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Challenging the traditional “Greek East” and “Latin West” divide, this book examines literary portrayals of holy ascetics. Through an analysis of “New Adam” and “garments of skin” motifs, it shows how Byzantine and Western saints were seen as redeemers of the created order.
Most scholarly and ecclesiastical authorities tend to examine the first millennium of Christianity using the divisional categories “Greek East” and “Latin West”. Such terminology is of value insofar as it distinguishes between the episcopal centres of Constantinople and Rome, and the administrative and theological linguae francae of their respective jurisdictions. However, the literary representations of holy ascetics by the Greek and Latin Christian communities and their religious inheritors during this time very often reflect shared spiritual values, aspirations, and worldviews. Major Continental and Insular monastics, including Sts. Martin of Tours, Columba of Iona, and Guthlac of Crowland, have thus been depicted as having elevated or risen above the “garments of skin” (Genesis 3:21) characteristic of the postlapsarian condition while at the same time taking on the environmental curative role first assumed by Christ during his incarnate ministry as the “New Adam”. Via a thorough analysis of the “New Adam” and “garments of skin” motifs developed in key Vitae from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages, as well as their patristic antecedents, this book outlines how the Byzantine, Continental, and Insular portrayals of ascetics as redeemers of the created order attest to a shared spirituality and common perception of reality on the part of two vast regions falsely categorised independently.
A vanguard of scholars asks what comes after the postsecular and postmodern in Continental philosophy of religion. This volume argues philosophy must liberate itself from theological norms and mutate into a new speculative practice to confront the challenges of our time.
Since his arrival in Detroit in 1930, W.D. Fard, also known by over fifty other aliases, has elicited an enormous amount of curiosity. Through meticulous scholarship and a detailed analysis of his teachings, this work provides huge insight into the founder of the Nation of Islam.
In this collection, Christian scholars from around the world explore how faith underpins academic disciplines. Offering a global perspective focused on Asia, these essays illustrate a faith-integrated approach to diverse fields from science to social services and business.
He stole fire for humanity, a timeless symbol of rebellion and selfless love. These essays trace the Promethean philosophy of love from its origins in Ancient Greece to its powerful contrast with the figure of Christ.
Over forty-five academics present scholarly studies on the treaties Prophet Muhammad concluded with Jewish, Christian, and other communities. This work offers unprecedented insight into the pluralistic nature of the state he created and includes translations of his Six Covenants.
A modern take on the tribal societies of the whole of Pakistan–their origins, history, and social profile. It promotes an understanding of the disruptive effects of external factors and reforms which failed to take into account their deep-seated cultural sensitivities.
Do people with religious commitment nurture altruistic action more than others? Social scientists present results of their empirical studies on Japanese, North American, European, Indian, and Thai societies to offer insightful reflections on this issue.
This is the first Eastern Orthodox work on animal suffering and human salvation. Using Biblical teachings and contemporary science, it argues that animal suffering is against God’s Will and that indifference to it has negative consequences for human salvation.
Irish religion is being redefined beyond Catholic power and sectarianism. This first-of-its-kind book explores the widespread changes, from new religious movements and migrant religion to the spread of New Age spirituality, in a wide-ranging overview.
The Wandering Jew began as an anti-Jewish stereotype. This work shifts the focus to the Jewish Other, exploring how Jewish writers and thinkers have subverted and reinvented the figure to confront modern issues of uprootedness, migration, and human rights.
This book challenges the popular view that all Byzantines linked faith, Hellenic culture, and Roman rule. It explores the resistance of St. Maximus the Confessor to the emperor’s power in the church, revealing that many did not recognise the office of the emperor as holy.
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