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The Friars and their Influence in Medieval Spain

Edited by Francisco Garcia-Serrano ...

The mendicant friars, especially the Dominicans and the Franciscans, made an enormous impact in thirteenth-century Spain influencing almost every aspect of society. In a revolutionary break from the Church’s past, these religious orders were deeply involved in earthly matters while preaching the Gospel to the laity and producing many of the greatest scholars of the time. Furthermore, the friars ... Read more

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The mendicant friars, especially the Dominicans and the Franciscans, made an enormous impact in thirteenth-century Spain influencing almost every aspect of society. In a revolutionary break from the Church’s past, these religious orders were deeply involved in earthly matters while preaching the Gospel to the laity and producing many of the greatest scholars of the time. Furthermore, the friars
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Strategies for an Energy Transition

Planning for a Sustainable Future

by Tania Itzel Serrano-Arévalo, Xate Geraldine Sánchez-Zarco, Francisco Javier López-Flores, Luis Fernando Lira-Barragán, Fabricio Nápoles-Rivera, César Ramírez-Márquez, José Maria Ponce-Ortega ...

Strategies for an Energy Transition: Planning for a Sustainable Future guides readers through strategic planning for a sustainable energy shift. The book covers optimization of renewable energy systems, sustainable fuel production, and unconventional resources. It also addresses the water-energy nexus, emphasizing an integrated approach that includes technological, economic, environmental, and ... Read more

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Strategies for an Energy Transition: Planning for a Sustainable Future guides readers through strategic planning for a sustainable energy shift. The book covers optimization of renewable energy systems, sustainable fuel production, and unconventional resources. It also addresses the water-energy nexus, emphasizing an integrated approach that includes technological, economic, environmental, and
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The Olive

Botany and Production

by Dr Tiziano Caruso, Giovanni Agosteo, Barbera Giuseppe, Angjelina Belaj, Antonio Belcari, Karim Barkaoui, Giora Ben-Ari0, Alon Ben-Gal1, Giovanni Benelli2, Rita Biasi3, Iris Biton4, Konstantinos Blazakis5, Aureliano Bombarely6, Antonio Brunori7, Santa Olga Cacciola8, Angelo Canale9, Giovanni Caruso0, Nicola Cinosi1, Arnon Dag2, Ran Erel3, Daniela Farinelli4, Louise Ferguson5, Tommaso Ganino6, Jesus A Gil-Ribes7, Calero José Alfonso Gómez8, Riccardo Gucci9, Consolación Guerrero0, Panagiotis Kalaitzis1, Maurizio Lambardi2, Lauri Pierre-Eric3, Lorenzo León4, Bianco Riccardo Lo5, Enrico Maria Lodolini6, Francisco Luque7, Hanene Mairech8, Picchi Malayka9, Giulia Marino0, Roberto Mariotti1, Francesco Paolo Marra2, G Medina-Alonso3, José Mercado4, Maurizio Micheli5, Soraya Mousavi6, Monji Msallem7, Dvora Namdar8, Isabel Narváez9, Elena Palomo-Ríos0, Ruggero Petacchi1, Pierluigi Pierantozzi2, Malayka Samantha Picchi3, Amalia Rosa Maria Piscopo4, Fernando Pliego-Alfaro5, Primo Proietti6, Alessandro Ragazzi7, Pilar Rallo8, Hava F Rapoport9, Luca Regni0, Laia Ribalta1, A. Rosati2, Patrizia Sacchetti3, Luca Sebastiani4, Alicia Serrano5, Giuseppe Surico6, Luca Testi7, Maria Cristina Valeri8, Andrea Vitale9, Uri Yermiyahu0, Hande Yilmaz-Düzyaman1, Valeria Zeni2, Isaac Zipori3, James Friel4, Raul de la Rosa5, Salvatore Camposeo6, Garcia Sergio Castro7 ...

The European or Mediterranean cultivated olive (Olea europaea L., subsp. europaea, var. europaea) is an ancient crop notable for its early domestication. Today, hundreds of olive varieties are grown to produce high-quality fruit for oil and table olives for human consumption. Over the last 30 years, the olive industry has undergone profound innovation due to scientific and technical advances, ... Read more

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The European or Mediterranean cultivated olive (Olea europaea L., subsp. europaea, var. europaea) is an ancient crop notable for its early domestication. Today, hundreds of olive varieties are grown to produce high-quality fruit for oil and table olives for human consumption. Over the last 30 years, the olive industry has undergone profound innovation due to scientific and technical advances,
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Pan African Spaces

Essays on Black Transnationalism

by Msia Kibona Clark, Loy Azalia, Semien Abay, Afua Ansong, Yelena Bailey, Eugene Mikobi Bope, Nana Afua Yeboaa Brantuo, Sayuni Brown0, Courtney Cain1, Krista L. Cortes2, Ariana Curtis3, Mekdela Ejigu4, Shelvia English5, Zoë Gadegbeku6, Dayne Hutchinson7, Maurisa Li-A-Ping8, Ray Mann-Hamilton9, Shingi Mavima0, Tolulope F. Odunsi1, Gabriel Peoples2, Anthony Polanco3, Indhira Rosa Serrano Redondo4, Margaret E. Salifu5, Carolina Nve Diaz San Francisco6, Kat J. Stephens7, Keisha V. Thompson8, Nenelwa Tomi9, Jessica (Omilani) Alarcon0, Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves1 ...

This book explores Black identity, from a global perspective. The historical and contemporary migrations of African peoples have brought up some interesting questions regarding identity. This text examines some of those questions, and will provide relevant essays on the identities created by those migrations. Following a regional contextualizing of migration trends, the personal essays with allow ... Read more

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This book explores Black identity, from a global perspective. The historical and contemporary migrations of African peoples have brought up some interesting questions regarding identity. This text examines some of those questions, and will provide relevant essays on the identities created by those migrations. Following a regional contextualizing of migration trends, the personal essays with allow
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Neighboring Faiths

Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the Middle Ages and Today

by David Nirenberg ...

