All Christians share ancient traditions of making saints and practicing faith in the midst of a cloud of witnesses. They also share in the heritage of the Protestant Reformation and the sometimes radical ...
... outside the chapel building. Many of the carvings, eroded by the years or damaged by vandalism during the Reformation, have been lovingly restored over time. They are eloquent illustrations of the Biblical, ...
A renowned scholar follows the devil around the world in this fascinating survey of satanic manifestations in a variety of cultures and eras. Highlights include demonology in ancient Egypt; in Hindu, Buddhist, ...
... medieval mysticism to the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, Karen Armstrong performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of monotheism into one superbly ...