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From Rabbinism To Christianity : The Story Of My Life And Conversion By A Hebrew Christian (Paperback)

From Rabbinism to Christianity is the autobiography of an unnamed Hebrew Christian detailing his journey from a childhood in a devout Jewish family to his eventual embrace of Christianity. The book offers insights into the religious and cultural... more

Contemporary Anthropology of Religion The Christianity of Culture (Hardcover)

In recent years anthropologists have increasingly viewed Christian conversion as a form of rupture from the past. But what happens if the people with whom they work begin to speak a language of continuity and sameness with that past? In this richly... more

Pre-Owned Religions in Practice: An Approach to the Anthropology of Religion (Paperback 9780205795253) by John R. Bowen

9780205795253. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Paperback. Edition: 5. Language: English. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. This widely used textbook offers a unique perspective on how people engage in everyday religious practices--such as... more

Anthropology of Religion. Religionsethnologie: Food Friends and Funerals : On Lived Religion Volume 1 (Series #1) (Paperback)

This is a wide-ranging yet incisive text on religion from below by an anthropologist based on many years of field-work in Borneo and Australia and current teaching in practical theology and religious studies. It argues that rural Lutherans in Australia... more

The Religious Condition of the Chinese With Observations on the Prospects of Christian Conversion Amongst That People / Joseph Edkins (1859) (1859) [Leather Bound]

Leatherbound edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1859 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are... more

Religious Conversion 1927

{Size: 13.34 x 21.59 cms} Lang: - English Pages 356 Print on Demand. Reprinted in 2016 with the help of original edition published long back [1927]. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour... more

Last words on great issues by John Beattie Crozier. On religion as it stands today; religious conversion; spiritualism; imperial politics; free trade and protection; socialism etc (1917)

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1917 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index... more

The Hon. Robert Boyle s Occasional reflections / with a preface &c. by John Weyland jun. ... published for the benefit of The Society for the conversion and religious instruction and education of

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1808 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index... more

Religious Conversion 1927 [Premium Leather Bound]

{Size: 15.34 x 23.59 cms} A Unique Premium Leather-Bound book for elite readers/collectors of old rare books. An Original Leather is being used for binding this book with Golden Leaf Printing and designing on Spine front and Back of the book with edge... more

Pre-Owned Language and Self-Transformation: A Study of the Christian Conversion Narrative: 5 (Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology Series Number 5) Hardcover

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

The Eastern Church in the Spiritual Marketplace : American Conversions to Orthodox Christianity (Paperback)

Like many Americans the Eastern Orthodox converts in this study are participants in what scholars today refer to as the “spiritual marketplace� or quest culture of expanding religious diversity and individual choice- making that marks the... more

Pre-Owned Becoming Catholic : Finding Rome in the American Religious Landscape (Hardcover) 9780199964987

Conversion has been an essential element of Christianity and especially of Roman Catholicism for centuries--from the Apostle Paul s dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus to the spiritual transformations of such prominent modern individuals as... more

The Religious Affections (Paperback)

A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a famous publication written in 1746 by Jonathan Edwards describing his philosophy about the process of Christian conversion in Northampton Massachusetts during the First Great Awakening which emanated from... more

Routledge Studies in Anthropology Traveling Spirits: Migrants Markets and Mobilities (Paperback)

Maintaining and forging religious networks across borders have long been part of migrants activities. However due to the wide availability of communication technologies and the reduced costs of transportation transnational social practices including... more

Contemporary Anthropology of Religion Faith in Objects: American Missionary Expositions in the Early Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

In the early twentieth century missionary expositions were a central event in the religious life of many Americans. They also converged with the research agenda of anthropology which was then defined by museum work. This thoughtfully researched book... more

Native Religions and Cultures of North America: Anthropology of the Sacred (Hardcover - Used) 0826410847 9780826410849

Analyzing the terminology of the sacred in cultures around the world religious anthropology shows how homo religiosus has created distinct vocabularies suited to the lived experience of the sacred in diverse ecological historical and social settings.... more

The Anthropology of Christianity: Studying Global Pentecostalism : Theories and Methods (Series #10) (Edition 1) (Paperback)

With its remarkable ability to adapt to many different cultures Pentecostalism has become the world s fastest growing religious movement. More than five hundred million adherents worldwide have reshaped Christianity itself. Yet some fundamental... more

Pre-Owned The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies (Paperback) 0198745087 9780198745082

The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies innovatively combines the ways in which scholars from fields as diverse as philosophy psychology religious studies literary studies history sociology anthropology political science and economics have integrated the... more