Boydell brewer jun 2004 (6 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Berlin's traumatic past and vibrant present explored and explained in a guide to the culture, buildings and society of the city.Most people do not think of Berlin as a beautiful city, but it is filled with stunning sights, sounds and textures, all the more astonishing when the stories behind them are revealed. Today's Berlin is new and vibrant, but historyhas left its scars. A look in the right place is rewarded with glimpses of the glories of old Prussia as well as the abominations of Hitler's Third Reich and of the outer bulwark of the Soviet empire. Brian Ladd, a historian whohas been returning to Berlin for twenty-five years, pays homage to the familiar landmarks, but he also penetrates into obscure corners of the city and brings them alive with his shrewd and informed comment. He explains what the sights of Berlin have meant to Berliners who coped under kings and dictators, and who toiled, suffered and celebrated as their city was destroyed and rebuilt. This book invites you to share their passions as it draws you into the dynamic new capital that has risen from wreckage of post-war German history. BRIAN LADD is at the State University of New York at Albany. He has been a constant visitor to Berlin over a quarter of a century.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An account of different views of church history propagated by English writers during the Reformation, including William Tyndale, John Bale and John Foxe.Glanmor Williams presents different views of Church History propagated by English writers during the Reformation. He introduces this topic by exploring the continental background, including Luther's arguments, the opponents and Luther's influence on important English authors of the sixteenth century.Almost as soon as Luther came to communicate his sensibilities to others he began to realise that defenders of orthodoxy would denounce them as an intolerably presumptuous threat on the part of a single misguided monk to fifteen hundred years of established authority in the Church. Quite apart from the counter-arguments such as those raised by the clerical controversialist, Eck, there was the obvious and very serious objection against criticism of the Church, voiced by the Emperor Charles V: 'For it is certain', he protested, 'that a single monk must err if he stands against the opinion of all Christendom. Otherwise Christendom itself would have erred for more than a thousand years.'On October 31 1517, the then obscure friar-professor, Martin Luther, pinned up his ninety-five arguments on the church door at Wittenberg. He was, unknown to himself, proclaiming doctrines which were to find an echo in all corners of Europe in a remarkably short space of time. Among those who were most gladly to receive and propagate the Lutheran message was a young Englishman, William Tyndale, the outstanding English reformer of the first generation, and a major figure among English reformers of any generation.In this fascinating book Williams also looks at the great impact of John Bale and John Foxe.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two essays by distinguished Reformed scholars that present original interpretations of the central meaning of the Lord's Supper.In these two essays two distinguished Reformed scholars accept the challenge of understanding and explaining the central meaning of the Lord's Supper.How did primitive Christianity understand this event What relationship was Christ attempting to establish with mankind Did He wish to establish a link other than the one of preaching His Word What is the relationship of Word and Sacrament These and other vital issues for the churches of the Reformation tradition are addressed.In the first essay, Oscar Cullmann proposes to investigate the true meaning of the Lord's Supper with which primitive Christianity invested the cultic act of the sacred meal, as it was practised in the communities of the first century. He examines the Breaking of Bread and the Resurrection Appearances and draws a connection between the Lord's Supper and the Death of Christ, and successfully combines the two in his conclusion.The second essay, by F. J. Leenhardt, provides an answer to the question: What relationship did Christ wish to establish with man Or more precisely, since Christ wished His disciples to proclaim His Gospel, He established a link which is the preaching of His Word: 'He that hears you, hears me.' The question is therefore whether or not He wished to establish, by another means than the spoken Word, a further relationship with man.Both essays present new and original insights into the central meaning of the Lord's Supper.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A survey of the development of the Paschal rites of the ancient Church, from apostolic times to the 4th century.Christian interpreters in all ages have sought a clue to the New Testament Book of Revelation. In this study, Massey H. Shepherd offers a new approach to the basic structure of the Book. He surveys the development of Paschal rites and customs of the ancient Church, from apostolic times to the end of the age of persecution, as a background and context for understanding the outline and basic theme of Revelation. Fresh perspectives are opened to students of New Testament and early Christian literature, the liturgy and piety of the primitive Church, and the origins of the Christian Year.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An essay on the theology of the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper, interpreting them as symbolic events that represent the renewing action of God.Baptism and the Lord's Supper are means of grace, representing spiritual realities by whose observance the Church and its members celebrate the life they are given in Christ.Upon this belief Professor Arndt examines the meaning of 'sacramental theology' particularly in its relation to the whole of the Gospel of Christ. He believes that the 'Font' and 'Table' are symbolic events representing God's renewing action, and through them this 'Community of faith and people of God becomes concrete in historical actuality'.He does not claim that this essay provides a complete sacramental theology. He is primarily concerned with securing a perspective of sacramental practice in the hope of assisting in a 'reconstruction of sacramental teaching, a more responsible ordering of practice and a more understanding participation in the sacraments of the gospel'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The influence that disease has had on history has often been hidden behind the more 'glorious' exploits of individuals and monarchs. In Armies of Pestilence R.S. Bray offers a fresh contribution to the impact that illnesses have had on world history.The periods discussed span from the Biblical accounts of epidemics, through the Justinian plague (what was that deadly disease that has kept scientists in contention right through to the present day ), to the miscalculated 1976 influenza epidemic from which the American government took a long time to recover. Dr. Bray covers the Plague (the scourge of medieval Europe), malaria, yellow fever, smallpox, typhus and cholera.The author offers a comprehensive evaluation of many other works, both scientific and historical, which provide a vast basis for research on this subject. His vigorous style and timely injections of humour make this an absorbing and accessible book.…