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Evil, Freedom, and the Road to Perfection in Clement of Alexandria

By: Peter Karavites

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Evil, Freedom, and the Road to Perfection in Clement of Alexandria

By: Peter Karavites

This study deals with Clement of Alexandria's interpretation of evil and free will in the context of the rising Christianity, the influence of Near Eastern and Greek thought on him, his differences from St. Augustine, and how his interpretation affected the rise of the Eastern Christian thought. The book also treats briefly the subject of man's personal aim in life perceived by Clement as the supersession of his nature. Failure to realize this personal aim in life leads to alienation from God, and death. The moral dilemma of Clement's interpretation of evil as failure of life's aim is not a conventional explanation of good and evil but something much more: the option between real life and death. Consequently, Clement's idea of evil refers to existential problems and ontological realities.

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BRILL

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9004313109

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African Traditional Medicine: Autonomy and Informed Consent

By: Peter Ikechukwu Osuji

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African Traditional Medicine: Autonomy and Informed Consent

By: Peter Ikechukwu Osuji

This book focuses on informed consent in African Traditional Medicine (ATM). ATM forms a large portion of the healthcare systems in Africa. WHO statistics show that as much as 80% of the population in Africa uses traditional medicine for primary health care. With such a large constituency, it follows that ATM and its practices should receive more attention in bioethics. By comparing the ethics of care approach with the ATM approach to Relational Autonomy In Consent (RAIC), the authors argue that the ATM focus on consent based on consensus constitutes a legitimate informed consent. This book is distinctive insofar as it employs the ethics of care as a hermeneutic to interpret ATM. The analysis examines the ethics of care movement in Western bioethics to explore its relational approach to informed consent. Additionally, this is the first known study that discusses healthcare ethics committees in ATM.

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Springer

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3319058916

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Spirituality, Diversion, and Decadence

The Contemporary Predicament

By: Peter H. Van Ness

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Spirituality, Diversion, and Decadence

The Contemporary Predicament

By: Peter H. Van Ness

This book presents a philosophical rethinking of the meaning and nature of spiritual discipline. It offers a new way of describing and justifying practices like praying, meditating, fasting, and yoga, and it provides an innovative case for their contemporary importance. Spiritual discipline is especially effective at combatting Pascalian diversion, the pursuit of activities that occupy the mind just enough to avoid thinking about important things; and Nietzschean decadence, the proclivity for extirpating instinctive drives instead of satisfying or sublimating them. In addition to overcoming diversion and decadence in contemporary consumerist culture, VanNess recommends spiritual discipline as a means of political resistance to powerful institutions which seek to exercise social control in democratic societies by promulgating addictive patterns of consumption. Finally, he argues that regimens of spiritual discipline can serve healthful and liberating purposes, and generally promote fullness of life, only insofar as they are shaped by an ethos of intellectual criticism and aesthetic experimentation.

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State University of New York Press

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1438422717

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The Secret Gospel of Mark Unveiled

Imagined Rituals of Sex, Death, and Madness in a Biblical Forgery

By: Peter Jeffery

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The Secret Gospel of Mark Unveiled

Imagined Rituals of Sex, Death, and Madness in a Biblical Forgery

By: Peter Jeffery

In 1958, Bible scholar Morton Smith announced the discovery of a sensational manuscript-a second-century letter written by St. Clement of Alexandria, who quotes an unknown, longer version of the Gospel of Mark. When Smith published the letter in 1973, he set off a firestorm of controversy that has raged ever since. Is the text authentic, or a hoax? Is Smith’s interpretation correct? Did Jesus really practice magic, or homosexuality? And if the letter is a forgery . . . why? Through close examination of the "discovered” manuscript’s text, Peter Jeffery unravels the answers to the mystery and tells the tragic tale of an estranged Episcopalian priest who forged an ancient gospel and fooled many of the best biblical scholars of his time. Jeffery shows convincingly that Smith’s Secret Gospel is steeped in anachronisms and that its construction was influenced by Oscar Wilde’s Salomé, twentieth-century misunderstandings of early Christian liturgy, and Smith’s personal struggles with Christian sexual morality.

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Yale University Press

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0300117604

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9780300117608

NIGHTMARE

By: PETER EIKHUEMELO

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NIGHTMARE

By: PETER EIKHUEMELO

God gave man the gift of freedom or the power to choose. it is up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go." Nightmare exposes to us a brilliant young man with dreams to become a medical doctor in his village and to build a health Centre in his community. Clement work so hard to get admission into higher institution of learning after his classmates had got admission before him. he graduated, after his National Youth Service, Clement could not get a job after so many years of job hurting, he was frustrated and decide to join the men of the underworld to make it in life. The author unravels the mystery surrounding Clement's life his dream and destiny.

