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Huge collection of old books, many from the 40's/50's/60's, old looks on christianity, set of encyclopedia'scollection from leicestershire read more
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3x 50p coins tale of peter rabbit christianity in mann battle of hastings ÂŁ30 for all 3
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2 books split into paper 1 [philosophy and ethics] and paper 2 [christianity] covering content from both yearsvery useful and makes it all easier to understand read more
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Subjects include: cooking, history, sports, christianity, religion, education, hobbies, crafts, quilting, art, textbooks, minnesota, science, biographies, counseling and therapy, diet and nutrition, parenting, nature, etcbook condition: very goodauthor: howman, kwe will always protect the book with an archival bag and will bubble wrap if space allows
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Unisex wrist jewellery (brand new with tags) - leather beaded or embroided wrist bands 'skull' wrist band 'dice' wrist band 'peace' wrist band 'christianity' wrist band - ÂŁ2 each or ten wrist bands for ÂŁ15 exeter, devon read more
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Examines the life, character and achievements of st columba, and the distinctive nature and current relevance of columban christianity and its key strands - pilgrimage, penitence and politicsthis saint's message has never been more timely than now, years after his death
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Towards the end of his life (perhaps around 392) prudentius withdrew from public life to become an ascetic, fasting until evening and abstaining entirely from consuming animal products; to write poems, hymns and controversial works in defence of christianitya rare first work of poetry and literature showing the transition from the classical to the medieval worldplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedelivery service provided by chronopost within a few daysaurelius prudentius clemens was a roman christian poetprudentius then collected the christian poems written during this period and added a foreword, which he himself dated to 405catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableaurelius prudentius clemens - avreli prvdenti clementis vc opera - binding in good condition, period full calfskin binding, covers and spine in good condition, some friction, a small label on the headcap, a pretty gilded fillet framing the covers, marbled edges, adorned spineinside in good condition, light dirt, culs-de-lampe, a lovely engraving on the title pageprudentius practised law with some success and was twice governor of a province, perhaps in his native land, before emperor theodosius summoned him to appear before a courtour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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André's “wild” encounters with the holy spirit prove that the timid, boxed-in god of western christianity is not who god actually isthe holy spirit is wild and powerful and wants to be manifested in your life
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham published to coincide with the methodist conference in june , this work addresses what methodism means to the younger generationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe spirited arguments address all areas and the book concludes with a direct challenge to readers
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Neatly inked name on flyleaf of volumes 1, 3 and 4oxfam bookshop newport a record of jewish history, with special emphasis on the first century ce and the first jewish–roman war ( ce) comprising the jewish war (cthe jewish war recounts the jewish revolt against roman occupation75) and antiquities of the jews (csporadic foxing and and generally evenly tanned throughoutneatly pencilled name on front endpaper of volume 1speckled edge to text blockssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreantiquities of the jews recounts the history of the world from a jewish perspective for an ostensibly greek and roman audiencerebound in in mottled glossy brown paper covered boardsthese works provide valuable insight into first century judaism and the background of early christianity, and are the chief source next to the bible for the history and antiquity of ancient palestine
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Oxfam shop whitchurch road an historical essay on christianity and its early introduction into britain see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Presence of the putto in the upper part, symbol of benevolence on the familywe can find in this masterpiece the inspiration of the school of fontainebleauplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteopening in front by 4 leaves and 2 drawersmade entirely of solid walnut, circacut in a pyramidal ledge decorationh242 x 139 x 56(the black legend of the inquisition started in the 18th century with historians of the enlightenment, wishing to discredit christianity, which at the time was strongly associated with the concept of monarchy)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableabundant decorations of characters, unfortunately beheaded during the inquisition of the 18th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehistoric piece circa for this renaissance period sideboard, coming from the sacristy of saint vincent de la commanderieare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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It involves the attempts by missionaries to convert native americans to christianity and features lewis wetzel, who had dedicated his life to the destruction of native americans and to the protection of white settlements in the regionit is the second in a trilogy, the first of which is "betty zane" and the last of which is "the last trail"oxfam shop macclesfield a historical novel, first published in , about events occurring in the ohio