“…During this period, the course for the future was set: in the West, the war of succession in the Duchy of Burgundy began, in the East, persistent tensions with Hungary resulted in open war. …”

“…In 1852, the colonial governor disestablished the chieftainship of the amaTshatshu, the leading group of Xhosa speakers west of the Kei River and north of the colonial border. …”

“…Doch dabei fehlt es zumeist an qualitativen Analysen und differenzierten räumlichen Betrachtungen jenseits von Stadt-Land- oder Ost-West-Polarisierungen. Die Beitragenden des Bandes verstehen das Lokale als Ort individueller und emotionaler Aneignungsprozesse und analysieren lokale Vergesellschaftungen im Kontext politischer Transformation. …”

“…For a generation, in the middle of the second century AD, it was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire. Furthermore, it was one of only three "artificial" frontiers along the European boundaries of the empire: the other two are Hadrian's Wall and the German Limes.Although the Antonine Wall fits into the general pattern of Roman frontiers, in many ways it was the most developed frontier in Europe, with certain distinct characteristics. …”

“…Such scrutiny was, however, only applied to acquired injuries and was not connected with the ancient pseudo-science of physiognomy, which concerned itself with deducing character from facial and other physical features and would enjoy some popularity later in the Middle Ages in the West. Injury to the head might also often result in injury to the brain, offering a further perspective on wounds, their care, and their aftermath…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction -- Incubation and origins : the ancient period -- The pre-history of Christian thought -- Jesus of Nazareth -- The Apostle Paul : his thought and context -- The break from Judaism -- Definition and resistance : the patristic period -- Persecution of Christians -- Spirituality and asceticism : desert fathers and mothers -- The Christian apologists : interacting with gnosticism and other heresies -- The early church councils : christological controversy and definition -- Trinitarian debate -- Formation of the New Testament canon -- Augustine : philosopher, theologian, and church father -- Establishment and diversification : the medieval period -- Monasticism of the early Middle Ages -- Eastern Christianity splits from the West -- Anselm, Abelard, and B ernard -- Islam and Judaism in the middle ages -- Women and theology in the Middle Ages -- Thomas aquinas -- Preparation for reform -- Protest and revolution : the Reformation period -- Martin Luther -- The reformed tradition -- Protesting against the Protestants : anabaptism and the radical reformation -- Reformation continues : the English and the Catholics -- Enlightenment and evolution : the modern period -- The challenge of modernism -- Pietism and revivalism -- Romanticism's response to Enlightenment theology -- Neo-orthodoxy :Karl Barth and others -- Major theological traditions and developments in the 20th century -- Conclusion: Recent and emerging themes…”

“…Nidali mixes humor with a loving and vibrant celebration of an eccentric middle-class family in the Arab world, and this perspective keeps her buoyant through the hardships she encounters: the humiliation of going through a checkpoint on a visit to her father’s home on the West Bank; the fights with her father, who wants her to become a famous professor and stay away from boys; the end of her childhood as Iraq invades Kuwait on her thirteenth birthday; and the scare she gives her family when she runs away from home. …”