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かつての超大国はいかにしてゆっくりと崩壊し、新たな中世ヨーロッパの夜明けへと姿を変えたのか、その壮大な歴史の転換点を鮮やかに描き出す思索の旅。静かな朝の通勤電車の中や、一日を終える夜のリラックスタイ...

The growth of Christianity in the early centuries of the Common Era is one of the most extraordinary stories in world history. What began with a preaching day laborer and his dozen or so disciples soon grew to be the largest religion in the world, eventually taking over the entire Roman Empire. How did that happen? How was such a movement possible?

From the first centuries CE to the present, the question of who wrote the Bible has fascinated readers, theologians, and scholars. While countless viewpoints have circulated, the matter of who wrote the Bible remains a compelling issue. In these 24 eye-opening lectures, Professor Baden takes you deeply into the history of both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.

Unlock the Truth: Defend the Catholic Faith Against the Heresies of the Protestant Reformation! Dive deep into the heart of Catholic apologetics with Catholic vs. Protestant Doctrine: Defending the Faith Against the Protestant Reformation’s Heresies. This eye-opening work takes you beyond the surface of theological debates and into the very essence of the disputes that reshaped Western civilization.

A celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, including documentaries and readings as heard on BBC Radio 4. 2011 marked the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, a seminal text that remains the most widely published and influential book in the English language.Once...

一神教・二元論・三位一体・七つの大罪・十戒と十字架・一万一千人の処女殉教者・一三日の金曜日……キリスト教の秘密は「数」にあり！キリスト教の成り立ちから、信仰の普遍性と特殊性、そしてキリスト教徒のメンタリティまで、1～13の数字にちなんだテーマを通して複雑かつ多面的な宗教の核心に迫る、意匠を凝らした唯一無二の入門書！

An extraordinary account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination, from the author of Rubicon. “A galloping tour of Christianity’s influence across the last 2,000 years.” —New York Times Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment...

On Monday morning, October 2, 2006, a gunman entered a one-room Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. In front of twenty-five horrified pupils, thirty-two-year-old Charles Roberts ordered the boys and the teacher to leave. After tying the legs of the ten remaining girls, Roberts prepared...

Missionary, theologian, and religious genius, Paul is one of the most powerful human personalities in the history of the Church. E. P. Sanders, an influential Pauline scholar, analyzes the fundamental beliefs and vigorous contradictions in Paul's thought, discovering a philosophy that is less of a monolithic system than the apostle's convictions would seem to suggest.

古代社会の喧騒のなか、初期キリスト教の使徒たちが抱いた信仰の理想と、厳しい現実の狭間で揺れ動く生活者の生々しい軌跡を鮮やかに解き明かす、深い没入感に満ちた歴史入門です。通勤電車での移動中や一日の終わ...

Twenty-four of the Buddha's most distinguished disciples are brought to life in ten chapters of rich narration. They include monks who were very close to him throughout his life, including Sariputta and Mahamoggallana; his cousin and companion Ananda; his principal women disciples, including the...

Diarmaid MacCulloch, one of the foremost scholars of the English Reformation, traces Thomas Cranmer from his east-Midland roots through his twenty-year career as a conventionally conservative Cambridge don. He shows how Cranmer was recruited to the coterie around Henry VIII that was trying to...

Unearth hidden Christian history and reclaim the lost spiritual wisdom of a fiercely marginalized female disciple. Whether you are leaning into a quiet morning meditation or seeking a thought-provoking commute, this restorative journey brings forgotten teachings back into the light. Experience...

Who is Satan in the New Testament, and what is the evil that he represents? In this groundbreaking book, Elaine Pagels, Princeton's distinguished historian of religion, traces the evolution of Satan from its origins in the Hebrew Bible, where Satan is at first merely obstructive, to the New Testament, where Satan becomes the Prince of Darkness, the bitter enemy of God and man, evil incarnate. In The Origin of Satan, Pagels shows that the four Christian gospels tell two very different stories.

The Amish, one of America's most intriguingly private, unique, and often misunderstood religious communities, have survived for 300 years! How has that happened? While much has been written on the Amish, little has been revealed about their history. This book brings together in one volume a thorough history of the Amish people. From their beginnings in Europe through their settlement in North America, the Amish have struggled to maintain their beliefs and traditions in often hostile settings.

エジプトの砂漠に眠っていた初期キリスト教の「失われた福音書」が明かす多様な思想と、正典から排除された内面の探求への扉を開く知的な歴史紀行。夜の静かなリラックスタイムや、毎日の通勤における穏やかな一人...

辺境の小さな信仰が、いかにして帝国を飲み込み、現代の法律や家族のあり方までをも支配する巨大な権力へと変貌したのか、その壮大な歴史のうねりを紐解きます。教義の無批判な賛美や一方的な非難ではなく、人々が...

If you put aside what you think you know about Jesus and approach the Gospels as though for the first time, something remarkable happens: Jesus emerges as a teacher of the transformation of consciousness. Cynthia Bourgeault is a masterful guide to Jesus' vision and to the traditional contemplative practices you can use to experience the heart of his teachings for yourself.

Don Richardson, author of the best-selling book Peace Child, has studied cultures throughout the world and found startling evidence of belief in the one true God within hundreds of them. In Eternity in Their Hearts, Richardson gives fascinating, real-life examples of ways people groups have exhibited terms and concepts in their histories that have prepared them for the gospel.

中世ヨーロッパの闇に隠された悪魔との契約伝説と、巨大なアーティファクトが放つ異様な存在感が交錯する歴史ノンフィクションが、あなたの知的好奇心を深く刺激します。静かな夜のリラックスタイムや毎日の通勤中...