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Pencil

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9358831391

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9789358831399

Writing the City

Eden, Babylon and the New Jerusalem

By: Peter Preston,Paul Simpson-Housley

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Writing the City

Eden, Babylon and the New Jerusalem

By: Peter Preston,Paul Simpson-Housley

`The expression of human experience it embodies ... includes all personal history'. Saul Bellow's view of the city is far from that of classic geographical descriptions which look at growth or decline, demographic patterns, traffic flows and economic potential: these empirically conceived models of urban geography fail to accommodate the crucial human aspect of city life. Located at the interface of geography and literature, Writing the City visualizes the city through the hopes, aspirations, disappointments and pains of international novelists and creative writers. From Manchester, Montreal and Sydney to Osaka, Varanasi amd Odessa, cities become more than their built environment, more than a set of class or economic relationships: they are also an experience to be lived, suffered and undergone. Thus cities are seen in terms of the innocence of an Eden now lost, a threat of sinful Babylon and the promise of a New Jerusalem.

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Routledge

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1134843674

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9781134843671

Coral Glynn

A Novel

By: Peter Cameron

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Coral Glynn

A Novel

By: Peter Cameron

Nursing an elderly cancer patient in an isolated English countryside manse in 1950, Coral interacts with a disgruntled housekeeper and her charge's sexually torn and war-ravaged son until a series of random events culminates in a complicated marriage.

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Macmillan

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0374299013

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The Concise Dictionary of the Christian Tradition

Doctrine, Liturgy, History

By: J. D. Douglas,Peter Toon

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The Concise Dictionary of the Christian Tradition

Doctrine, Liturgy, History

By: J. D. Douglas,Peter Toon

In this single volume you will find nearly three-and-a-half thousand terms and names from the history, teachings, and liturgy of the church. Terms and names that are difficult to find in standard dictionaries Brief definitions and descriptions for quick reference Names and terms from the history of the church in its various expressions Concepts and terms related to the teachings of the church Terms connected with the Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox liturgies This indispensable reference work is for anyone who wants quick access to information that is sometimes difficult to find, even in a well-stocked library. The perfect single-volume reference for the layperson, students, pastors, and teachers.

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Zondervan

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031015734X

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9780310157342

Good Man Gone

By: Peter McPhie

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Good Man Gone

By: Peter McPhie

It's not every day that a good man sets a killing in motion.' So begins the tale. Poor Chester has a serious problem. Tender-hearted and utterly devoted to his wife, he's convinced she will leave him in search of another and take their young daughter. Desperation overcomes him. But how far will he go? Well, a whole lot farther than you would ever think. Really. A tidy plan. An unusual killing. But is he in too deep? Sometimes humorous, sometimes mysterious, sometimes dark and chilling, sometimes high action. But always intriguing and unpredictable. Twists you won't see coming. Kirkus Reviews says, 'An entertaining, well-written, and smart crime tale: an excellent read.

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0995287775

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Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds

A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 2

By: Peter Adamson

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Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds

A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 2

By: Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson offers an accessible, humorous tour through a period of eight hundred years when some of the most influential of all schools of thought were formed: from the third century BC to the sixth century AD. He introduces us to Cynics and Skeptics, Epicureans and Stoics, emperors and slaves, and traces the development of Christian and Jewish philosophy and of ancient science. Chapters are devoted to such major figures as Epicurus, Lucretius, Cicero, Seneca, Plotinus, and Augustine. But in keeping with the motto of the series, the story is told 'without any gaps,' providing an in-depth look at less familiar topics that remains suitable for the general reader. For instance, there are chapters on the fascinating but relatively obscure Cyrenaic philosophical school, on pagan philosophical figures like Porphyry and Iamblichus, and extensive coverage of the Greek and Latin Christian Fathers who are at best peripheral in most surveys of ancient philosophy. A major theme of the book is in fact the competition between pagan and Christian philosophy in this period, and the Jewish tradition also appears in the shape of Philo of Alexandria. Ancient science is also considered, with chapters on ancient medicine and the interaction between philosophy and astronomy. Considerable attention is paid also to the wider historical context, for instance by looking at the ascetic movement in Christianity and how it drew on ideas from Hellenic philosophy. From the counter-cultural witticisms of Diogenes the Cynic to the subtle skepticism of Sextus Empiricus, from the irreverent atheism of the Epicureans to the ambitious metaphysical speculation of Neoplatonism, from the ethical teachings of Marcus Aurelius to the political philosophy of Augustine, the book gathers together all aspects of later ancient thought in an accessible and entertaining way.

