Religion & Theology from Adamstown Books

Potomac MD: Gita-nagari Press, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited (1,000) edition. Oblong side-stapled softcover w/ wraps, 33 pp. Prose verse detailing the meeting and discipleship between the author and International Society for Krishna Consciousness founder A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; light wear to covers..… Read more about this item

Covina CA: Theosophical University Press, 1945. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Presumed 1st Edition. Side stapled softcover, 38 pp. Considering the Bible, particularly the Gospels, as esoteric writing, this long essay looks at subjects like the Flood myth, the Trinity, and other consepts from a theosophical viewpoint. Book Condition : Good; no… Read more about this item

New York NY: New York University Press, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 396 pp. Examines how a diverse group, religiously (Quaker, Anglican, Mennonite, Moravian, Reformed, Lutheran) and ethnically (German, English, Welsh, Scotch,Swedish), coalesced into a tolerant society over the course of several decades in the Delaware Valley. Book Condition :… Read more about this item

London, England: Epworth Press, 1969. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1969 1st Edition. Hardcover, 228pp. Part of Epworth Press' Library of Ecumenical Studies. Examines Biblical teaching to help address people who fall away from their faith. "He examines the nature of the Christian life as a life sustained by divine grace",… Read more about this item

Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academic, 2003. Book. Good Plus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 256 pp. Issued for the 300th anniversary of Edwards' birth, this collection of 13 essays is divided into 4 sections - Vision, Theology, Legacy, and Reflections. "Some essays make significant contributions to scholarship on Edwards. Others covey the toils and rewards… Read more about this item

Bennett Books, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition Thus. SOFTCOVER, 118 pp. Posthumous collection of four 1949 lectures written by a Gurdjieff follower and significant figure in a range of spiritual movements. Chapters include The Needs of a New Epoch; Gurdjieff - The Man and His Work; Work on… Read more about this item

Grand Rapids MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 378 pp. Collection of 24 essays along with An Appreciation of F.F. Bruce and Bibliography of his works." ..a number of articles based on the book of Acts, and a number of others dealing with Paul and… Read more about this item

Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books, 2004. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 339 pp. "Shows how a life-giving Jesus is the Christic liberator of Trinitarian faith - and how this faith must shape theological method." Book Condition : Fine; minimal wear; appears unread..

New York NY: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st Edition. Hardcover, 307 pp. Traces the history of religious skepticism in the West from the rise of astronomy and scientific rationalism through the Reformation to the French Revolution. Argues that the mid 20th century was giving rise to… Read more about this item

London, England: S. Crowder, 1781. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 1781 6th Edition Corrected and Amended. Scarce leather hardcover, 252 pp. Expounds the young Bunyan's two covenant theology (Adam - Old Testament and Jesus - New Testament). Book Condition: Good minus; front cover barely attached, rear cover secured; some foxing throughout and spotting to… Read more about this item

Pittsburgh PA: Pickwick Publications, 1979. Book. New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This compilation documents Schaff's contributions to the development of Mercersburg Theology as well as his works on Church history. Editor's Introduction is provided before each section - Farewell Address, What is Church History?, Introduction to History of the Apostolic Church, German Theology and the… Read more about this item

Pickwick Publications, 2012. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 189 pp. Seeks to demythologize Lincoln's knowledge of the Bible, arguing that he used it politically and morally in support of emancipation. Careful attention is paid to his second Inaugural address. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; mild curl to front… Read more about this item

Philadelphia PA: Westminster Press, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Organized chronologically, this theological biography of Bonhoeffer covers his education, time as a pastor, educator, and Nazi resistor, up to his death in the last days of the Third Reich. Godsey argues that his circumstances led to Bonhoeffer's evolving Christology from its relation to the… Read more about this item

Westminster MD: Newman Press, 1966. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American Edition.Hardcover, 311 pp. Catholic. Realities of pastoral ministry. Sections include : The Pastoral Mission; The Pastoral Minister; The Parochial Ministry (Yesterday and Today); and The Pastoral Client (Human Development; Pastoral Direction in the Various Stages of Life; Man, Woman, and the Family). Book… Read more about this item

Riverdale NY: Xulon Press, 2005. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on title page. Softcover, 476 pp. Unillustrated. Attempts to reconcile biblical and scientific concepts related to creation, specifically understanding the Genesis account as parable. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light curling to corner edges;… Read more about this item

University Park PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 237 pp. Exploration of 3 patristic theologians - Irenaeus, Gregory of Nyssa, and Augustine - along with Christian life in the early Church, as exemplified in the family, in hospitality, in dealing with pagan culture, and in monastic life.… Read more about this item

London, England: Edward Hicks, 1894. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1894 1st Edition, 102 pp.& publisher ads. Lifelong member of the Society of Friends advances his views of the founding principles of George Fox, how Quakerism is portrayed, and the desire for reform in the latter 19th century to recapture the early… Read more about this item

Minneapolis MN: Augsburg Pub. House, 1982. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American Edition. 344 pp. Building on discussion of the significance of the Augsburg Confession, 12 chapters delve into specific sub-topics : The Catholic View of Confessions and Confessional Community; Monasticism; The Cult of Saints; Penance and Confession; Sin and Original Sin; Bishops… Read more about this item

London, England and New York NY: Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd, 1978. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 342 pp. w/ 13 maps. Study of Arab history during the first 6 centuries C.E. within the context of Syriac Christianity. Examines why a distinct Arab Christian church failed to arise and why Christianity didn't take hold… Read more about this item

Pittsburgh PA: Pickwick Publications, 2004. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover Library Binding, 234 pp. Collection of 8 essays, 5 short papers, and bibliography on structuralism in hermeneutics and historical research. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Seminary; no text marks; catalog labels to bottom spine and top right rear cover; bookplate inside front cover; pocket… Read more about this item