Focusing on the interpretation of biblical texts during the Middle Ages, this comparative study explores various theological perspectives and methodologies employed by scholars of the time. It delves into the historical context that shaped these interpretations, highlighting key figures and their contributions. The book examines how different cultural and intellectual currents influenced biblical exegesis, offering insights into the complexities of medieval thought and its lasting impact on contemporary understanding of scripture.
Felix Allsey is a travel writer with a keen eye for the paranormal, and he's carved out a unique, if only slightly lucrative, niche for himself in nonfiction; he writes travelogues of the country's most haunted places, after haunting them himself. When he convinces the owner of the infamous Rotterdam Mansion to let him stay on the premises for 13 nights, he believes he's finally found the location that will bring him a bestseller. As with his other gigs, he sets rules for himself: no leaving the house for any reason, refrain from outside contact, and sleep during the day. When Thomas Ruth, Felix's oldest friend and fellow horror film obsessive, joins him on the project, the two dance around a recent and unspeakably painful rough-patch in their friendship, but eventually fall into their old rhythms of dark humor and movie trivia. That's when things start going wrong: screams from upstairs, figures in the thresholds, and more than what should be in any basement. Felix realizes the book he's writing, and his very state of mind, is tilting from nonfiction into all out horror, and the shocking climax answers a question that's been staring these men in the face all along: In Rotter House, who's haunting who?
Martin Luther was the subject of a religious controversy that never really
came to an end. This book describes the main features of 'the matter of Martin
Luther' in its original environment, and it poses an argument about the
contributions of the conflict over Luther to the place of religion in European
and post-colonial societies today.
