Huldrych Zwingli : his life and work by Gäbler, Ulrich

Table of Contents: “…Conflict about the sacraments -- 1. The argument with Anabaptists -- 2. …”


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Victorian women : a documentary account of women's lives in nineteenth-century England, France, and the United States

Table of Contents: “…The adult woman: personal life -- "The angel in the house" -- French dowry inquiries -- "I believed then that you would soon forget me": Helen Bourn -- A Parisian bourgeoise contemplates marriage: Stephanie Jullien -- Varieties of courtship in America -- The advantages of not marrying: Harriet Martineau -- An American spinster: Frances Marion Eddy -- A French spinster describes her days: Eugenie de Guerin -- "My wife and I are one, and I am he": the laws and rituals of marriage -- Two American women write about their happiness in marriage -- A Parisian working woman tells about her marriage: Suzanne Voilquin -- An adulteress confesses to Honore de Balzac: Louise Abber -- Three medical views on female sexuality -- An American woman writes to her close friend: Mary Hallock Foote -- Passing women -- Contraception in England, France, and the United States -- A pregnant American woman shares contraceptive advice with a friend: Mary Hallock Foote -- "Look for some others for to 'plenish the earth": Rose Williams -- Abortion experiences in England, France, and the United States -- Infanticide -- A distinguished French midwife cautions against interference in the birth process: Marie-Anne-Victoire Gillian Boivin -- "So very animal and unecstatic": Two queens write about pregnancy -- "Every good woman needs a companion of her own sex": Georgiana Bruce Kirby -- A minister's wife gives birth to a boy: Caroline Clive -- Childbearing in America -- An English mother's problems: The Amberleys -- How an American mother coped with her first baby: Elizabeth Cady Stanton -- Nursing advice for ladies -- Slave motherhood -- Motherhood in English factory towns -- Baby farming in England: police Serjeant Relf -- The problem of infant care for French working-class mothers -- "Gentle-ness, patience, and love": Lydia Marie Child -- Angels rich and poor: motherhood in France -- "To a mother who also cries" -- Mme Dudevant sues for legal separation from her husband -- An indissoluble sacrament: separation and divorce in England -- Death on the American frontier -- pt. …”


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Choice words : writers on abortion

Table of Contents: “…Le Guin ; Dear Elegy the Size of a Blueberry / Katy Day ; "Farewell, My Love," from The Sacrament of Abortion / Ginette Paris ; Afterlife / Joan Larkin -- Will. …”


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Blessed among all women : women saints, prophets, and witnesses for our time by Ellsberg, Robert, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Katherine Drexel: Founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (1858-1955) -- Madeleine Delbrêl: Missionary and activist (1904-1964) -- Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus: Founder of the Little Sisters of Jesus (1898-1989) -- Mev Puleo: Witness of Solidarity (1963-1996) -- Ade Bethune: Catholic worker artist (1914-2002) -- Hagar the Egyptian: Slave Woman -- The Samaritan Woman: Evangelist (first century) -- The Anointer of Bethany (first century) -- St. …”


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The Oxford companion to Christian thought

