Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> History

What were the ideas about conflicts and conflict resolutions in the Nordic countries during the Vendel Period and the Viking Age? What role did i.e. gender and power hierarchies play in the conflicts?

All of the contributing texts are, in one way or another, related to the theme 'war and peace'. They present new interpretations of some of the Old Scandinavian texts as well as of archaeological material: the runic inscription on the Eggja stone (Andreas Nordberg), texts about the fight between the god Thor and the giant Hrungnir (Tommy Kuusela), about the valkyries (Britt-Mari...

Ang catholicity/ecclesiality ng Iglesia Filipina ay makikita sa kanyang ecumenism tila karugtong sa diwa ng sa Nicaea noong A.D. 325. Hindi limitado sa doctrinal rightness ngunit karugtong sa damdaming tao na sinakop at tumanaw ng kanyang kalayaan kay Kristo at sa kapatiran ng lahat na tao. Naghahangad ng paggalang sa likas niyang kaangkinan bilang katuwang ng Diyos sa patuloy na pag-likha.

Nakararanas ng kapaitan ay siyang may patotoo sa mapagpalayang katotohanan kay Kristo: “Itong bayang nag-apuhap sa gitna ng kadiliman Sa wakas ay nakakita ng maningning niyang ilaw! Liwanag...

Councils have been of fundamental importance to the historical development of the Catholic Church. From the First Council of Nicaea in 325 CE to the reforming Second Vatican Council of 1962-5, the conciliar movement has more often than not represented the interests and prerogatives of the mass of the faithful: frequently -- especially from medieval times -- as a bulwark against the untrammelled supremacy of the Pope. Norman Tanner is arguably the outstanding scholar of church councils writing in English and his work provides an essential framework to our understanding of the development of...