A comprehensive 2006 investigation of the Book of Martyrs's compilation, printing, publication, illustration, and reception.

Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a collection of unforgettable accounts of religious persecution. This modernized selection brings together some of the most stirring tales of the interrogation and execution of heretics burnt at the stake in the reign of Mary, with some of the original woodcut illustrations and an illuminating introduction.

The first thorough treatment of Francis Johnson as the central focus of an academic work. Once referred to as the `Bishop of Brownism' by one of his contemporaries, Johnson's theological and practical influence on Christian traditions as diverse as the Baptists, Congregationalists, and English Independents demonstrated the wide breadth of English Separatism's formative influence.

Based on extensive research among Cistercian monks and nuns, this book examines social relations in monasteries, examining the ways in which collective rituals and manual work both foster solidarity and create division, and developing a novel, far-reaching conceptualization of fraternal relations.

Every theology student has to write a research paper, but many do not know how to go about doing theological research. In this brief guide, Michael Kibbe introduces students to the basics of academic research, including how to gather and engage different sources, use online databases and bibliography software, and avoid common mistakes.

New methodologies from social theory, cultural anthropology, and gender studies have emerged which take religion and cultural values into perspective. Particular light shed on social transformations, religious practices and theological perspectives.

The Inclusive Church Resources aim to educate, to reflect theologically and to provide practical advice and guidance. Each book contains first-hand personal experiences of people from the marginalised group, a theological reflection and a resource section containing addresses, websites and practical advice on improving your church's inclusivity.

Traces how the notions of gluttony have evolved along with the ideas about salvation and damnation, health and illness, life and death. This book shows that gluttony was in medieval times a deeply spiritual matter, but in contemporary times, we have transformed gluttony from a sin into an illness.

This book argues that moral obligations are best understood as divine commands or requirements; hence an important part of morality depends on God. God's requirements are communicated in a variety of ways, including conscience, and that natural law ethics and virtue ethics provide complementary perspectives to this view.

This book bridges debates in the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of religion through its defence of 'non-theoretical physicalism'. It proposes novel objections to Thomas Nagel's and Frank Jackson's arguments against physicalism about consciousness by appealing to the author's own objections to certain arguments against the existence of God.

How can we work out what God wants us to do in response to the burning issues facing the world today? Tom Wright shows us how the Bible can point us in the right direction.

As the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging. This book shows that if you want to understand the modern world, you cannot afford to ignore God - whether you believe in Him or not.

Presents a series of interviews, at once inspiring, provocative and illuminating, between Schillebeeckx and fellow theologians Huub Oosterhuis and Piet Hoogeveen. Schillebecckx distills and refines his thinking to make it accessible for all readers on such subjects as feminism, the poor, the Churches future and the sacrements.

This coolly written tract argues eruditely and eloquently for the importance of Christian values in modern life.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is no stranger to controversy. In 2009, he was awarded the highest civilian award in the United States, the Presidential Medal, by Barack Obama. This collection brings together some of the Archbishop's key speeches, sermons, lectures and exchanges given over the years, charting the trajectory of his extraordinary career.

How can we make sense of the complex phenomenon of Black rage and use it in a positive way so that it becomes a constructive way in our lives?

A fresh look at the foundation story of the Christian faith by one of the world's greatest living theologians.

Advances in genetic science and medicine raise questions for us all, such as: How far should we intervene in 'natural' processes? How far should we go to alleviate suffering? What constitutes a worthwhile life? Exploring these questions and more, this book considers theological, ethical and legal aspects relating to the human genome.