Table of Contents: “…Richard -- Nietzsche, Friedrich -- Nineteenth century: an overview -- North American: an overview -- Novel, the -- Obedience -- Old testament -- Omnipotence, divine -- Omniscience, divine -- Ontological argument -- Ordination -- Origen -- Orthodoxy -- Otto, Rudolf -- Oxford movement -- Pacifism -- Pannenberg, Wolfhart -- Panikkar, Raimon (Raimundo) -- Papacy -- Parable -- Paradise -- Paradox -- Paranormal -- Pascal, Blaise -- Pastoral epistles -- Pastoral theology -- Patriarchates -- Paul -- Peace -- Pelagianism -- Penance -- Pentecost -- Pentecostalism -- Person -- Peter -- Philosophy -- Pietism -- Pilgrimage -- Pilgrim's progress -- Plato and Platonism -- Play -- Poetry -- Political theology -- Post-Christian thought -- Postmodernism -- Poverty -- Praise -- Prayer -- Preaching/homiletics -- Pre-Constantinian thought -- Predestination -- Presbyterian thought -- Priesthood -- Princeton theology -- Process theology -- Prophecy -- Prosperity -- Protestantism -- Providence -- Psalms -- Psychology -- Publishing -- Punishment -- Purgatory -- Puritanism -- Quaker thought -- Quest for the historical Jesus -- Quietism -- Rahner, Karl -- Ratzinger, Joseph -- Realism and antirealism -- Reason -- Reconciliation -- Redemption -- Reformation -- Reformed theology -- Religion -- Religious experience -- Religious language -- Religious liberty -- Religious life -- Renaissance -- Reproductive technology -- Restorationism -- Resurrection -- Revelation -- Revelation, book of -- Revivalism -- Revolution -- Rhetoric -- Ricoeur, Paul -- Robinson, John -- Romans, epistle to the -- Romanticism -- Rome -- Ruether, Rosemary Radford -- Russian Christian thought -- Sabbatarianism -- Sacrament -- Sacrifice -- Saints -- Salvation -- Scandinavian Christian thought -- Schillebeeckx, Edward -- Schism -- Schleiermacher, Friedrich -- Science -- Scottish Christian thought -- Secularization -- Sermon on the Mount -- Seventeenth century: an overview -- Sex and sexuality -- Shakespeare, William -- Sheep and shepherds -- Sin -- Sixteenth century: an overview -- Slavery -- Social gospel and social teaching -- Socialism -- Social sciences -- Solle, Dorothee -- Solomon -- Song of Songs -- Soul -- Spanish Catholicism -- Spirituality, forms of -- Stein, Edith -- Subsidiarity -- Suffering -- Suicide -- Sunday -- Symbolism -- Synoptic gospels -- Syriac Christian thought -- Taize -- Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre -- Temperance -- Temple, the -- Temple, William -- Teresa of Avila -- Teresa of Calcutta -- Teresa (Therese) of Lisieux -- Theology -- Thomas, gospel of -- Thomas, M.M. -- Thomism (1), modern -- Thomish (2), analytical -- Tillich, Paul -- Time -- Tolstoy, Leo -- Torrance, Thomas -- Tracy, David -- Tradition -- Translation, Biblical -- Transubstantiation -- Trent, council of -- Trinity -- Truth -- Tubingen -- Twentieth century: an overview -- Typology -- Ultramontanism -- Unitarianism -- Unity -- Universalism -- Universities -- Usury -- Vatican I -- Vatican II -- Virgin birth -- Virginity -- Virtue -- Visions -- Von Balthasar, Hans Urs -- Von Kirschbaum, Charlotte -- War -- Ward, Mmary -- Water -- Weil, Simone -- Wesley, John and Charles -- Wine -- Wisdom -- Witchcraft -- Wittgenstein, Ludwig -- Woman/femininity -- Word/logos -- Work -- World -- Worship -- Zwingli, Huldrych.…”


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A handbook of Christian theology : definition essays on concepts and movements of thought in contemporary Protestantism

Table of Contents: “…Horton -- Righteousness/Warren A. Quanbeck -- Sacraments/Massey H. Shepherd, Jr. -- Salvation/Roger Hazelton -- Society/James Gustafson -- Symbol/Erika Dinkler-vaon Schubert -- Thomism/George Lindbeck -- Transcendence/John A. …”


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Journeys into joy : selected spiritual writings by Julian, of Norwich, 1343-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: This is a revelation of love -- The first revelation: Christ's suffering for love of us: Enfolded in love; Hold fast to His goodness; A love beyond comprehension; Seek this joy and trust Him for it; Peace and encouragement for the simple -- The second revelation: We need nothing but God: The Lord's beauty hidden by our shame; Seeking Him until we see Him; Seeking is open to everyone -- The third revelation: God our Lord does all: There is no doer but God; God does all things -- The fourth revelation: Christ's blood washes us clean: His holy blood washes us clean from our sins -- The fifth revelation: The defeat of evil: The power of Christ's precious passion -- The sixth revelation: Everlasting life: A fullness of joy and happiness; The reward for the intention to serve God for ever -- The seventh revelation: Everlasting bliss: Do not dwell on sadness -- The eighth revelation: Christ's passion: the source of joy: Choosing Jesus for my heaven; Christ's passion turns all pain into joy; We shall all be brought into joy -- The ninth revelation: The blessed Trinity: We are His joy, His reward, His glory, His crown; The blessed Trinity rejoices in our salvation -- The tenth revelation: The depth of Christ's love: My dear one, look and see your endless joy -- The eleventh revelation: Christ's mother Mary: Rejoice with Me in My love for her -- The twelfth revelation: Christ glorified: I am the One, I am the One -- The thirteenth revelation: The weakness of sin and the power of God: All shall be well, All shall be well; Our compassion for others is Christ in us; God thirsts for us; Be at peace and enjoy God; Our weakness in sin, God's power in miracles; Peace and love are always active -- The fourteenth revelation: Learning how to pray: I am the ground of your praying; Enjoy him in happy thanksgiving; Mercy and grace are given before we ask; Prayer unites the soul to God; Longing for His love -- About certain things in the previous fourteen revelations a treasury of faith: We are given god-like qualities; God is never angry; Our anger is dispelled by mercy and forgiveness; By the Spirit made Christ's gifted children; Faith grounded in love, reason and purpose; The blessings of God's commandments; The Trinity is our Father, our mother, our Lord; God is as truly our mother as our Father; Our Mother Jesus feeds us in the sacraments; Come to mother Jesus like a little child -- The fifteenth revelation: the fullness of God's grace: A joyful prospect and an immense comfort; He has done all things for me, in the unity of love -- The sixteenth revelation: Life everlasting: You will not be overcome; Stay within faith; He is always looking at us; He forgets-we ourselves must also forget; The tender fear that is reverential awe; Whether filthy or clean, cling to Jesus; Rejoice in the remedy He gives us; We are His joy and delight; Helped, protected, saved; Living gladly and joyfully; The light of love; We praise You, Lord, all is well; All this we shall see in God, for evermore / Julian of Norwich.…”


