Jaroslav Pelikan

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1) The excellent empire: the fall of Rome and the triumph of the church

Author

Pelikan, Jaroslav

Series

Rauschenbusch lectures volume new ser., 1

Pub. Date

1987.

Language

English

2) Acts

Author

Pelikan, Jaroslav

Series

Brazos theological commentary on the Bible

Pub. Date

[2005]

Language

English

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In this volume, an internationally renowned historian of Christian doctrine offers a theological reading of Acts.

3) Jesus through the centuries: his place in the history of culture

Author

Pelikan, Jaroslav

Pub. Date

[1985]

Language

English

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One of the most highly regarded works of intellectual history of the past decade, Jesus Through the Centuries is an original and compelling study of the impact of Jesus on cultural, political, social, and economic history. Noted historian and theologian Jaroslav Pelikan reveals how the image of Jesus created by each successive epoch - from rabbi in the first century to liberator in the 19th and 20th centuries - is a key to understanding the temper...

4) Nature

Author

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Pub. Date

[1985]

Language

English

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This version of Nature is an 1843 revision to the popular essay written and published in 1836. In the original essay, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, and suggested that reality can be understood by studying nature. Within the essay, Emerson divides nature into four usages: Commodity, Beauty, Language and Discipline. These distinctions define how humans use nature for their basic needs, their desire for delight, their communication...