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Renouncing the World Yet Leading the Church
Although an ascetic ideal of leadership had both classical and biblical roots, it found particularly fertile soil in the monastic fervor of the fourth through sixth centuries. Church officials were increasingly recruited from monastic communities, and the monk-bishop became the dominant model of ecclesiastical leadership in the Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantium. In an interesting paradox, Andrea Sterk explains that "from the world-rejecting monasteries and desert hermitages of the east came many of the most powerful leaders in the church and civil society as a whole." Sterk explores the social, political, intellectual, and theological grounding for this development. Focusing on four foundat...
A Basic Guide to Understanding the Qur'an
"A Basic Guide to Understanding the Qur'an: For the first time in Islamic history, interested non Arabic-speaking laymen can easily and quickly navigate the pages of the Qur'an and have immediate access to clear and accurate information. This book is the first guide of its kind and it will help: 1. Remove the mystery of the Qur'an. 2. Show the common areas between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 3. Help the reader make an intelligent and well-educated judgment about the religion of Islam based on personal knowledge gained from reading direct interpretations of verses from the Qur'an. 4. Help the reader understand how and why Islam is a way of living. 5. Promote peace, bridge the gap between cultures and bring about a better understanding of Islam for a better world of tolerance."
Christianity and the Contest for Manhood in Late Antiquity
By exploring gender and identity in fourth-century Cappadocia, where bishops used a rhetoric of contest to align with classical Greek masculinity, this book contributes to discussions about how gender, identity formation, and materiality shaped episcopal office and theology in late antiquity.
Congressional Record
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
