 The Universalist Movement in America, 1770-1880"...an erudite and coherent analysis of Universalism as a powerful religious idea in the wider culture of American Protestantism." -TLS
"Provides welcome guidance through the complexities of this neglected movement....this well-researched and well-argued book deserves a wide reading among early Americanists and... |  |  Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Russia and Eurasia/ChinaThis project began in 1987 with the goal of assembling a basic reference source that provides accurate, clear, and concise descriptions of the cultures of the world. We wanted to be as comprehensive and authoritative as possible: comprehensive, by providing descriptions of all the cultures of each region of the world or by describing a... |  |  Jesus and His Death: Historiography, the Historical Jesus, and Atonement TheoryThis is a brave book. With due awareness of the historical traps and with a mastery of the recent relevant literature, McKnight here asks the crucial question, How did Jesus interpret his own death? His answer, which hearkens back to Albert Schweitzer, does full justice to Jesus' eschatological outlook and makes good sense within a first-century... |