Angela of Foligno:
Selected Writings
Translated with an introduction by Paul Lachance, OFM
Hb 448 pp. PhP 593

This is the first English translation, based on a new critical edition of the Latin text, of Angela's Book in its entirety. A comprehensive introduction sets it in the context of the times and summarizes Angela's inner journey, spirituality and influence.

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Carthusian Spirituality:
The Writings of Hugh of Balma and Guigo de Ponte
Translated and introduced by Dennis D. Martin
Hb 640 pp. PhP 705

Translated here for the first time in their entirety in English are the extant writings of two little known 13th century Carthusians who had great influence on Christian spirituality.

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The Classic Midrash:
Tannatic Commentaries on the Bible
Translation, introduction and commentaries by Reuven Hammer
Hb 576 pp. PhP 769

Commentary and interpretation of Scripture taken from the early rabbinic masters, the Tannaim, along with a running explanation of their theological, literary and historical importance.

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Early Anabaptist Spirituality: Selected Writings
Translated, edited and introduced by Daniel Liechty
Hb 320 pp. PhP 659

An anthology of early to mid-sixteenth century writings that illuminate the distinctive character of early Anabaptist ideology. The writings focus on the themes of regeneration, the Anabaptist fellowship and the demands of discipleship.

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Early Islamic Mysticism:
Sufi, Qur'an, Mi'raj, Poetic and Theological Writings
Translated and edited with an introduction by Michael A. Sells
Hb 416 pp PhP 769

Makes available and accessible the writings of the crucial early period of Islamic mysticism during which sufism developed as one of the world's major mystical traditions. The texts are accompanied by commentary on their historical, literary and philosophical context.

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Elijah Benamozegh:
Israel and Humanity
Translated, edited and with an introduction by Maxwell Luria
Hb 528 pp PhP 659

The first English translation of Israel and Humanity, the work that constitutes a synthesis of the religious thought of this nineteenth-century Italian rabbi, theologian, philosopher and kabbalist.

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Gertrude of Helfta: The Herald of Divine Love
Translated and edited by Margaret Winkworth
Hb, 288 pp. PhP 549

The revelations given by God to a German Benedictine nun in the 13th century, concerning His great love for sinful man and the way in which man should respond to that love.

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Isaiah Horowitz: The Generations of Adam
Translated and edited with an introduction by Miles Krassen
Hb 464 pp. PhP 769

A first time English translation of a seventeenth-century classic of Jewish literature that deals with many of the most important issues addressed by Kabbalists since the last twelfth century.

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Jeremy Taylor: Selected Works
Edited and introduced by Thomas K. Carroll; preface by John Booty
Hb, 544 pp. PhP 549

Selections from the writings of Jeremy Taylor, "The Shakespeare of English Prose," which illustrate the underlying theological synthesis of the Caroline Divines and the unity of language and faith that expressed their spirituality.

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