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Messiaen s Contemplations of The celebrated composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) characterized himself as a rhythmician, ornithologist, and theologian. All interpreters concur that his life and work are grounded in a profound …
The Fire the Star “The Fire, the Star and the Cross” is an informative and intellectually stimulating book. As a reader, who is interested in history, I found the book very well written and quite powerful. The author …
Space Time and Presence This book contributes to the re-emerging field of ‘theology through the arts’ by proposing a way of approaching one of the most challenging theological concepts – divine timelessness – through the …
Burning for the Buddha Burning for the Buddha: Self-Immolation in Chinese Buddhism is the first book-length study of the theory and practice of “abandoning the body”(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. Although …
Medieval Images of Saint From his own day–he died in 1153–throughout the Middle Ages Bernard was portrayed in paintings, manuscript illuminations, wooden and stone carvings, and stained glass windows. Both Bernard’s …
New Era New Religions “New Era – New Religions” examines new forms of religion in Brazil. The largest and most vibrant country in Latin America, Brazil is home to some of the world’s fastest growing religious movements …
Gender and Christianity in In Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe, six historians explore how medieval people professed Christianity, how they performed gender, and how the two coincided. Many of the daily religious …
Arvo Pärt Oxford Studies Paul Hillier has been a leading exponent of Arvo Part’s music for many years now, and this book is yet another delectable fruit of his relationship with the composer and his music.The book is …
Covert Enlightenment Swedenborg Studies The European Enlightenment in the latter half of the eighteenth century heralded a grave conflict between theological and scientific modes of thought, starkly revealing the ancient tensions …