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Contemporary religious thought : an anthology

Table of Contents: “…Sperry -- Ritual and symbol / Evelyn Underhill -- Symbols and sacraments / Von Ogden Vogt -- The practice of corporate worship / Douglas V. …”


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Metaphysical lyrics & poems of the seventeenth century : Donne to Butler

Table of Contents: “…Hymn of St Thomas in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament / Richard Crashaw -- 103. Saint Mary Magdalene, or, The Weeper / Richard Crashaw -- 104. …”


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Seventeenth-century prose and poetry,

Table of Contents: “…Prophecies. Religion. Sabbath. Sacrament. Thanksgiving. Tradition. Vows. Witches. …”


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God has spoken : a history of Christian theology by Bray, Gerald Lewis

Table of Contents: “…The work of the Son : The body of Christ ; The man from heaven ; The water and the blood ; The likeness of sinful flesh ; The Second Adam ; The death of Christ ; The only sacrifice for sin ; The cost of reconciliation ; The centrality of the Lord's Supper ; The memorial of Christ's sacrifice ; The sacramental system ; The invention of purgatory ; The justification of sinners ; The glory of the cross ; Prophet, priest, and king ; The coming of Christ's kingdom ; The eternal reign of Christ ; The crisis of authority ; The heavenly kingdom ; The new covenant -- 6. …”


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The evangelization of slaves and Catholic origins in eastern Africa by Kollman, Paul V.

Table of Contents: “…INTRODUCTION -- Disclosures: an unnerving appeal, an anxious guideline, a revealing memory -- Slave evangelization and African mission history -- Beyond culture and conversion: the practices and effects of slave evangelization -- Sources for slave evangelization and their interpretation Types of Spiritan writings -- Interpreting the Spiritans' writings -- The dynamic setting of slave evangelization -- Omani expansion, Christian missions, and European colonialism -- The expansion of slavery in nineteenth-century eastern Africa -- THE SPIRITANS AND THE AFRICANS THEY SOUGHT TO CHANGE -- The Spiritan missionaries who came to eastern Africa -- Nineteenth-century missionaries and Africa -- The "French mission" and relations with Omanis and others in Zanzibar -- Spiritan social origins -- Formation in the Congregation of the Holy Ghost -- The Spiritan approach to slavery -- Spiritan exposure to social reform -- The Africans evangelized by the Spiritans -- Undergoing and representing slavery in eastern Africa -- Naming slavery in eastern Africa -- The complexity of slave experiences in eastern Africa -- The Spiritans and slaves upon arriving at the mission -- Missionary and African approaches to labor and space -- FORMING THE CHRISTIAN NUCLEUS AT ZANZIBAR: The Catholic Church Returns to Eastern Africa, 1860-1868 -- Timeline -- A new beginning -- The early years of the Catholic mission at Zanzibar -- The Spiritans at Zanzibar -- The rhetoric of Spiritan slave evangelization -- The Spiritan shape of the Zanzibar mission -- Enclosure -- Liturgical prayer and sacraments -- School -- Learning to work -- The salience of agricultural labor -- Africans in the missionary archive: insights of young workers, piety, and escapes -- Suéma: fact and fiction -- Casimir.…”


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Bible interpretation

Table of Contents: “…. -- Origen: Letter to Gregory Thaumaturgus -- Origen: Commentary on the Gospel According to Matthew -- Eusebius: Ecclesiastical History: Book Three -- Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem: Catechesis IV (Excerpts) -- Athanasius, BIshop of Alexandria: Letter XXXIX -- Jerome: Letter to Pope Damasus -- Jerome: Prefaces to Translation of New Testament Books -- Council of Hippo: Canon 36 -- Augustine: Bishop of Hippo, On Christian Instruction -- Augustine: THe Harmony of the Gospels, Book I -- Vincent of Lerins: Commonitorium, II 4-III 8 -- Pope Leo I: Letter XV to Turribius -- Pope Gregory I: Morals on the Book of Job -- Pope Gregory I: Letter to Leander (Excerpt) -- Pope Gregory I: Letter to Theodorus, Physician to the Emperor -- Isidore: Etymologies, Book VI (Excerpts) -- John Damascene: On the Orthodox Faith: Book Four -- Hugh of St. Victor: On the Sacraments of the Christian Faith -- Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologica Part I, Question I…”


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Wild imperfections : an anthology of womanist poems

Table of Contents: “…Vulva Volcanoes ; Family Portrait ; This Is Not a Poem -- Ladan Osman (Somalia). Heart Runoff ; Sacraments ; Boat Journey -- Staceyann Chin (Jamaica). …”


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The spiritual heritage of the human race : an introduction to the world's religions by Bushrui, Suheil B.