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OUP Oxford

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0191043893

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9780191043895

The Historical Anthropology of Early Modern Italy

Essays on Perception and Communication

By: Peter Burke

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The Historical Anthropology of Early Modern Italy

Essays on Perception and Communication

By: Peter Burke

This volume presents an original view of the culture of early modern Italy. The book addresses particular themes - specifically those of perception and communication - as well as serving to exemplify modes of analysis in the currently developing field of historical anthropology.

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Cambridge University Press

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052102367X

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From Paul to Valentinus

Christians at Rome in the First Two Centuries

By: Peter Lampe

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From Paul to Valentinus

Christians at Rome in the First Two Centuries

By: Peter Lampe

In this pathbreaking study of the rise and shape of the earliest churches in Rome, Lampe integrates history, archaeology, theology, and social analysis. He also takes a close look at inscriptional evidence to complement the reading of the great literary texts: from Paul's Letter to the Romans to the writings of Clement of Rome, Justin Martyr, Montanus, and Valentinus. Thoroughly reworked and updated by the author for this English-language edition, this study is a groundbreaking work, broad in scope and closely detailed. Lampe deals with the shape of leadership and the Christians' relation to the Judeans living in Rome. In six parts, comprised of fifty-one chapters and four appendices, Lampe greatly advances our knowledge of the shape of leadership and the Christians' relation to the Judeans living in Rome.

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Fortress Press

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0800627024

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Christians at Rome in the First Two Centuries

From Paul to Valentinus

By: Peter Lampe

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Christians at Rome in the First Two Centuries

From Paul to Valentinus

By: Peter Lampe

A groundbreaking work-broad in scope and closely detailed study of the true nature of early Chrsitanity in Rome. >

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0826481027

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The King's Cardinal

The Rise and Fall of Thomas Wolsey

By: Peter J Gwyn

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The King's Cardinal

The Rise and Fall of Thomas Wolsey

By: Peter J Gwyn

Proud, greedy, corrupt and driven by overwhelming personal ambition. Such is the traditional image of Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor, Archbishop of York, Bishop of Winchester, Abbot of St. Albans, Bishop if Tournai and Papal Legate. It is an image which Peter Gwyn examines, challenges and decisively overturns in this remarkable book. From exceedingly humble beginnings Wolsey rose to a pinnacle of power unsurpassed by any other British commoner. Peter Gwyn explores every aspect of the Cardinal's career - not least his relationship with Henry VIII - and sets it firmly in a vividly recreated Tudor world. The Wolsey who emerges is a man of prodigious energy and ability, a tireless dispenser of justice, an enlightened reformer wholly dedicated to his king and country - a man who has been consistently misrepresented and maligned for four-and-a-half centuries.

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Random House

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1446475131

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Heirs of the Fisherman

Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession

By: John-Peter Pham

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Heirs of the Fisherman

Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession

By: John-Peter Pham

The death of Pope John Paul II and consequent election of Pope Benedict XVI has shed light on a political process that the world has not been privy to for almost twenty-six years. People from around the world gathered in St. Peter's Square, wondering who the next Vatican leader would be and how the election process really worked, while everyone from international news correspondents to local priests added their own opinions to the debate. In Heirs of the Fisherman, former Vatican insider John-Peter Pham presents a candid portrait of the modern Vatican, the only account to reveal the striking changes to papal succession procedures made by John Paul II. Blending political and ecclesiastical history, Pham goes beyond a mere description of the complex rituals to offer rare insight into the dramatic shifts inside the College of Cardinals, whose 100 members now hail from 50 nations around the globe. He takes us into the secret conclave, where the electors were kept under lock and key, until they had selected a new pope. He also includes a chapter devoted to the intrigues of the 20th century where the first conclave had an emperor's veto and the last was won by the first non-Italian in four centuries becauase the Italians were bitterly divided. With a new Preface, Afterword, and appendices that include an English translation of the last will and testament of Pope John Paul II, Heirs of the Fisherman is an illuminating history and must-have guide to this vitally important world event. It will continue to be an indispensable reference to observers of future Catholic Church politics.

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Oxford University Press

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019933482X

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Getting at Jesus

A Comprehensive Critique of Neo-Atheist Nonsense about the Jesus of History

By: Peter S. Williams

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Getting at Jesus

A Comprehensive Critique of Neo-Atheist Nonsense about the Jesus of History

By: Peter S. Williams

Portraying themselves as challenging blind religious dogma with evidence-led skepticism, the neo-atheist movement claims that the New Testament contains unreliable tales about a mythical figure who, far from being the resurrected Lord of life, may not even have lived. This comprehensive critique documents the falsehood of these neo-atheist claims, correcting their historical and philosophical mistakes to show how we can get at the truth about the historical Jesus.