river valley in the late eighteenth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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We enter the excitement and mystery of the gospel origins at a time when christianity was under attack in europein this enthralling book, janet soskice takes the reader on an astonishing journey from the ayreshire of the sisters' childhood to the lost treasure trove of the cairogenizahonce they had overcome the stubborn reluctance of cambridge scholars to authenticate the find and had lead an expedition of quarrelsome academics back to sinai to copy it, agnes and margaret -in middle years and neither with any university qualifications - embarked on a life of demanding scholarship and bold travelhidden in a cupboard beneath the monastic library at st catherine's in the sinai desert the twins discovered what looked like a palimpsest: one text written over anothercrucially this is the story of two remarkable women who, as widows, were undeterred in their spirit of adventure and who overcame insuperable odds to become world class scholars with a place in historywe trace the footsteps of the intrepid pair as they voyage to egypt, sinai and beyond, murray's guide book in hand coping with camels, unscrupulous dragomen, and unpredictable welcomessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was agnes who recognized the obscured text for what it was - one of the earliest copies of the gospels written in ancient syriacoxfam bookshop cheltenham sisters of sinaitells an extraordinary tale of nineteenth century exploration; how two scottish sisters made one of the most important ancient manuscript finds of the age
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Hitchens provides hope for all believers whose friends or family members have left christianity or who are enchanted by the arguments of the anti-religious intellects of our ageoxfam bookshop hove what if notorious atheist christopher hitchens, bestselling author of god is not great, had a christian brother? he doeshe shows that the world's bloodiest century, the 20th, entailed nothing short of atheism's own version of the crusades and the inquisitionthe path to a secular utopia, pursued by numerous modern tyrants, is truly paved with more violence than has been witnessed in any era in historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand like many of the old testament saints whose personal lives were intertwined with the life of their nation, so peter's story is also the story of modern england and its sad spiritual declinepeter hitchens details a very personal story of how he left the faith but dramatically returnedpeter brings his work as an international journalist to bear as he documents firsthand accounts of atheistic societies, specifically in communist russia, where he lived in moscow during the collapse of the soviet union
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Unisex wrist jewellery (brand new with tags) - leather beaded or embroided wrist bands 'skull' wrist jewellery 'dice' wrist jewellery 'peace' wrist jewellery 'christianity' wrist jewellery - ÂŁ2 each or ten wrist bands for ÂŁ15 exeter, devon read more
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But great honour brings new challenges: castus is tormented by suspicions that his young wife has been unfaithfuland as constantine becomes increasingly devoted to christianity, he is forced to ask himself whether he is backing the wrong manaurelius castus is now a tribune in constantine's armyonly maxentius, tyrant of rome, stands between the emperor constantine and supreme power in the westthe coming war will decide the fate of empireoxfam bookshop cheltenham the roman empire is on the brink of civil warbut castus's own battle will carry him much furthersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop hertford this is the story of a dramatic encounter and debate between a minister and a demon, where the truths of christianity and the catholic church are challenged in a most intimidating and powerful way, with a plausibility that reflects the questioning, attitudes and opinions of the modern secular and materialistic western worldhowever, this challenge is presented in the context of the ready acknowledgement of god's reality by a demon who is fully aware of it but strives to distort the real nature of god and the fact of his love for humanitythe story is intended for everyone who genuinely wants to know the true meaning of life, and to strengthen those who already believe and trust in jesus christsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas such it emphasises the importance of prayer and of trust in god and his son throughout our lives, particularly in the face of life's sufferings and one's own painthe encounter demonstrates the existence of the demonic sphere and reveals some of the methods and temptations used to lead people, even those committed to jesus christ, away from him and their own salvation
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The introduction is by former catholic priest and media commentator paul collinsthis book is an assembly of voicesflanagan asks, not so much what has kennedy done, but who is he? freelance writer and author michele gierck stands with the congregationthe case against kennedy is lucidly put by catholic academic neil ormerodoxfam shop kendal paperback in excellent condition in february father peter kennedy, of saint mary's catholic church in south brisbane, was sacked by his archbishop for contravening aspects of catholic doctrineshe stands inside the church now known as st mary's-in-exile and describes eleven of the parishioners as she sees themwho is this man who threatens rome? is christianity, as kennedy claims, dying in australia? see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book ends with journalist martin flanagan meeting kennedy for a second timeher book, 700 days in el salvador, is an account of the civil war there, which she saw from the insidethe voices range from singer/songwriter shane howard to international theologian hans kungthen follows a variety of viewpoints on kennedy and the church today, what he has done and what the roman catholic church has done in banning him from his churchthen there is a secular portrait of kennedy as a man by journalist martin flanagan
