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Origins of the Kabbalah
One of the most important scholars of our century, Gershom Scholem (1897-1982) opened up a once esoteric world of Jewish mysticism, the Kabbalah, to concerned students of religion. The Kabbalah is a rich tradition of repeated attempts to achieve and…
Pagan and Christian in an age of anxiety: some aspects of religious experience from Marcus Aurelius to Constantine
Examines the philosophical and spiritual climate of the Roman Empire during the period between the accession of Marcus Aurelius and the conversion of Constantine. During this period, material decline was steepest and the ferment of new religious…
Painters of Faith: The Spiritual Landscape in Nineteenth-Century America
Explores the faith and the crucial role it played in the artistic creations of some of the participants in America's first major artistic movement.