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  • Safety First

    Imperium, Discontent, and Augustine

    Late Roman Africa gives us plenty to ponder. Christianity there had been divided between two factions since the early fourth century. By the fifth, militants among the Donatists (or sectarians) struck at their rivals, whose leading spokesman, Augustine, is our principal source. But did he exaggerate the difficulties catholic Christianity faced or wholly fabricate to attract government attention ... Leer más

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  • Augustine’s Leaders

    In Augustine's Leaders, Peter Iver Kaufman works from the premise that appropriations of Augustine endorsing contemporary liberal efforts to mix piety and politics are mistaken--that Augustine was skeptical about the prospects for involving Christianity in meaningful political change. His skepticism raises several questions for historians. What roles did one of the most influential Christian ... Leer más

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  • Religion Around Shakespeare

    Series series Religion Around
    For years scholars and others have been trying to out Shakespeare as an ardent Calvinist, a crypto-Catholic, a Puritan-baiter, a secularist, or a devotee of some hybrid faith. In Religion Around Shakespeare, Peter Kaufman sets aside such speculation in favor of considering the historical and religious context surrounding his work. Employing extensive archival research, he aims to assist literary ... Leer más

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  • On Agamben, Donatism, Pelagianism, and the Missing Links

    Series series Reading Augustine
    Peter Iver Kaufman shows that, although Giorgio Agamben represents Augustine as an admired pioneer of an alternative form of life, he also considers Augustine an obstacle keeping readers from discovering their potential. Kaufman develops a compelling, radical alternative to progressive politics by continuing the line of thought he introduced in On Agamben, Arendt, Christianity, and the Dark Arts ... Leer más

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  • On Agamben, Arendt, Christianity, and the Dark Arts of Civilization

    Series series Reading Augustine
    Many progressives have found passages in Augustine's work that suggest he entertained hopes for meaningful political melioration in his time. They also propose that his “political theology” could be an especially valuable resource for “an ethics of democratic citizenship” or for “hopeful citizenship” in our times. Peter Kaufman argues that Augustine's “political theology” offers a compelling, ... Leer más

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  • Church, Book, And Bishop

    Conflict And Authority In Early Latin Christianity

    This book narrates a number of stories from the early clerical history of the church to illustrate how authority came to be shared among the institutions of church, book, and bishop. It is intended for a wide range of readers, including scholars, students. ... Leer más

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    How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 Years

    A history of the Dark Ages "explain[s] very clearly why people in the early Christian era were so passionately concerned with issues of high theology.( The Economist ).Jesus Wars reveals how official, orthodox teaching about Jesus was the product of political maneuvers by a handful of key characters in the fifth century. Philip Jenkins argues that were it not for these controversies, the papacy ... Leer más

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  • A Concise History of the Catholic Church (Revised Edition)

    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 ... Leer más

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  • Lower than the Angels

    A History of Sex and Christianity

    **"A magisterial new history."—The New York Times“Endlessly fascinating.”—SlateA groundbreaking history of sexual emotion, sexual activity, gender relations, marriage and the family--and how Christianity has interacted with this panorama of human concerns**Few matters produce more public interest and public anxiety than sex and religion. Much of the political contention and division in societies ... Leer más

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  • Christianity's Dangerous Idea

    The Protestant Revolution—A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First

    "An original and important book. . . . [T]he most readable introduction to the history, theology and present-day practices of Protestantism." — Publishers WeeklyA New Interpretation of Protestantism and Its Impact on the WorldThe radical idea that individuals could interpret the Bible for themselves spawned a revolution that is still being played out on the world stage today. This innovation lies ... Leer más

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  • The Myth of Persecution

    How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom

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    An expert on early Christianity reveals how the early church invented stories of Christian martyrs—and how this persecution myth persists today.According to church tradition and popular belief, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire intent on their destruction. As the story goes, vast numbers of believers were thrown to the lions, tortured, or burned alive because ... Leer más

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  • Medieval Christianity

    A New History

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    An "engaging narrative history" of the medieval church, with new attention to women, ordinary parishioners, attitudes toward Jews and Muslims, and more ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign—an often brutal and seemingly irrational time of superstition, miracles, and strange relics. The aggressive pursuit of heretics and attempts to control the ... Leer más

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