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Charting the emergence of the story of the grail offers a fascinating insight into both paganism, christianity and eastern mysticismoxfam shop colne road the holy grail is a subject that fascinates and intriguessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough its various guises as magic cauldron, cornucopia, horn of plenty and chalice cup it has remained at the centre of popular culture since antiquityit has been a major catalyst and inspiration for literature and the arts in western culture
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With the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forces" see oxfam website for delivery information read morejohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable cityin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationwilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastbanias' story starts in canaanite timesunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights region
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This comprehensive handbook provides with practical advice on: inspiring students even when they say 'what's the point of learning re?' teaching christianity and other world religions developing students' skills at key stages 3 & 4 preparing students for coursework and exams see oxfam website for delivery information read moreif you are new to teaching religious education or you're an experienced teacher who'd like some creative teaching strategies then this handbook is for youoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the re teacher's handbook cavan wood good condition paperback, no markings
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In the last section grattan-guinness investigates various understudied aspects of math, including numerology, masonic symbols in classical music, and the links between mathematics and christianitythis collection includes several essays that are difficult to find anywhere elsethose in the next part address the history of mathematics education and its importance to current modes of teachingcondition: covers and spine very good, pages clean and tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bury stedmunds this seminal collection gathers together many general writings of one of the world's leading historians of mathematicsorganized thematically, these essays ponder the intellectual underpinnings of the field, examine the major topics in the history of mathematics, and recount the bizarre history of pseudomaththe essays in the first part of the book discuss the history of mathematics as a field and its central philosophical issues
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Oxfam bookshop birmingham the character of christian-muslim encounter is a festschrift in honour of david thomas, professor of christianity and islam, and nadir dinshaw professor of inter religious relations, at the university of birmingham, ukcontributors, excluding the editors, are: clare amos, john azumah, mark beaumont, david cheetham, rifaat ebied, stanislaw grodz svd, alan guenther, damian howard sj, michael ipgrave, muammer iskenderoglu, risto jukko, alex mallett, juan pedro monferrer-sala, lucinda mosher, gordon nickel, jørgen nielsen, claire norton, emilio platti, luis bernabé pons, peniel rajkumar, peter riddell, umar ryad, andrew sharp, sigvard von sicard, richard sudworth, mark swanson, charles tieszen, john tolan, davide tacchini, herman teule, albert walters see oxfam website for delivery information read morein as new condition - still shrink-wrappedthe editors have put together a collection of over 30 contributions from colleagues of professor thomas that commences with a biographical sketch and representative tribute provided by a former doctoral student, and comprises a series of wide-ranging academic papers arranged to broadly reflect three dimensions of david thomas' academic and professional work - studies in and of islam; christian-muslim relations; the church and interreligious engagementrare book, difficult to sourcethese are set in the context of a focussed theme - the character of christian-muslim encounters - and cast within a broad chronological framework
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield part of the 'teach yourself history' series covers the adoption of christianity by the roman empirethe binding is in good condition and the pages unmarked fifth impressionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe unclipped dustjacket is discoloured and there is some staining to the hardback cover which is otherwise sound
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In paulo walked the road to santiago, and it was there that he reconverted to christianity and found again the faith bequeathed to him by the jesuit fathers of his school yearshe weaves together the strands of paulo's life, revealing the man behind the world-famous writeras a teenager, he was subjected to the brutality of electric shock treatment in the psychiatric hospital where his parents, who took his rebelliousness as a sign of madness, interned him three timeshippie, journalist, rock star, actor, playwright, theatre director and producer of television programs, this whirlwind life came to an end in , during a trip to europebefore he became internationally known and a worldwide bestseller, he had to overcome many obstacleslater, paulo joined forces with rock star raul seixas and together they composed songs that revolutionized brazilian rock musicthe following year, the alchemist, established his worldwide reputationpaulo coelho was born in rio de janeiro, brazil, in augustoxfam bookshop cheltenham paulo coelho is a worldwide phenomenonat a time when he is coming up to the fantastic achievement of 100 million copies sold worldwide across all his