Antiquity and Social Reform
Why would someone join a new religion? Dawn Hutchinson argues that followers of movements in the 1960s–1980s found legitimacy in religions that offered a personal experience, a connection to ancient tradition, and agency in improving their world.
Aphorisms of Masquism
Grimes presents the monumental work of Swami R. Vaidyanathan (1913-1990), who was a research student at Cambridge under Lord Rutherford from 1934 to 1938, detailing his complete and unique philosophy, which aimed at reducing human suffering and promoting world welfare.
This pioneering collection applies new theories from Comparative Religion to Celtic mythology and religion. A landmark volume for scholars of Celtic studies and related fields.
Archaeological Approaches to Shamanism
This anthology delves into both ancient and modern shamanism, demonstrating its longevity and spatial distribution. It discusses the clear associations with this sometimes little-understood ritualised practice, and asks what exactly shamanism is.
This compilation is the result of the 2016 conference of the UK’s Science and Religion Forum which brings together leading scientific and theological thinkers to reflect together on key issues in these two fields.
Arians and Vandals of the 4th-6th Centuries
In late sixth-century North Africa, the legacy of the Arians and Vandals fueled bitter schisms within the Catholic Church. This study reveals the religious persecution that forced families to flee their homes in a struggle for faith and survival.
An innovative exposition of Rabbi Johanan Ben Zakkai, the 1st century sage who crossed enemy lines during the siege of Jerusalem. He proclaimed Torah learning more essential than independence and established schools at Jabneh. Controversial, we claim he saved Judaism.
Artemis and Diana in Ancient Greece and Italy
This book is a collection of studies about the Greek and Roman goddesses Artemis and Diana, rulers of the wild. Though often treated as equivalent, they held the power of giving birth, health, and death, and were associated with wild animals and the different phases of life.
This book is concerned with the outcomes of the doctoral research programme of the Maryvale Institute (UK) and its contribution to new knowledge in the area of Catholic studies, a wide field including history, literature, philosophy, spirituality, and theology.
This book is the third in a series presenting outcomes from the Maryvale Institute’s doctoral research programme. It provides an overview of work by students across the globe and their contribution to new knowledge in Catholic studies.
This book is the second in a series showcasing outcomes of the Maryvale Institute’s doctoral research programme. It provides an overview of the breadth of work by its students in the UK, Europe, the USA and Africa and their contribution to new knowledge in Catholic studies.
Atheism, Morality, and the Kingdom of God
This treatise argues that moral virtue is independent of God. It shows that Jesus’ Parables, stripped of their theological overlay, reveal an account of real-time, secular flourishing—a good life incompatible with faith and achievable only here and now.
Autism, Humanity and Personhood
Cox takes a conservative evangelical approach to severe autism and its challenges to theological anthropology. She considers major aspects of salvation history—creation, incarnation, atonement and resurrection—to build a foundation for an inclusive theological anthropology.
Mormon theologian B.H. Roberts sought to fuse faith with modern science. Church leaders rejected his work, yet a future prophet secretly co-opted it—adopting its racism while condemning its science and free thought.
Baptist Engagement with Islam
This is the first detailed study of Baptist engagement with Islam. While some Baptists have fueled Islamophobia, others stress common ground and mutual respect. The survey spans four centuries of this complex relationship, from the USA and UK to the Indian subcontinent.
Becoming Jewish
A worldwide fascination with Judaism has led millions to convert. In this volume, leading scholars explain this global movement towards identification with the Jewish people, from Germany and Poland to China and Nigeria.
This book reveals how Bede Griffiths’ images for God are relevant for our times. Led by Christ, Griffiths promoted “the marriage of East and West,” the essential value of the feminine, and interreligious dialogue, all grounded in his motto to “always go beyond.”
This book challenges contemporary phenomenology’s denegation of Being. It provides a fruitful alternative through a reassessment of Edith Stein’s ontology, considering Being in Steinian terms of support and safety to overcome this critical impasse.
This volume contains more than forty-six previously unpublished lectures and personal documents by Bernard Eugene Meland, a leader in constructive theology. These writings give the reader a deeper understanding of Meland’s methods and thought.
This volume offers Biblical Theological investigations into God’s righteousness. Scholars explore how the attribute unfolds throughout Scripture’s progressive storyline, providing new research on topics that have not been adequately explored in the past.