Tradition & Diversity: Christianity in a World Context to 1500A primary source reader of 100 selections that addresses medieval Christendom in the context of world history. It combines the traditional material (from medieval church hierarchical and theological documents) with the newer material of cultural studies -- diversity within European Christianity (women mystics, heretics, and popular religion), and diversity without (non-European Christianity and relations with Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism). Each chapter offers -- a central theme and a chapter-ending essay that ties together the readings; -- five topics section; -- introductory material for each reading, including the selection's provenance, authorship, and historical context. |
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Page 143
... Lord , with the Prophet , saying to Him : " Lord , who shall reside in Your tent , or who shall rest on Your sacred mountain ? " After this question , brother , let us listen to the Lord as He responds and shows us the way to His tent ...
... Lord , with the Prophet , saying to Him : " Lord , who shall reside in Your tent , or who shall rest on Your sacred mountain ? " After this question , brother , let us listen to the Lord as He responds and shows us the way to His tent ...
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... Lord looked on the humility of his handmaid and hearkened to the tears of the suppliant and John , who pre- viously had had Marie as a wife , was inspired to entrust her to the protec- tion of God . The Lord entrusted a chaste woman to ...
... Lord looked on the humility of his handmaid and hearkened to the tears of the suppliant and John , who pre- viously had had Marie as a wife , was inspired to entrust her to the protec- tion of God . The Lord entrusted a chaste woman to ...
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... Lord . From then on , so she claims , very often our Lord God said to her , " I myself have given Him to you , as to the Virgin , and I have kept Him with me . " She claims that she frequently saw the Lord God to face , and he came ...
... Lord . From then on , so she claims , very often our Lord God said to her , " I myself have given Him to you , as to the Virgin , and I have kept Him with me . " She claims that she frequently saw the Lord God to face , and he came ...
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Tradition & Diversity: Christianity in a World Context to 1500 Karen Louise Jolly Limited preview - 1997 |
Tradition and Diversity: Christianity in a World Context to 1500 Karen Louise Jolly Limited preview - 2015 |
Tradition and Diversity: Christianity in a World Context to 1500 Karen Louise Jolly Limited preview - 2015 |
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