“…Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ritual, and priesthood. Starting from the archaeological traces of the earliest cults of the city, it finishes with a series of texts in which Roman authors themselves reflect on the nature of their own religion, its history, even its funny side. …”

“…The subjects covered are: The role of the city of Rome as a stage of the process; multi-religious dynamics; the aesthetics of Roman non-Christian and Christian art; the representation of the divine; the durability of the attractive concepts of Early Christianity throughout history; the invention of Late Antiquity and the appreciation of Early Christian art in a museological and scholarly context. -- Edizione Quasar…”

“…Knight suggests that current explorations of religious pluralism may be supplemented by combining new thinking about divine action with the kind of 'mystical theology' that sees doctrinal statements as aids to contemplation rather than as philosophical truth claims. …”

“…C’était en quelque sorte faire remonter ce qu’il y a de divin en soi jusqu’à ce qu’il y a de divin dans l’univers. …”

“…Featuring distinct Jewish and Christian voices in respectful conversation, Amy-Jill Levine and Ben Witherington, III methodologically break new ground in exploring why scholars disagree on questions of history (what actually happened, what is authorial invention, how do we address different versions of the same account), literature (what does this story tell us about Jesus and Peter, Mary Magdalene and Judas, among other characters), and theology (what can we say about resurrection and divine justice, or about Jesus as the Messiah). They show how Luke has been used to create both tragedy and hope, as well as to promote sexism, anti-semitism, and religious intolerance, thereby raising important questions regarding ethically responsible interpretation. …”

“…Above all, those who reject predestination have been motivated by concerns about the doctrine's implications for human free will and divine responsibility for evil. Couenhoven addresses these issues by taking up two important questions: “What does predestination actually imply?”…”

“…Her conclusion is that the Feast is a divinely designed paradigm for worship, which is accompanied by a promise of transformational encounters…”

“…In his philosophical works "Dellanimo delluomo" and "Della mente sovrana del mondo", he faced the problem of human nature and of the nature of Gods mind, crossing some key-questions in the philosophy of modern age, such as the mind-body relation, the possibility for the human knowledge to know the natural and divine things, and the definition of the matter. Tommaso Rossis thought, hostile to all forms of atheism and materialism, took part in the philosophical debate which, from Locke to Descartes and Spinoza, tried to define the new field and the new role of natural science. …”

“…Au demeurant, la prédestination divine, qui s'applique alors au « petit peuple » portugais, donne à l'ensemble une dimension identitaire, telle qu'on la voit ressurgir à l'orée de notre propre siècle…”

“…The twenty contributors open up new possibilities for spiritual practice, while contesting the gender-bias of traditional concepts in the field: the old models of human and divine will no longer ‘simply do’! A lively current debate develops in re-imagining and revaluing transcendence in terms of body, space and self-other relations. …”

“…In all these accounts, the category of relatedness between humans and the divine creator has a central significance. A comparative study of explications concerning different aspects of the one phenomenon of God’s manifestation, together with the genuine experience of human salvation reveals both a variety and certain continuity in the Christian doctrine of salvation. …”

“…All turn a critical eye on professionals and all find them to be, like all humans, neither devils nor divines (Maya Angelou), but at their best a combination of two indispensable characteristics, trustworthiness and expertise…”

“…Scholar, musician, artist, and gentleman: Jao Tsung-i’s harmonious musical journey From prehistoric bone flutes to Confucian bell-sets, from ancient divination to his beloved qin, this book presents translations of thirteen seminal essays on musical subjects by Jao Tsung-i. …”

“…The role of privacy in ancient civilizations aside, there is a long history of the esteem for the reality of privacy, even though the term itself may not have been used, in the religious traditions of both East and West, where withdrawal from the world into solitude has consistently been viewed as the most efficacious route to union with the Divine. With increasing attention to, and recognition of, human dignity in Western society in recent centuries and particularly in recent years, there ahs come a parallel emphasis on human rights, and central to the cluster of human rights is the right to privacy. …”

“…Knott offers succinct explanations of Hinduism's central preoccupations, including the role of contemporary gurus and teachers in the quest for spiritual fulfillment; and the function of regular performances of the Mahabharata and Ramayana--scriptures which present the divine in personal form (avatara) and provide models of behavior for everyone, from kings and warriors to servants and children, and which focus on the dharma, the appropriate duties and moral responsibilities of the different varna or classes. …”
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“…Le rôle joué par l'expiation chez Barbey d'Aurevilly, la valeur absolue de la douleur dans les romans de Bloy, partagés entre les impératifs de la justice et la gratuité de la miséricorde divine, que Bernanos s'efforce de réconcilier, telles sont les empreintes laissées par l'héritage maistrien sur les œuvres des trois romanciers --…”