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The The Martyr of the Baltic: Adalbert of Prague

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The Martyr of the Baltic: Adalbert of PragueBorn into the noble Slavník dynasty of tenth-century Bohemia, Adalbert of Prague lived one of the most consequential and contradictory lives in the history of medieval Europe. Formed by the finest intellectual minds of the Ottonian world at Magdeburg, where he witnessed the philosophical debates of the future Pope Sylvester II, he returned home carrying ... Read more

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The Martyr of the Baltic: Adalbert of PragueBorn into the noble Slavník dynasty of tenth-century Bohemia, Adalbert of Prague lived one of the most consequential and contradictory lives in the history of medieval Europe. Formed by the finest intellectual minds of the Ottonian world at Magdeburg, where he witnessed the philosophical debates of the future Pope Sylvester II, he returned home carrying
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A Concise History of the Catholic Church (Revised Edition)

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Expanded and updated for the new millennium.Covering the life of Christ, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and everything in between, A Concise History of the Catholic Church has been one of the bestselling religious histories of the past two decades and a mainstay for scholars, students, and others looking for a definitive, accessible history of Catholicism. With a clarity that will appeal to ... Read more

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Expanded and updated for the new millennium.Covering the life of Christ, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and everything in between, A Concise History of the Catholic Church has been one of the bestselling religious histories of the past two decades and a mainstay for scholars, students, and others looking for a definitive, accessible history of Catholicism. With a clarity that will appeal to
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Civilization of the Middle Ages

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"No better explanation of medievalism is available to the general reader." --BooklistA revised and expanded edition of Norman Cantor's splendidly detailed and lively history of the Middle Ages, an essential work of cultural and intellectual history that contains more than 30 percent new material from the original edition.This comprehensive edition illuminates the forces that shaped a thousand ... Read more

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"No better explanation of medievalism is available to the general reader." --BooklistA revised and expanded edition of Norman Cantor's splendidly detailed and lively history of the Middle Ages, an essential work of cultural and intellectual history that contains more than 30 percent new material from the original edition.This comprehensive edition illuminates the forces that shaped a thousand
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The Early Modern World, 1450-1650

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This fast-paced survey of Western civilization’s transition from the Middle Ages to modernity brings that tumultuous period vividly to life. Carlos Eire, popular professor and gifted writer, chronicles the two-hundred-year era of the Renaissance and Reformation with particular attention to issues that persist as concerns in the present day. Eire connects the Protestant and Catholic Reformations in ... Read more

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This fast-paced survey of Western civilization’s transition from the Middle Ages to modernity brings that tumultuous period vividly to life. Carlos Eire, popular professor and gifted writer, chronicles the two-hundred-year era of the Renaissance and Reformation with particular attention to issues that persist as concerns in the present day. Eire connects the Protestant and Catholic Reformations in
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The Catholic Church

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In this extraordinary book, the renowned Hans Kung chronicles the Roman Catholic Church’s role as a world power throughout history. He examines great schisms — between East and West, Catholicism and Protestantism — the evolving role of the papacy and the stories of the great reforming popes; and the expansion of a global Church infrastructure. The book concluded with a searching assessment of how ... Read more

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In this extraordinary book, the renowned Hans Kung chronicles the Roman Catholic Church’s role as a world power throughout history. He examines great schisms — between East and West, Catholicism and Protestantism — the evolving role of the papacy and the stories of the great reforming popes; and the expansion of a global Church infrastructure. The book concluded with a searching assessment of how
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The Great Philosophers: Voltaire

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'Judge a man by his questions, rather than by his answers.' VoltaireVoltaire was one of the first philosophers to be commercially successful internationally. Famous for his strong views on the importance of civil liberties, he was equally renowned for his wit. A prolific letter writer, he was also the author of over 2,000 books and pamphlets, including the novel Candide, which criticises and ... Read more

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'Judge a man by his questions, rather than by his answers.' VoltaireVoltaire was one of the first philosophers to be commercially successful internationally. Famous for his strong views on the importance of civil liberties, he was equally renowned for his wit. A prolific letter writer, he was also the author of over 2,000 books and pamphlets, including the novel Candide, which criticises and
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The Reformation

A Very Short Introduction

by Peter Marshall ...

