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Sacred Texts & Theology — Reader’s Shelf
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Religion & Theology Archive: Sacred Texts, Theology, Crusades & Historical Perspectives
The Religion & Theology Archive presents 99 public-domain books from 94 authors. The collection covers sacred texts, theological works, crusades and medieval history, sermons, and comparative religion. Categories include Sacred Texts & Theology Reader’s Shelf, Crusades, Knights & Castles: Sources & Perspectives, and Sacred Texts & Theology Sources & Perspectives. These groupings help readers navigate the material for study and research.
99 public-domain works94 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Crusades, Knights & Castles: Sources & Perspectives
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Sacred Texts & Theology: Sources & Perspectives
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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A Guide to Sacred Texts & Theology
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Religion & Theology — Editor’s Selection
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Institutes of the Christian Reli...
This work offers one entry point into the authors, subjects and source types represented in the current catalogue.
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Error's chains — Background and ...
In Crusade...
Names and places in the Old and ...
In A Guide...
Woman under the ethnic religions...
In Crusade...
The writings of Origen, Vol. 2 (...
In Sacred ...
The writings of Origen, Vol. 1 (...
In Sacred ...
The evolution of religion — Key ...
In Crusade...
The Preaching of Islam: A Histor...
In Crusade...
The Creator, and what we may kno...
In Crusade...
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Begin with Sacred Texts & Theology — Reader’s ShelfOpen a focused route to works connected with Sacred Texts & Theology — Reader’s Shelf.Explore Crusades, Knights & Castles: Sources & PerspectivesCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Crusades, Knights & Castles: Sources & Perspectives.Read through Sacred Texts & Theology: Sources & PerspectivesMove from introductory records to related works in Sacred Texts & Theology: Sources & Perspectives.Browse A Guide to Sacred Texts & TheologyUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in A Guide to Sacred Texts & Theology.
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