Isbn: 9781400096398 - strange gods: a secular history of conversion (24 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In a groundbreaking historical work that focuses on the long, tense convergence of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with an uncompromising secular perspective, Susan Jacoby illuminates the social and economic forces that have shaped individual faith and the voluntary conversion impulse that has changed the course of Western history--for better and for worse. Covering the triumph of Christianity over paganism in late antiquity, the Spanish Inquisition, John Calvin's dour theocracy, American plantations where African slaves had to accept their masters' religion--along with individual converts including Augustine of Hippo, John Donne, Edith Stein, Muhammad Ali, George W. Bush and Mike Pence--Strange Gods makes a powerful case that nothing has been more important in struggle for reason than the right to believe in the God of one's choice or to reject belief in God altogether.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In a groundbreaking historical work that focuses on the long, tense convergence of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with an uncompromising secular perspective, Susan Jacoby illuminates the social and economic forces that have shaped individual faith and the voluntary conversion impulse that has changed the course of Western history--for better and for worse. Covering the triumph of Christianity over paganism in late antiquity, the Spanish Inquisition, John Calvin's dour theocracy, American plantations where African slaves had to accept their masters' religion--along with individual converts including Augustine of Hippo, John Donne, Edith Stein, Muhammad Ali, George W. Bush and Mike Pence--Strange Gods makes a powerful case that nothing has been more important in struggle for reason than the right to believe in the God of one's choice or to reject belief in God altogether.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In a groundbreaking historical work that focuses on the long, tense convergence of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with an uncompromising secular perspective, Susan Jacoby illuminates the social and economic forces that have shaped individual faith and the voluntary conversion impulse that has changed the course of Western historyfor better and for worse. Covering the triumph of Christianity over paganism in late antiquity, the Spanish Inquisition, John Calvins dour theocracy, American plantations where African slaves had to accept their masters religionalong with individual converts including Augustine of Hippo, John Donne, Edith Stein, Muhammad Ali, George W. Bush and Mike PenceStrange Gods makes a powerful case that nothing has been more important in struggle for reason than the right to believe in the God of ones choice or to reject belief in God altogether. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In a groundbreaking historical work that focuses on the long, tense convergence of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with an uncompromising secular perspective, Susan Jacoby illuminates the social and economic forces that have shaped individual faith and the voluntary conversion impulse that has changed the course of Western historyfor better and for worse. Covering the triumph of Christianity over paganism in late antiquity, the Spanish Inquisition, John Calvins dour theocracy, American plantations where African slaves had to accept their masters religionalong with individual converts including Augustine of Hippo, John Donne, Edith Stein, Muhammad Ali, George W. Bush and Mike PenceStrange Gods makes a powerful case that nothing has been more important in struggle for reason than the right to believe in the God of ones choice or to reject belief in God altogether. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In a groundbreaking historical work that focuses on the long, tense convergence of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with an uncompromising secular perspective, Susan Jacoby illuminates the social and economic forces that have shaped individual faith and the voluntary conversion impulse that has changed the course of Western historyfor better and for worse. Covering the triumph of Christianity over paganism in late antiquity, the Spanish Inquisition, John Calvins dour theocracy, American plantations where African slaves had to accept their masters religionalong with individual converts including Augustine of Hippo, John Donne, Edith Stein, Muhammad Ali, George W. Bush and Mike PenceStrange Gods makes a powerful case that nothing has been more important in struggle for reason than the right to believe in the God of ones choice or to reject belief in God altogether. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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