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Reformation transformed Europe and left an indelible mark on the modern world. But what actually was the Reformation and how should it be defined? Historians have long wrangled over whether it represented a force leading to progress, liberty, and modernity, or to conflict, division, and repression. What is certain is that the relationships ... Read more

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Reformation transformed Europe and left an indelible mark on the modern world. But what actually was the Reformation and how should it be defined? Historians have long wrangled over whether it represented a force leading to progress, liberty, and modernity, or to conflict, division, and repression. What is certain is that the relationships
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Seven Lies about Catholic History

Infamous Myths about the Church’s Past and How to Answer Them

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The world hates the Church that Jesus founded, just as He said it would (John 15:18). It reviles her doctrines, mocks her moral teachings and invents lies about her history. In every age, but especially in our modern day, historians and political powers have distorted the facts about her past (or just made up novel falsehoods from scratch) to make the Church, and the civilization it fostered, seem ... Read more

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The world hates the Church that Jesus founded, just as He said it would (John 15:18). It reviles her doctrines, mocks her moral teachings and invents lies about her history. In every age, but especially in our modern day, historians and political powers have distorted the facts about her past (or just made up novel falsehoods from scratch) to make the Church, and the civilization it fostered, seem
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Historiography

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A pioneering work that presents an effective, well-organized, and concise account of the development of historiography in Western culture.Neither a handbook nor an encyclopedia, this up-to-date third edition of Ernst Breisach's Historiography narrates and interprets the development of historiography from its origins in Greek poetry to the present, with compelling sections on postmodernism, ... Read more

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A pioneering work that presents an effective, well-organized, and concise account of the development of historiography in Western culture.Neither a handbook nor an encyclopedia, this up-to-date third edition of Ernst Breisach's Historiography narrates and interprets the development of historiography from its origins in Greek poetry to the present, with compelling sections on postmodernism,
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Can We Save the Catholic Church?

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The Catholic Church has been nearly destroyed by its resistance to change, censured for its abuses. Pope Francis has promised reform: radical theologian Hans Küng here presents what Catholics have long been yearning for: modern responses to the challenges of a modern world.In 1962 the Second Vatican Council met in the hope they could, in the words of Pope John XXIII, ‘open the windows of the ... Read more

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The Catholic Church has been nearly destroyed by its resistance to change, censured for its abuses. Pope Francis has promised reform: radical theologian Hans Küng here presents what Catholics have long been yearning for: modern responses to the challenges of a modern world.In 1962 the Second Vatican Council met in the hope they could, in the words of Pope John XXIII, ‘open the windows of the
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Religion and the Rise of Western Culture

The Classic Study of Medieval Civilization

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In this new edition of his classic work, Religion and the Rise of Western Culture, Christopher Dawson addresses two of the most pressing subjects of our day: the origin of Europe and the religious roots of Western culture. With the magisterial sweep of Toynbee, to whom he is often compared, Dawson tells here the tale of medieval Christendom. From the brave travels of sixth-century Irish monks to ... Read more

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In this new edition of his classic work, Religion and the Rise of Western Culture, Christopher Dawson addresses two of the most pressing subjects of our day: the origin of Europe and the religious roots of Western culture. With the magisterial sweep of Toynbee, to whom he is often compared, Dawson tells here the tale of medieval Christendom. From the brave travels of sixth-century Irish monks to
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The Holy Roman Empire

A Very Short Introduction

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Voltaire's description of the Holy Roman Empire as 'neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire' is often cited to underline its worthlessness. German historians traditionally despised it because it had allegedly impeded German unification. Since 1945 scholars have been more positive but the empire's history and significance is still largely misunderstood. In this Very Short Introduction Joachim Whaley ... Read more

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Voltaire's description of the Holy Roman Empire as 'neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire' is often cited to underline its worthlessness. German historians traditionally despised it because it had allegedly impeded German unification. Since 1945 scholars have been more positive but the empire's history and significance is still largely misunderstood. In this Very Short Introduction Joachim Whaley
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