books, his fans will be delighted with the first ever official biography of paulo, an in-depth look at his life and work, and what makes him the much-loved author he is todayin dachau and later in amsterdam, paulo had a mystical meeting with "j", his new mentor, who persuaded him to walk the road to santiago de compostela, a medieval pilgrim's route between france and spainhe would later describe this experience in his first book, the pilgrimagethe novel has already achieved the status of a universally admired modern classicnow, for the first time, discover the true story of the man behind some of the world's most loved bookssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas a member of the esoteric underworld, he was put in prison for alleged subversive activities against the brazilian dictatorship and subjected to physical torturepaulo's first official biographer, fernando morais, provides an exhaustive look at paulo's fascinating and varied life, taking several years to research his subject, and interviewing everyone who knows paulo
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Unyielding in his independence of mind, the tall, red-bearded doughty's aggressive refusal to conceal his christianity made his travels all the more dangerous: he was threatened with death several times, spurned, insulted and often beaten by angry mobsoxfam bookshop cheltenham explorer, scholar, travel writer and poet, charles doughty was the progenitor of a noble tradition that includes lawrence of arabia (to whom he was a mentor) and wilfred thesiger: british writers who have been fascinated by the bedouin, and in particular by that strange, mythic part of the world, the empty quarter (a phrase which doughty introduced to the west)in the s doughty spent two years wandering through arabia, first with the haj pilgrimage, then joining nomadic bands of arabs, sometimes staying as a virtual prisoner in far-flung desert townsoften, too, he found himself at odds with the authorities, his work and his genius, as he saw it, neglectedhe often seemed possessed by an almost messianic vision of himself and found among the bedouin a chivalry and honour that suited his temperament, as it did thesiger'shis long, impassioned and often paradoxical life makes him one of the great british scholar-eccentricssee oxfam website for delivery information read more";feted by the literary establishment, doughty risked all many times over in his obsesssive quests in arabiathe story of his archaeological investigations and his wide-ranging observations of arabia and desert life were published in as the famous arabia deserta, with its haunting opening sentence "a new voice hailed me of an old friend when, first returned from the peninsula, i paced again in that long street of damascus that is called straight
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Oxfam shop dumfries straw dogs is a radical work of philosophy that sets out to challenge our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be humanin straw dogs, john gray argues that this humanist belief in human difference is an illusion and explores how the world and human life look once humanism has been finally abandonedeven in the present day, despite darwin's discoveries, nearly all schools of thought take as their starting point the belief that humans are radically different from other animalssee oxfam website for delivery information read morephilosophies such as liberalism and marxism enthrone humankind as a species whose destiny is to transcend natural limits and conquer the earthfrom plato to christianity, from the enlightenment to nietzsche and marx, the western tradition has been based on arrogant and erroneous beliefs about human beings and their place in the world
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The approach of the volume is dominantly christian reviewing the representations of the body through outstanding figures of christianity (crucifixion of jesus christ, body of virgin mary)oxfam books & music lancaster the volume the spectacle of the body in late medieval england represents a study on the human body representation in medieval england by approaching the concept of the spectacle as a space of manifestationthe author clarifies the ways of understanding the body as a physical and metaphorical reality, but also the medieval conceptualization of violencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon top of that, the author is making an investigation on the violent character of spectacles -Â representation in pursuit of picturing this subject more clearly and more relevant
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In the early days of christianity their views offended and opposed those of the orthodox church, and later in feudal europe, both the state and the established church considered them heretics and sworn enemiesthere was a grand plan - and it has succeededthe extraordinary story that unfolds in the hiram key revisited reveals that the building of the modern world was no haphazard processthe new world order is already hereyet they could not be silenced - or defeated - and members of this priesthood have continued to this day to work in subtle and sometimes subversive ways to achieve their aims, often occupying very elevated positions within western society, and always maintaining complete anonymity to those outside their fellowshipsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music aberdeen is freemasonry nothing more than a benign and charitable men's social club as the order insists or does it have a deeper and perhaps darker purpose? could these men be part of the "illuminati" - a group of intellectuals with extremely grand plans for the development of civilization? and if so, what is the grand plan that these men were so determined to bring about, and why should there be such opposition to it? christopher knight and alan butler reveal that present-day freemasons are the spiritual descendents of an ancient priesthood that was forced to act in secrecy
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