In this eloquent introduction to early Christian thought, eminent religious historian Robert Louis Wilken examines the tradition that such figures as St. Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, and others set in place. Wilken shows how these early thinkers constructed a new intellectual and spiritual world and[...]
In this book, Davis uses many new historical sources to re-examine one of the least understood forms of human bondage in modern times - the systematic enslavement of white, Christian Europeans by the Muslims of North Africa's Barbary Coast. Far from the minor phenomenon that many have assumed it to [...]
There is no original Christian faith, no native language, no definitive statement of the meaning of Christ for all times. That is the fundamental argument of this challenging book. vividly written and covering a great deal of evidence in a short space. Dr Wilken argues that if there has been any con[...]
By now we've all heard the word postmodernism. But what is it? Can it be defined? Does it really represent a monumental shift away from how we use to think about right and wrong, truth, the world, and even the whole cosmos? Most important, how should Christians respond? Robert C. Greer helps us gras[...]
Ever since the apostle Paul addressed the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers in Athens, relating the Christian worldview to a non-Christian world has been a challenge. And despite Peter's charge to be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you (1 Pe[...]
We have sold 4300 copies worldwide of the first edition (1999). This new edition contains five completely new chapters covering new developments.[...]
Snart har hundra år gått sedan Lenin dog. Han och hans hustru Nadezjda Krupskaja bildade ett radarpar som formade och missformade Europa under hela 1900-talet. Svenskättlingen Robert Klasson förenade Lenin och Krupskaja i sin studiecirkel i S:t Petersburg. Klasson var en färgstark och modig sam[...]
Monte Carlo statistical methods, particularly those based on Markov chains, are now an essential component of the standard set of techniques used by statisticians. This new edition has been revised towards a coherent and flowing coverage of these simulation techniques, with incorporation of the most[...]
Offers information in marine sedimentology, associating generalities to case studies. This book provides an association of information on the origin and transport of sediment particles, the evolution of sediment series and their role as archives of past environments.[...]
"This book is intended as a comprehensive examination of the large number of possible pathways for converting biomass into fuels and power through thermochemical processes"--[...]
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