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How did the early Christian church manage to win its dominant place in the Roman world? In his newest book, an eminent historian of ancient Rome examines this question from a secular-rather than an ecclesiastical-viewpoint. MacMullen's provocative conclusion is that mass conversions to Christianity were based more on the appeal of miracle or the opportunity for worldly advantages then simply on a 'rising tide of Christian piety.

Widely acclaimed when first published, this lively social history of Hogarth's England is reissued with a new preface and updated notes and guide to further reading.

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In this provocative book, W. W. Meissner, a Jesuit and psychoanalyst, attempts to bring about a rapprochement between psychoanalysis and religious thinking. Utilizing the resources of modern psychoanalytic insight, he examines Freud's views on religion, explores the dialectical relationship between psychoanalysis and religion, and applies more contemporary concepts in psychoanalysis to the understanding of religious experience. "Dr. Meissner h...

Dokumentieren die Briefe an F. W. Oelze den ganzen Umfang des Bennschen Denkens, und ist der Briefwechsel mit Paul Hindemith ein Dialog über die Kunst, ein Werkstattgespräch - so begegnet uns in dieser Sammlung ein anderer, eher privater Dr. Benn. Der scheue Außenseiter erscheint als homme à femme, der er immer auch gewesen ist.