Given the recent interest in the emotions presupposed in early religious literature, it has been thought useful to examine in this volume how the Jews and early Christians expressed their feelings within the prayers recorded in some of their literature. Specialists in their fields from academic institutions around the world have analysed important texts relating to this overall theme and to what is revealed with regard to such diverse topics as

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The purpose of this collection of Brueggemann's essays is, to bring to the fore a much more extensive critical engagement on his part with the current discussion about the Old Testament, its character, its authority, its theology, and especially its God....Readers of these essays, who think they may have grasped what Brueggemann has to say about the theology of the Old Testament from reading his magnum opus, will find that he is still thinking, still...

This first volume in the series Christian Origins and the Question of God provides a historical, theological, and literary study of first-century Judaism and Christianity. Wright offers a preliminary discussion of the meaning of the word god within those cultures, as he explores the ways in which developing an understanding of those first-century cultures are of relevance for the modern world.

Despite Dietrich Bonhoeffer's prior theological achievements and writings, it was his correspondence and notes from prison that electrified the postwar world six years after his death in 1945. The materials gathered and selected by his friend Eberhard Bethge in Letters and Papers from Prison not only brought Bonhoeffer to a wide and appreciative readership, especially, in North America, they also introduced to a broad readership his novel and exciting...

This timeless little classic communicates essential teachings of Martin Luther. The subject of Freedom is both timely and poignantly relevant today. For the Christian, this freedom is liberty from sin and death, and the opportunity to serve one's neighbor. Written in a simple style, On Christian Liberty conveys significant spiritual insight into the grace of God and liberating faith in Christ Jesus. It is counter-cultural, down-to-earth, and accessible...

Consider the three pillars of occultism: alchemy, astrology, and ritual magic. Through an exploration of these forces, get a better understanding of key terms and concepts of the occult.

Explore a wide array of subjects and experiences that fall under the umbrella of the occult and stretch from the ancient world to the 21st century.

Delve into the world of spirit communication and necromancy from Stone Age shamans to Harry Houdini's anti-spiritualist crusade of the early 20th century.

Was Hitler the sole mastermind of the Nazi regime or the pawn of darker forces? Examine the realities of Nazi occultism, a tangle of charlatanism, appropriation, and pure evil.

Between the 14th and the 17th centuries, science and the occult began to separate. Ponder the mysteries of the Rosicrucians and the occult roots of science.