WRPR 164: Peace Testimonies in Literature & Art (HC) Fall 2015

An excellent resource for defining Quaker terminology and identification of noteworthy Friends, past and present.

Entries from the Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction (e.g., Guernica).

Short introduction to the Spanish Civil War, its causes and consequences.

In addition to an in-depth survey of historical readings of Quakerism, the handbook provides a treatment of the group's key theological premises and its links with wider Christian thinking. Quakerism's distinctive ecclesiastical forms and practices are analysed, and its social, economic, political, and ethical outcomes examined. Each of the 37 chapters considers broader religious, social, and cultural contexts and provides suggestions for further reading; the volume concludes with an extensive bibliography to aid further research.

Offers a fully rounded guide to all aspects of religious life and thought in ancient Greece and Rome. Highly authoritative, this new book covers not only Greek mythologies and Roman festivals, but also devotes attention to topics such as Greek and Roman religious places, monuments, authors and texts, religious organization, imagery, divination, astrology, and magic. Unlike many other references on ancient Greece and Rome, the Dictionary also includes many entries on Judaism and Christianity in the classical world.