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The Legend of Charlemagne, the Franks, and Jerusalem before the First        CrusadeUsing the legend of Charlemagne, an often-overlooked current in early medieval        thought, An Empire of Memory looks at how the contours of the relationship between        East and West moved across centuries, particularly in the period leading up to...

The Oxford Handbook of the European Union brings together numerous acknowledged specialists in their field to provide a comprehensive and clear assessment of the nature, evolution, workings, and impact of European integration....

By now everyone knows about Salem, yet in fact the witch trials thee are not typical of witchcraft incidents in Puritan New England. For this first book in the "e;New Narratives in American History"e; series, Godbeer focuses on the "e;other"e; witchcraft scare of 1692, this one near Stamford, Connecticut. The smaller-scale drama of...

The concept of personhood is central to a wide range of contemporary issues, ranging from reproductive rights to the death penalty and euthanasia. We may think that the concept of person is a modern discovery. In fact, however, this idea does not originate with our discovery of human rights, consciousness, and individuality. As this study shows,...

Structure, System, and RatioA fresh reading of Christian theology, re-interpreting discussions of theological        method and considering them in light of contemporary philosophical debates. It        re-evaluates the traditional theological warrants (scripture, tradition and reason)        and the concept of systematic theology, arguing that...

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