Originally published in 1937. Painter s Scourge of the Clergy is a biography of Peter of Dreux who was the Count of Dreux from 1298 to 1345. This book engages in a conversation with specialists of medieval France and Brittany given that Peter s career gives historians... Lees meer.

Fifty years after its original publication a commemorative edition with a new introduction and updated resources section of Dr. Elisabeth K bler-Ross s beloved groundbreaking classic on the five stages of grief.One of the most important psychological studies of the la... Lees meer.

Hieratikon containing all the texts necessary for a deacon or priest serving the Orthodox Church. This pocket-size hieratikon contains all the texts necessary for a deacon or priest in serving the daily hours of the Orthodox Church - Vespers Compline Midnight Offic... Lees meer.

This detailed study of the parish clergy in England on the Eve of the break with Rome is based on a wide variety of documentary sources both ecclesiastical and secular ranging from diocesan records to sworn evidence offered in litigation and acc... Lees meer.

Macy argues that for the first 1200 years of Christianity women were in fact ordained into roles in the church. He uncovers references to the ordination of women in papal episcopal and theological documents of the time. Beliefs that women were not ordained he shows... Lees meer.

A best-seller among seminarians and seasoned leaders alike this 20th anniversary edition offers updated and expanded content for readers familiar with the original as well as those new to the work. In to both modest and substantial additions throughout the expanded e... Lees meer.

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Here are 135 engaging and inspiring meditations chosen from cherished weekly devotions by the clergy of Christ Episcopal Church in Charlotte North Carolina originally written as e-devotions emailed each Wednesday to the entire congregation. Subjects range from every... Lees meer.

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Religious scholarship can be offensive to believers as conflicts from the time of Galileo and Spinoza to the recent critique of Danish religious scholars in the wake of the infamous Muhammad cartoons have shown. Studies of this type of scholarship have been appropriate... Lees meer.

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This essential resource integrates the classic foundations of pastoral care with the latest approaches to spiritual care. It is specifically intended for professionals who work or spend time with congregants in acute care hospitals behavioral health facilities rehabil... Lees meer.

Unlike monks and nuns clergy have hitherto been sidelined in accounts of the Middle Ages but they played an important role in medieval society. This first broad-ranging study in English of the secular clergy examines how ordination provided a framework for clerical li... Lees meer.

In the fourth century clerics began to distinguish themselves from members of the laity by virtue of their augmented claims to holiness. Because clerical celibacy was key to this distinction religious authorities of all stripes patristic authors popes theologians c... Lees meer.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution Gale initiated a revolution of its own. digi... Lees meer.