Author: Mervin CollierPublisher: The Cathedral of the Damned
ISBN: 9781403364371
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The Cathedral of the Damned
Author: Mervin CollierPublisher: The Cathedral of the Damned
ISBN: 9781403364371
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The Cathedral of the World
Author: Forrest ChurchPublisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807006211
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Described by Cornel West as “a towering public intellectual and the leading universalist philosopher of his generation,” Forrest Church was one of the preeminent liberal theologians of our time. His final gift, The Cathedral of the World, draws from the entire span of Church’s life’s work to leave behind a clear statement of his universalist theology and liberal faith. Giving new voice to the power of liberal religion, Church invites all seekers to enter the Cathedral of the World, home to many windows but only one Light.
The Jew, the Cathedral and the Medieval City
Author: Nina RowePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521197449
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
This book examines the Synagoga-Ecclesia motif in the thirteenth century and argues that the figures conveyed a political message of Christian ascendancy and Jewish submission.
The Last Office
Author: Geoffrey MoorhousePublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1780222076
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, through the never-before-told story of how one priory was saved and become Durham's mighty cathedral What happened to the monks, their orders and the communities they served after Henry VIII's break with Rome in 1536? In THE LAST OFFICE Geoffrey Moorhouse reveals how the Dissolution of the Monasteries affected the great Benedictine priory at Durham, drawing for his sources on material that has lain forgotten in the recesses of one of our great cathedrals. The quarrel between Henry VIII and the papacy not only gave birth to the Church of England but heralded the destruction of the 650 or so religious houses that played a central role in the spiritual and economic life of the nation. Durham proved to be the exception. On New Year's Eve 1539, the monks sang the last compline. Next morning the priory and its community were surrendered into the hands of the King's commissioners. But then nothing happened. An interregnum lasted 16 months before the priory was reborn as the new cathedral church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin, part of the new Church of England. The Prior became the Dean and 12 monks were retained as prebendaries. In Geoffrey Moorhouse's original and absorbing study, one of the great catalytic events of our past comes alive through the personalities and events at one key monastery.
The Review of Reviews
Author: American Monthly Review of Reviews
Author: The Cathedral
Author: Joris-Karl HuysmansAmerican Monthly Review of Reviews
Author: Albert ShawMystical Resistance
Author: Ellen Davina HaskellPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190600438
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Mystical Resistance reveals the kabbalistic masterpiece Sefer ha-Zohar, commonly known as the Zohar, as a rich source for understanding Jewish resistance to Christian authority. Composed against a backdrop of rising religious intolerance, the Zohar's subversive mystical narratives critique the changing relationship between Western Europe's Christian majority and its Jewish minority.
The 50 Greatest Churches and Cathedrals
Author: Sue DobsonPublisher: Icon Books
ISBN: 1785782843
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Cathedrals and great churches are among the most iconic sights of the world's towns and cities. Visible from miles around, the cathedrals of Canterbury, St Paul's, Chartres and St Stephen's in Vienna dominate their skylines. Others surprise by their statistics: Salisbury has Britain's tallest spire, Wells the largest display of medieval sculptures in the world, while King's College Chapel in Cambridge boasts the largest fan vaulting in existence. Not all are ancient: Dresden's reconstructed Frauenkirche opened in 2005 and Gaudi's masterpiece in Barcelona is still under construction. Award-winning travel writer Sue Dobson gives us a highly personal tour of their highlights.