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Angels: A Very Short Introduction

David Albert Jones

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777301

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199547302.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199547302

Angels: A Very Short Introduction outlines prominent stories and speculations about angels in Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and post-Christian spiritualties. What are angels? ... More

Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction

Mark Chapman

Print Publication Year:: Jun 2006

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776243

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192806932.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192806932

Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction highlights the diversity of contemporary Anglicanism by exploring its history, theology, and structures. Although originally united by ... More

Thomas Aquinas: A Very Short Introduction

Fergus Kerr

Print Publication Year:: Nov 2009

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777387

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199556649.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199556649

Thomas Aquinas: A Very Short Introduction is an introduction to this early thirteenth century Italian Catholic priest's work. Placing Aquinas in an historical context, it ... More

Augustine: A Very Short Introduction

Henry Chadwick

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2001

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776762

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192854520.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192854520

Augustine: A Very Short Introduction traces the development of Augustine's thought, discussing his reaction to the thinkers before him, and themes such as freedom, creation, ... More

The Book of Common Prayer: A Very Short Introduction

Brian Cummings

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2018

Published Online:: Aug 2018

eISBN:: 9780191842160

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198803928.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198803928

The Book of Common Prayer is one of the most influential books in history. For nearly six centuries, it has formed the order of worship for established Christianity in England, and is now ... More

The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction

Terryl L. Givens

Print Publication Year:: Jan 2010

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780199365678

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780195369311.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780195369311

The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction examines the Book of Mormon primarily in terms of the claims that its narrators make for its historical genesis, its purpose as a ... More

Calvinism: A Very Short Introduction

Jon Balserak

Print Publication Year:: Dec 2016

Published Online:: Dec 2016

eISBN:: 9780191815263

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198753711.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198753711

Calvinism: A Very Short Introduction explores major ideas associated with the Calvinist system of thought. Beginning during the Protestant Reformation in cities like Zurich, ... More

Catholicism: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

Gerald O'Collins

Print Publication Year:: May 2017

Published Online:: May 2017

eISBN:: 9780191838521

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198796855.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198796855

Despite a long history of external threats and internal strife, the Roman Catholic Church remains a vast and influential presence in our modern world. But what were its origins, and how has ... More

Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction

D. Stephen Long

Print Publication Year:: Jul 2010

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777523

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199568864.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199568864

Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction presents a discussion of the relationship between Christian ethics, modern, and postmodern ethics, and explores practical issues ... More

Christianity: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

Linda Woodhead

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2014

Published Online:: Sep 2014

eISBN:: 9780191780943

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199687749.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199687749

At a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern hemisphere but declining in much of the West, Christianity: A Very Short Introduction offers an important overview of the world's ... More

The Devil: A Very Short Introduction

Darren Oldridge

Print Publication Year:: May 2012

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777776

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199580996.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199580996

Focussing specifically on the Christian Devil, The Devil: A Very Short Introduction explores the many guises and roles he played in the Bible. He has fascinated writers and theologians ... More

Jesus: A Very Short Introduction

Richard Bauckham

Print Publication Year:: Jul 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777691

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199575275.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199575275

Jesus: A Very Short Introduction explores the figure of Jesus through the four Gospels of the New Testament. These ancient texts provide historical evidence for his life and ... More

Martin Luther: A Very Short Introduction

Scott H. Hendrix

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2010

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777653

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199574339.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199574339

Martin Luther: A Very Short Introduction details Luther's life, writings, world, and legacy. It explains the religious reformation and his importance, emphasizing the political ... More

Methodism: A Very Short Introduction

William J. Abraham

Print Publication Year:: Apr 2019

Published Online:: Apr 2019

eISBN:: 9780191840715

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198802310.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198802310

Methodism: A Very Short Introduction traces Methodism from its origins in the work of John Wesley and the hymns of his brother, Charles Wesley, in the 18th century, right up to ... More

Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction

Richard Lyman Bushman

Print Publication Year:: Jun 2008

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780199365562

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780195310306.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780195310306

Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction sets out to examine a religion with over 12 million adherents that still baffles outsiders nearly 170 years after the founder' death. How ... More

Orthodox Christianity: A Very Short Introduction

A. Edward Siecienski

Print Publication Year:: Jul 2019

Published Online:: Jul 2019

eISBN:: 9780190883300

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780190883270.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780190883270

To many in the West, Orthodoxy remains shrouded in mystery, an exotic and foreign religion that survived in the East following the Great Schism of 1054 that split the Christian world into ... More

Paul: A Very Short Introduction

E. P. Sanders

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2001

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776755

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192854513.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192854513

Paul is the most powerful human personality in the history of the Church. A missionary, theologian, and religious genius, in his epistles he laid the foundations on which later Christian ... More

Pentecostalism: A Very Short Introduction

William K. Kay

Print Publication Year:: Jan 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777677

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199575152.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199575152

Pentecostalism: A Very Short Introduction outlines the origins and growth of Pentecostalism, looking at the theological aspects of the movement and also the sociological ... More

Protestantism: A Very Short Introduction

Mark A. Noll

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777455

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199560974.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199560974

Protestantism: A Very Short Introduction presents a history of Protestantism beginning with the founding of Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, and Anabaptist churches in the ... More

Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction

Francis J Bremer

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2009

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780199365630

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780195334555.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780195334555

Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction traces the development, triumph, and decline of the Puritan world and examines the Puritan legacy in American history. It charts the rise ... More

The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction

Pink Dandelion

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2008

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776915

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199206797.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199206797

The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction charts the history of Quakerism and its present-day diversity, and outlines its approach to worship, belief, theology and language, and ... More

Rastafari: A Very Short Introduction

Ennis B. Edmonds

Print Publication Year:: Dec 2012

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777844

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199584529.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199584529

Rastafari: A Very Short Introduction provides an account of this widespread but often poorly understood movement looking at its essential history, principles and practices, and ... More

The Reformation: A Very Short Introduction

Peter Marshall

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2009

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777066

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199231317.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199231317

The Reformation: A Very Short Introduction considers a process which transformed Europe and left an indelible mark on the modern world — one that began as a dispute over ... More