Table of Contents: “…The Christian faith (Introduction -- Jesus in the Gospels -- The early Jesus movement -- Early Christianity in the Greco-Roman world -- Christian contemplatives -- Christendom -- The Roman Catholic Church -- The Eastern Orthodox Church -- The Protestant churches -- Global diffusion of Christianity -- Beliefs -- The nature of Jesus -- God -- The Holy Spirit -- Scripture -- Prayer -- Major festivals -- Sacraments -- Afterlife and funeral rites -- Calendar) -- XIV. …”


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Water lilies = Flores del agua : an anthology of Spanish women writers from the fifteenth through the nineteenth century

Table of Contents: “…= Gloss: Oh vain, unending dream / Leonor De La Cueva Y Silva -- Liras en la muerte de mi querido padre y senor = Verses on the death of my beloved father and lord / Leonor De La Cueva Y Silva -- La esclava de su amante = Her lover's slave / Maria De Zayas Y Sotomayor -- Valor, agravio y mujer = Valor, outrage, and woman / Ana Caro Mallen De Soto -- Loa a una profesion = Dramatic prologue, for the profession of a nun / Sor Marcela De San Felix -- Loa en la profesion de la hermana Isabel del Santisimo Sacramento = In celebration of the profession of vows of Sister Isabel of the Blessed Sacrament / Sor Marcela De San Felix -- El jardin del convento = The Convent garden / Sor Marcela De San Felix.…”


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Lasallian themes.

Table of Contents: “…Vol. 2: Brother's dress / Yves Poutet -- Brothers of the Christian Schools / Roger Petit -- Christian teacher / Edgard Hengemüle -- Faith, the spirit of faith / Pascual Maymi -- Formation / Alain Houry -- God's work / Jacques Goussin -- Incarnation / Alvaro Rodriguez -- Inspiration (movements of the Holy Spirit) / Gilles Beaudet -- Joy / Guy Lemire -- Justice / Mike McGinnis -- Mission, sending / Luke Salm -- Mortification / Antonio Temprado -- Mystery / Luke Salm -- Novitiate / Raymundo Suplido -- Parents of the pupils / Emanuele Costa and Secundino Scaglione -- Penitent (penance) / Gilles Beaudet -- Poor / Raphael Basset -- Reflection / Gerard Rummery -- Renunciation, detachment / Dominique Sammé -- Renewal : "rénovation" / Antonio Botana -- Retreat / Antonio Botana -- Rule, regularity / José-Maria Valladolid -- Sacraments / Jan Pottelberge -- Saints / Edgard Hengemüle -- Salvation / Luke Salm -- Silence / Mario Presciuttini -- Simple attention, contemplation / Joseph Schmidt -- Solitude / Martin Lasa -- Teacher-pupil relationship / Alfredo Morales -- Truth / Guy Lemire -- Vigilance / Léon Lauraire -- Vows / Luke Salm -- World and relations with the world / Martin Lasa.…”


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The Renaissance in Europe : an anthology

Table of Contents: “…Letter to Nicholas Hausmann ; Against the heavenly prophets in the matter of images and sacraments / Luther. Starry messenger / Galileo Galilei. …”


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Concise encyclopedia of preaching

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Readings in the history of Christian thought.

Table of Contents: “…The church and the sacraments -- The unity of the Catholic Church /Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage -- On baptism / Augustine -- The City of God / Augustine -- The donation of Constantine / Augustine -- A letter to Hermann, Bishop of Metz / Pope Gregory VII -- The Lord's body and blood / Pascrasius Radbertus -- Christ's body and blood / Ratramnus -- On the truth of the Catholic faith [Summa Contra Gentiles] / Thomas Aquinas -- Unam Sanctam / Boniface VIII -- The church / John Huss -- The babylonian captivity of the church / Martin Luther -- Exposition of the Christian faith / Huldreich Zwingli -- The Schleitheim Confession of Faith / Swiss Anabaptists -- Institutes of the Christian religion / John Calvin -- The Council of Trent (1545-1 563) -- Profession of the Tridentine faith -- Foundation of Christian doctrine [on baptism] / Menno Simons -- The thirty-nine articles of the Church of England -- Laws of ecclesiastical polity / Richard Hooker -- The Racovian Catechism -- The Cambridge platform -- A model of Christian charity / John Winthrop.…”


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