs to the very roots of American Protestantism. With references to an extraordinary spectrum of writings from sources as diverse as John Calvin, Martin Buber, Tom Wolfe, Margaret Atwood, and Emily Dickinson, he probes the effects of gnostic thinking on a wide range of issues. Calling for the restoration of a dialectical faith and practice, the book points to positive ways of restoring health to en

Author: Max Weber
Publisher: BN Publishing
Keywords: capitalism, spirit, ethic, protestant
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2008-09-09
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0982055609
ISBN-13: 9780982055601

This brilliant study opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and its view that change takes place through the conflict of opposites. Instead, Weber relates the rise of a capitalist economy to the Puritan determination to work out anxiety over salvation or damnation by performing good deeds � an effort that ultimately encouraged capitalism.

Author: Lewis William Spitz
Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
Keywords: reformation, protestant
Number of Pages: 181
Published: 1997-09-01
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0570049938
ISBN-13: 9780570049937

This book consists of a series of statements from men and women dating between 1501 to 1559. These statements illustrate the ideas, beliefs, and somtimes the fates, of the people who had come to share a profound discontent with the church as it then existed and a positive determination to change it. Writings include: Erasmus and Hutten the humanists, Luther and Melanchthon, Zwingli, Sattler the Anabaptist, Servetus the Unitarian, Calvin the theologian and lawgiver, and the English reformers, a special breed -- from the rabble-rousing Fish to Cromwell the administrator, Starkey the moderate, th

Author: Diarmaid MacCulloch
Publisher: University of California Pre
Keywords: reformation, protestant, edward, king
Number of Pages: 302
Published: 2002-03-15
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0520234022
ISBN-13: 9780520234024

92 b/w photographs Diarmaid MacCulloch illuminates the significance of Edward’s turbulent and neglected reign. He takes a fresh look at the life and beliefs of the young king and of the ruthless politicians who jostled for power around him. He analyzes the single-minded strategy of the Protestant Revolution and assesses the support it had among the people of England.

Author: Charles R. Taber
Publisher: Mercer University Pre
Keywords: missions, protestant, modern, culture, world
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 2000-09-05
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 086554929X
ISBN-13: 9780865549296

Author:
Publisher: Lulu
Keywords: three, christian, confessions, comparison, doctrinal, lutheran, protestant, catholic
Published: 2008
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0615166350
ISBN-13: 9780615166353