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Melding critical exegesis and contemporary theory, this work considers the prevalence of polarities in biblical discourse and expounds their significance for the social and religious institutions of ancient Israel. Focusing on four binary pairs, it shows how these privileged oppositions were used to restrict access to cultic spaces.

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"Explores the socio-cultural dynamics of religious speeches through an analysis of Christian and Islamic sermons and preachers"--

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Saiva liturgy is performed in a world that oscillates: a world permeated by the presence of Siva, where humans live in a condition of bondage and where the highest aim of the soul is to attain liberation from its fetters. In this account of Indian temple ritual, Richard Davis uses medieval Hindu texts to describe the world as it is envisioned by Sa

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Ritual Practices in Congregational Identity Formation investigates the educational roles of ritual practices in the process of congregational identity formation. Son identifies and analyzes various kinds of Christian rituals and investigates the pedagogical and transformative efficacies of ritual practices within the dynamics of congregational education.

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Argues that literary features and ritual dynamics within the book of "Leviticus" enlighten each other. This book examines both the legal sections in Lev 1-7 and 11-15 and the narratives in Lev 8-10 and 16.

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Written with the specific needs of students of religious studies in mind, Ritual: Key Concepts in Religious Studies surveys the field of ritual studies looking at it both historically within anthropology and in terms of its contemporary relevance to mass phenomena.

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Analyses the life of the pioneer Protestant missionary, Robert Morrison (1782-1834), who arrived in China in 1807. Morrison masterminded translation and production of the first Chinese Bible and a series of other Christian texts in Mandarin. A gifted linguist and educational strategist, he founded the Christian College in Malacca.

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In Roman Catholic Political Philosophy author James V. Schall tries to demonstrate that Roman Catholicism and political philosophy--revelation and reason-are not contradictory. It is his contention that political philosophy, the primary focus of the book, asks certain question...

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In the popular imagination, historical relations between the Roman Catholic Church and modern science are best epitomized in the case of Galileo Galilei. This work is the general history of the reactions of the RCC to developments in the natural sciences from about 1800 to the dawn of the twenty-first century.

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In the popular imagination, historical relations between the Roman Catholic Church and modern science are best epitomized in the case of Galileo Galilei. This book presents a picture of the back and forth volleys between representatives of the scientific and ecclesiastical establishments as well as within each of those establishments.

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While exploring and elaborating the meaning of "political theology" in Germany in the 1920s, Carl Schmitt had occasion to address the question of the relation between Roman Catholicism and the post-modern world. This work presupposes an affinity between Catholicism and political thinking.

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This book is a literary analysis of selections from Luke and Acts concerned with: (1) exploring what Luke communicates about Gods kingdom by using language and imagery related to the Roman Empire; and (2) evaluating what this communication tells us about Lukes dispositions toward Rome.

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The Nelson Impact Bible Study series will introduce in-depth Bible study to Christian laypeople. Each book will help readers experience the true meaning of the messages in the book of Genesis, and in turn, empower the reader to truly make a difference in the world for Christ.

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Intended as companions to the Blackaby Study Bible, these guides also stand alone as a complete study of a book of the Bible.

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Part of the "International Critical Commentary" series, this work presents a commentary on Romans.

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