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A Brief History of the Soul. By Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. x + 228 pp. $24.95 paper.
Terryl L. Givens
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02 August 2012, pp. 656-658
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The Origins of the Christmas Date: Some Recent Trends in Historical Research
C. P. E. Nothaft
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11 December 2012, pp. 903-911
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The article reviews recent and current developments in research on the origins of Christmas, which has traditionally crystallized around two competing approaches, known as the "History of Religions Theory" and the "Calculation Theory." This essay shall look at the history of these approaches and discuss their rationale and limitations, before turning to the challenges that have been brought against them by the recent work of Steven Hijmans and Hans Förster. It will be argued that their studies reveal the need for a more nuanced approach to the history of Christmas, which retains the aspect of inter-religious influence, but also pays some overdue attention to the importance of chronological thought in early Christian scholarship.

Hell and Its Afterlife: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Edited by Isabel Moreira and Margaret Toscano. Farmham, U.K.: Ashgate, 2010. xvi + 266 pp. $99.95 cloth.
Gary Scott Smith
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25 May 2012, pp. 408-410
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Antisemitism: A History. Edited by Albert S. Lindemann and Richard S. Levy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. xi + 288 pp. $95.00 cloth; $31.95 paper.
Rebecca Moore
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07 March 2012, p. 148
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The Son of God in the Roman World: Divine Sonship in Its Social and Political Context. By Michael Peppard. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. xii + 290 pp. $74.00 cloth.
A. Daniel Frankforter
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02 August 2012, pp. 658-660
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The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering: Origin, Development and Content of the Christian Gathering in the First to Third Centuries. By Valeriy A. Alikin. Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae 102. Leiden: Brill, 2010. xvii + 342 pp. $169.00 cloth.
J. Albert Harrill
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07 March 2012, pp. 148-150
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The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society. By Brad S. Gregory. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. 574 pp. $39.95 cloth.
Hans J. Hillerbrand
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11 December 2012, pp. 912-918
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When Souls Had Wings: Pre-Mortal Existence in Western Thought. By Terryl Givens. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. x + 388 pp. $24.95 paper.
Robert C. Fuller
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25 May 2012, pp. 410-412
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Women in the World of the Earliest Christians: Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life. By Lynn H. Cohick. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2009. 351 pp. $26.99 paper.
Margaret Y. MacDonald
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25 May 2012, pp. 412-414
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The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society. By Brad S. Gregory. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. 574 pp. $39.95 cloth.
Robert A. Yelle
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11 December 2012, pp. 918-924
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Gregory of Nazianzus on the Trinity and the Knowledge of God: In Your Light We Shall See Light. By Christopher A. Beeley. Oxford Studies in Historical Theology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. xviii + 396 pp. $49.95 cloth.
Valerie A. Karras
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07 March 2012, pp. 151-153
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The Origins of War: A Catholic Perspective. By Matthew A. Shadle. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2011. xviii + 246 pp. $29.95 paper.
Robert John Araujo, S.J.
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02 August 2012, pp. 660-662
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The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society. By Brad S. Gregory. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. 574 pp. $39.95 cloth.
David M. Whitford
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11 December 2012, pp. 924-928
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Tradition & the Rule of Faith in the Early Church. Edited by Ronnie J. Rombs and Alexander Y. Hwang. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2010. xvi + 351 pp. $39.95 cloth.
Mark Weedman
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25 May 2012, pp. 414-415
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Peasant and Empire in Christian North Africa. By Leslie Dossey. The Transformation of the Classical Heritage 47. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010. xvii + 352 pp. $60.00 cloth.
J. Patout Burns
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07 March 2012, pp. 153-155
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Theodoret's People: Social Networks and Religious Conflict in Late Roman Syria. By Adam M. Schor. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011. xv + 342 pp. $49.95 cloth.
Richard Price
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02 August 2012, pp. 662-664
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Architects of Piety: The Cappadocian Fathers and the Cult of the Martyrs. By Vasiliki M. Limberis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. xvii + 232 pp. $74.00 cloth.
Lucian Turcescu
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02 August 2012, pp. 665-666
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Cyprian and Roman Carthage. By Allen Brent. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2010. xvi + 365 pp. $99.00 cloth.
Michael A. Fahey, S.J.
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25 May 2012, pp. 415-416
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Past Convictions: The Penance of Louis the Pious and the Decline of the Carolingians. By Courtney M. Booker. The Middle Ages Series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. 1–432 pp. $75.00 cloth.
Mary Alberi
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07 March 2012, pp. 155-157
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The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society. By Brad S. Gregory. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. 574 pp. $39.95 cloth.
Mark A. Noll
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11 December 2012, pp. 928-933
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Volume 81 - December 2012

Book Reviews and Notes

A Brief History of the Soul. By Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. x + 228 pp. $24.95 paper.

Research Article

The Origins of the Christmas Date: Some Recent Trends in Historical Research

Book Reviews and Notes

Hell and Its Afterlife: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Edited by Isabel Moreira and Margaret Toscano. Farmham, U.K.: Ashgate, 2010. xvi + 266 pp. $99.95 cloth.

Antisemitism: A History. Edited by Albert S. Lindemann and Richard S. Levy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. xi + 288 pp. $95.00 cloth; $31.95 paper.

The Son of God in the Roman World: Divine Sonship in Its Social and Political Context. By Michael Peppard. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. xii + 290 pp. $74.00 cloth.

The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering: Origin, Development and Content of the Christian Gathering in the First to Third Centuries. By Valeriy A. Alikin. Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae 102. Leiden: Brill, 2010. xvii + 342 pp. $169.00 cloth.

Book Review Forum

The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society. By Brad S. Gregory. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. 574 pp. $39.95 cloth.

Book Reviews and Notes

When Souls Had Wings: Pre-Mortal Existence in Western Thought. By Terryl Givens. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. x + 388 pp. $24.95 paper.

Women in the World of the Earliest Christians: Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life. By Lynn H. Cohick. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2009. 351 pp. $26.99 paper.

Book Review Forum

The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society. By Brad S. Gregory. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. 574 pp. $39.95 cloth.

Book Reviews and Notes

Gregory of Nazianzus on the Trinity and the Knowledge of God: In Your Light We Shall See Light. By Christopher A. Beeley. Oxford Studies in Historical Theology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. xviii + 396 pp. $49.95 cloth.

The Origins of War: A Catholic Perspective. By Matthew A. Shadle. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2011. xviii + 246 pp. $29.95 paper.

Book Review Forum

The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society. By Brad S. Gregory. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. 574 pp. $39.95 cloth.

Book Reviews and Notes

Tradition & the Rule of Faith in the Early Church. Edited by Ronnie J. Rombs and Alexander Y. Hwang. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2010. xvi + 351 pp. $39.95 cloth.

Peasant and Empire in Christian North Africa. By Leslie Dossey. The Transformation of the Classical Heritage 47. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010. xvii + 352 pp. $60.00 cloth.

Theodoret's People: Social Networks and Religious Conflict in Late Roman Syria. By Adam M. Schor. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011. xv + 342 pp. $49.95 cloth.

Architects of Piety: The Cappadocian Fathers and the Cult of the Martyrs. By Vasiliki M. Limberis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. xvii + 232 pp. $74.00 cloth.

Cyprian and Roman Carthage. By Allen Brent. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2010. xvi + 365 pp. $99.00 cloth.

Past Convictions: The Penance of Louis the Pious and the Decline of the Carolingians. By Courtney M. Booker. The Middle Ages Series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. 1–432 pp. $75.00 cloth.

Book Review Forum

The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society. By Brad S. Gregory. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. 574 pp. $39.95 cloth.

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