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Byzantine Christianity
A Very Brief History
Häftad, 2017
123 kr
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'... I have sailed the seas and comeTo the holy city of Byzantium.'W. B. YeatsFrom the foundation of Constantinople in 330 to its fall in 1453, this brief history explores the key components of Byzantine Christianity, including the development of monasticism, icons and iconoclasm, the role of the …
Julian of Norwich
A Very Brief History
Häftad, 2017
123 kr
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Over six hundred years ago a woman known as Julian of Norwich wrote what is now regarded as one of the greatest works of literature in English. Based on a sequence of mystical visions she received in 1373, her book is called Revelations of Divine Love. Julian lived through an age of political and …
Immanuel Kant
A Very Brief History
Häftad, 2019
157 kr
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‘Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration. . . the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.’Immanuel Kant (1724– 1804) remains a major influence in philosophy, especially in the areas of epistemology, ethics, theology, political theory and aesthetics. This brief …
Florence Nightingale
A Very Brief History
Häftad, 2017
171 kr
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Florence Nightingale is remembered in history for the part she played in nursing wounded soldiers during the Crimean War and is often credited as the founder of modern nursing.In this brand new introduction, Lynn McDonald explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original …
Jesus
A Very Brief History
Häftad, 2017
156 kr
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'You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy." But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you...'With over two billion followers today, Jesus of Nazareth is the most influential person to have walked the earth. But why has he had …
Paul
A Very Brief History
Häftad, 2017
156 kr
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'There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.'(Galatians 3.28)The revolutionary writings of St Paul have had an incalculable impact on Western history, and continue to influence directly the two billion Christians …
Thomas Aquinas
A Very Brief History
Av Brian Davies
Häftad, 2017
147 kr
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'The study of philosophy is that we may know not what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.'Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-74) was one of the most influential philosophers of the Middle Ages, and his works continue to be widely read today. The leading classical proponent of natural theology …
Thomas More
A very brief history
Av John Guy
Häftad, 2019
131 kr
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'If the English people were to be set a test to justify their history and civilization by the example of one man, then it is Sir Thomas More whom they would perhaps choose.' So commented The Times in 1978 on the 500th anniversary of More's birth.Twenty-two years later, Pope John Paul II proclaimed …
Enlightenment
A Very Brief History
Häftad, 2017
161 kr
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'If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.'VoltaireMontesquieu, Hume, Voltaire, Diderot, Smith, Gibbon, Bentham... These are among the great thinkers who contributed to the dramatic developments in religion, science and philosophy that we now call the Enlightenment. They dominated …
William Tyndale
A Very Brief History
Av Melvyn Bragg
Häftad, 2019
127 kr
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Part One: The History (What do we know?)This brief historical introduction to William Tyndale explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of his life and writings, and considers how those factors affected the way he was initially received. What was his …
Thomas More
A Very Brief History
Av John Guy
Inbunden, 2017
192 kr
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'If the English people were to be set a test to justify their history and civilization by the example of one man, then it is Sir Thomas More whom they would perhaps choose.' So commented The Times in 1978 on the 500th anniversary of More's birth.Twenty-two years later, Pope John Paul II proclaimed …
Josephine Butler
A Very Brief History
Inbunden, 2020
198 kr
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When Josephine Butler died in 1906, she was declared by Millicent Fawcett to have been 'the most distinguished Englishwoman of the nineteenth century'. With impassioned speeches and fiery writing, Butler's campaigns for women's rights shook Victorian society to its core and became a force for …
Mongol Empire
A History in 9 Chapters
Inbunden, 2027
197 kr
Kommande
Known to be the largest contiguous empire in history, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe. It extended northwards into parts of the Arctic, southward into the Indian subcontinent, and was suspected to cover some 23 million square kilometres .It is an …
Roman Empire
A History in 9 Chapters: a new accessible and entertaining history for anyone obsessed with the Roman Empire
Häftad, 2027
152 kr
Kommande
'A readable and very informative history packed with a wealth of splendid detail' Joyce Tyldesley OBE, author of Tutankhamun'A brilliantly concise, but also entertaining, summary - in all its complexities - of an empire that spanned more than five centuries and three continents. Jacob skilfully …
Roman Empire
A History in 9 Chapters: a new accessible and entertaining history for anyone obsessed with the Roman Empire
Inbunden, 2026
197 kr
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'A readable and very informative history packed with a wealth of splendid detail' Joyce Tyldesley OBE, author of Tutankhamun'A brilliantly concise, but also entertaining, summary - in all its complexities - of an empire that spanned more than five centuries and three continents. Jacob skilfully …