Essays on how Jews, Muslims, and Christians have coexisted—or not—over the centuries, from "a particularly incisive and trustworthy historian of religion" ( Commonweal).Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are usually treated as autonomous religions, but in fact across the long course of their histories the three religions have developed in interaction with one another. In Neighboring Faiths, David ... Read more

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Essays on how Jews, Muslims, and Christians have coexisted—or not—over the centuries, from "a particularly incisive and trustworthy historian of religion" ( Commonweal).Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are usually treated as autonomous religions, but in fact across the long course of their histories the three religions have developed in interaction with one another. In Neighboring Faiths, David
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The Great Reformer

Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope

by Austen Ivereigh ...

A biography exploring the making of a revolutionary leader who used his position's power to challenge and redirect the world's largest Christian church.A Philadelphia Inquirer Best Book of the Year"Consider this book the cornerstone of any collection on Pope Francis and twenty-first-century Christianity." — Booklist (starred review)... ... Read more

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A biography exploring the making of a revolutionary leader who used his position's power to challenge and redirect the world's largest Christian church.A Philadelphia Inquirer Best Book of the Year"Consider this book the cornerstone of any collection on Pope Francis and twenty-first-century Christianity." — Booklist (starred review)...
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Our Lady of Guadalupe

Mother of the Civilization of Love

by Carl Anderson, Eduardo Chavez ...

Nearly a decade after Spain's conquest of Mexico, the future of Christianity on the American continent was very much in doubt. Confronted with a hostile colonial government and Native Americans wary of conversion, the newly-appointed bishop-elect of Mexico wrote to tell the King of Spain that, unless there was a miracle, the continent would be lost. Between December 9 and December 12, 1531, that ... Read more

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Nearly a decade after Spain's conquest of Mexico, the future of Christianity on the American continent was very much in doubt. Confronted with a hostile colonial government and Native Americans wary of conversion, the newly-appointed bishop-elect of Mexico wrote to tell the King of Spain that, unless there was a miracle, the continent would be lost. Between December 9 and December 12, 1531, that
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Pope Francis in His Own Words

Edited by Julie Schwietert Collazo, Lisa Rogak ...

The moment the identity of the newly elected 266th pontiff was revealed, it was clear to the thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square, and to the watching world, that this pope was different in fascinating and exciting ways — the first from Latin America, the first Jesuit, and the first to take the name Francis, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. When Pope Francis, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario ... Read more

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The moment the identity of the newly elected 266th pontiff was revealed, it was clear to the thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square, and to the watching world, that this pope was different in fascinating and exciting ways — the first from Latin America, the first Jesuit, and the first to take the name Francis, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. When Pope Francis, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario
... Read more
Pope Francis: Life and Revolution

A Biography of Jorge Bergoglio

by Elisabetta Piqué ...

In Italy, they call him il Papa, which means “The Father.” Until his unprecedented election, author and friend Elisabetta Piqué called him Padre Jorge. He may have changed his name to become Pope Francis, but it did not change their friendship.Since Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in 2013, countless books have been written to help the world understand this deeply complex yet simple ... Read more

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In Italy, they call him il Papa, which means “The Father.” Until his unprecedented election, author and friend Elisabetta Piqué called him Padre Jorge. He may have changed his name to become Pope Francis, but it did not change their friendship.Since Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in 2013, countless books have been written to help the world understand this deeply complex yet simple
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The Wise King

A Christian Prince, Muslim Spain, and the Birth of the Renaissance

by Simon R. Doubleday ...

An illuminating biography of Alfonso X, the 13th-century philosopher-king whose affinity for Islamic culture left an indelible mark on Western civilization"If I had been present at the Creation," the thirteenth-century Spanish philosopher-king Alfonso X is said to have stated, "Many faults in the universe would have been avoided." Known as El Sabio, "the Wise," Alfonso was renowned by friends and ... Read more

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An illuminating biography of Alfonso X, the 13th-century philosopher-king whose affinity for Islamic culture left an indelible mark on Western civilization"If I had been present at the Creation," the thirteenth-century Spanish philosopher-king Alfonso X is said to have stated, "Many faults in the universe would have been avoided." Known as El Sabio, "the Wise," Alfonso was renowned by friends and
... Read more
The Spanish Inquisition

A Historical Revision, Fourth Edition

by Henry Kamen ...

In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen’s classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, the author incorporates the latest research in multiple languages to offer a new—and thought-provoking—view of this fascinating period. Kamen sets the notorious Christian tribunal into the broader context of Islamic and Jewish culture in the Mediterranean, reassesses its consequences for Jewish culture, ... Read more

$23.99 USD

In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen’s classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, the author incorporates the latest research in multiple languages to offer a new—and thought-provoking—view of this fascinating period. Kamen sets the notorious Christian tribunal into the broader context of Islamic and Jewish culture in the Mediterranean, reassesses its consequences for Jewish culture,
... Read more
Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain

by Joseph F. O'Callaghan ...

Series series The Middle Ages Series
Drawing from both Christian and Islamic sources, Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain demonstrates that the clash of arms between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian peninsula that began in the early eighth century was transformed into a crusade by the papacy during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Successive popes accorded to Christian warriors willing to participate in the peninsular ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Drawing from both Christian and Islamic sources, Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain demonstrates that the clash of arms between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian peninsula that began in the early eighth century was transformed into a crusade by the papacy during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Successive popes accorded to Christian warriors willing to participate in the peninsular
... Read more

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