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Bradford E. Hinze offers a comprehensive, comparative investigation of the theologies of Reformed theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) and Catholic Johann Sebastian Drey (1777-1853)...

William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. This edition sets his work in the context of the theological, philosophical, and...

It is hard to believe it has been only 7 years since the publication of our first edition. In this short time, so much has changed in what we know about Parkinson's disease and how to treat it. As I...

Looking at the long history of navigation at sea, Jim Bennett discusses the scientific and technological developments that have enabled the accurate measurement of position and setting of directions...

Indexes nearly six thousand key words in the New American Bible, the standard Bible translation for American Catholics, presenting entries alphabetically and providing verse excerpts for each.Author:...

Parkhurst's challenge -- The buttons -- Democratic city, Republican nation -- Anarchy vs. corruption -- A rocky start -- Managing vice, extorting business -- "Reform never suffers from frankness" --...

NEWMAN AND JUSTIFICATION : Newman's Via Media 'doctrine of the Justifying Presence'.Author: T. L. HOLTZENPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: May 08, 2024Number of Pages: 225...

Novalis: Philosophical, Literary, and Poetic Writings assembles, for the first time in English, translations of Novalis's published philosophical works, a large share of his surviving philosophical...

Oceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not only in hosting life, including the fish and other...

Sophocles stands as one of the greatest dramatists of all time, influencing a vast array of artists and thinkers over the centuries. Disturbing and unrelenting, his tragedies portray what Matthew...

Off-Stage Groups in Athenian Drama analyses how off-stage groups in fifth- and early fourth-century tragedy and comedy influence and respond to events on stage, and how characters interact with these...

Improved cancer treatment and survival rates have resulted in a growing number of cancer survivors who live years, and even decades, after their cancer diagnosis. Insights into what the experience of...

Author: Jennifer Anna Gosetti-FerenceiPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Nov 09, 2020Number of Pages: 336 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 0190913657ISBN-13:...

For more than fifty years, Bette Midler has been at the center of the entertainment world as a uniquely talented singer, actress, and comedienne. Starting in the unlikely venue of a gay bathhouse in...

On Elizabeth Taylor: An Opinionated Guide is a comprehensive overview of the film, television, and theatrical career of Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011). Including an introduction, biographical...

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Rome's greatest orator, had a career of intense activity in politics, the law courts and the administration, mostly in Rome. His fortunes, however, followed those...

On Obligations was written by Cicero after the murder of Julius Caesar to provide principles of behaviour for aspiring politicians. Though written for first-century Romans it has been adopted as a...

Pseudoscience is not a real thing. The term is a negative category, always ascribed to somebody else's beliefs, not to characterize a doctrine one holds dear oneself. People who espouse fringe ideas...

Aristotle's 'De Anima' (On the Soul) is one of the great classics of philosophy. Aristotle examines the nature of the soul-sense-perception, imagination, cognition, emotion, and desire, including,...

From wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins to giants, glass slippers, poisoned apples, magic keys, and mirrors, the characters and images of fairy tales have cast a spell...

Author: Richard SusskindPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Sep 02, 2021Number of Pages: 400 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0192849301ISBN-13: 9780192849304

The war between Nazi Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union that raged between 1941 and 1945 was the ultimate confrontation between the two great totalitarian ideologies of the twentieth century...

This book offers a comprehensive account of Origen's pneumatology. In its examination of the Holy Spirit's identity (who the Spirit is) and activity (what the Spirit does), the study reads Origen in...

Author: David W. DeamerPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Sep 01, 2020Number of Pages: 128 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0190099003ISBN-13: 9780190099008

Lost origins of words revealed. We like to recount that goodbye started out as "god be with you," that whiskey comes from the Gaelic for "water of life," or that avocado originated as the Aztec word...

Author: David KilcullenPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Jul 01, 2015Number of Pages: 352 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0190230967ISBN-13: 9780190230968

Oxford A-Z Of Grammar And PunctuationAuthor: John SeelyPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Dec 21, 2020Number of Pages: 224 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Explains how to plan, organize, and structure your writing. Helps you master plain English and improve your writing with expert advice on vocabulary, style, punctuation, grammar, and proofreading...

Oxford International Primary Geography is a complete six year course that provides an engaging introduction to the subject. Using real life examples from around the globe, the course covers both...