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1532634242

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Biblical Theology of the New Testament

By: Peter Stuhlmacher

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Biblical Theology of the New Testament

By: Peter Stuhlmacher

First English edition of an iconic work of German scholarship Since its original publication in German, Peter Stuhlmacher’s two-volume Biblische Theologie des Neuen Testaments has influenced an entire generation of biblical scholars and theologians. Now Daniel Bailey’s expert translation makes this important work of New Testament theology available in English for the first time. Following an extended discussion of the task of writing a New Testament theology, Stuhlmacher explores the development of the Christian message across the pages of the Gospels, the writings of Paul, and the other canonical books of the New Testament. The second part of the book examines the biblical canon and its historical significance. A concluding essay by Bailey applies Stuhlmacher’s approach to specific texts in Romans and 4 Maccabees.

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1467450650

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History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. Embracing Also a Sketch of the Rise of Methodism in Europe, and of its Origin and Progress in Canada

By: Peter Douglass Gorrie

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History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. Embracing Also a Sketch of the Rise of Methodism in Europe, and of its Origin and Progress in Canada

By: Peter Douglass Gorrie

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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3385437334

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Introducing Major Theologians

From The Apostolic Fathers To The Twentieth Century

By: Michael Reeves,Peter Maiden

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Introducing Major Theologians

From The Apostolic Fathers To The Twentieth Century

By: Michael Reeves,Peter Maiden

Is 'newer' really 'better'? We often assume so, but if we do treat the past as inferior, we will ignore the legacy of history, and thus will find ourselves stranded on the tiny desert island of our own moment in time. In particular, this applies to Christian theology, which should be thought, and lived, corporately by the church down through the ages. The remedy to 'chronological snobbery' is, as C. S. Lewis put it, 'to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds'. Such is the motivation behind Michael Reeves' introduction to a selection of influential or significant Christian theologians. This accessible and informative volume covers the Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Owen, Edwards, Schleiermacher, Barth and Packer. Each chapter begins with a brief biography and some background, and then surveys each theologian's major work or works, gives a timeline for historical context, and ends with guidance for further reading. This book was previously available as two separate volumes (The Breeze of the Centuries and On Giants' Shoulders), but now repackaged together with a new chapter on J I Packer.

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Inter-Varsity Press

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1783593679

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9781783593675

Individual Differences in Second Language Learning

By: Peter Skehan

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Individual Differences in Second Language Learning

By: Peter Skehan

Understanding the way in which learners differ from one another is of fundamental concern to those involved in second-language acquisition, either as researchers or teachers. This account is the first to review at book length the important research into differences, considering matters such as aptitude, motivation, learner strategies, personality and interaction between learner characteristics and types of instruction.

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Routledge

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1317856546

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Concentrate Questions and Answers Land Law

Law Q&a Revision and Study Guide

By: Margaret Wilkie,Peter Luxton,Rosalind Malcolm

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Concentrate Questions and Answers Land Law

Law Q&a Revision and Study Guide

By: Margaret Wilkie,Peter Luxton,Rosalind Malcolm

This essential Q&A study and revision guide contains a variety of model answers and plans to give you the confidence to tackle any essay or problem question, and give you the skills you need to excel in law exams and coursework assignments.

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Oxford University Press

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0198745249

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The Lands of St Peter

The Papal State in the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance

By: Peter Partner

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The Lands of St Peter

The Papal State in the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance

By: Peter Partner

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

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0520322584

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9780520322585

Shakespeare Exhumed

The Bassano Chronicles

By: Peter D Matthews

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Shakespeare Exhumed

The Bassano Chronicles

By: Peter D Matthews

William Shakespeare is viewed today as the quintessential English writer who has continued to influence art, poetry, philosophy and even science for over four centuries. His graphic imagery of Venice, Padua and Verona carefully braided with poignant tragic wreckages of real life circumstances, shrewdly infused with the ancient Kabbalah and transcendent Platonism was nothing short of genius. That is, if he ever put pen to paper! These chronicles reveal documentary evidence to confirm who really penned the Shakespearean canon. For centuries these works have been accoladed as the very basis of English literature, yet the author might not have been English at all! Amidst the mischief, mayhem and murder, these chronicles answer all the questions, including one of the greatest discoveries of all time - who owned the finest collection of Venetian, Italian and Byzantinian jewellery in the world - The Cheapside Hoard.

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0987365266

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Church, Book, And Bishop

Conflict And Authority In Early Latin Christianity

By: Peter Iver Kaufman

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Church, Book, And Bishop

Conflict And Authority In Early Latin Christianity

By: Peter Iver Kaufman

This book narrates a number of stories from the early clerical history of the church to illustrate how authority came to be shared among the institutions of church, book, and bishop. It is intended for a wide range of readers, including scholars, students.

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