{"title":"Carlos M. N. Eire","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarlos M. N. Eire is a distinguished scholar and author whose works offer profound insights into historical and religious landscapes. As a leading voice in the fields of \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReligion \u0026amp; Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e, Eire’s narratives elegantly weave academic rigour with engaging storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his acclaimed work, \u003cem\u003eReformations\u003c\/em\u003e, Eire explores the transformative religious upheavals in early modern Europe, providing readers with an in-depth understanding of this pivotal period. His vivid portrayal illuminates the profound impacts these changes had on society and culture, shaping the modern world as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother notable title, \u003cem\u003eThey Flew\u003c\/em\u003e, captures personal and historical narratives with poignant clarity and thoughtful analysis. Eire's talent in combining scholarly research with personal stories makes for compelling reading that appeals to both academics and armchair historians alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Carlos M. N. Eire’s collection to discover works that blend meticulous research with narrative flair, providing an enriching journey through history and spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"they-flew-by-carlos-m-n-eire-9780300280074","title":"They Flew","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn award-winning historian's examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Historically rich and superbly written.\"—David J. Davis, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccounts of seemingly impossible phenomena abounded in the early modern era—tales of levitation, bilocation, and witchcraft—even as scepticism, atheism, and empirical science were starting to supplant religious belief in the paranormal. In \u003cem\u003eThey Flew\u003c\/em\u003e, Carlos M. N. Eire explores how a culture increasingly devoted to scientific thinking grappled with events deemed impossible by its leading intellectuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEire observes how levitating saints and flying witches were as essential a component of early modern life as the religious turmoil of the age, and as much a part of history as Newton's scientific discoveries. Relying on an array of firsthand accounts, and focusing on exceptionally impossible cases involving levitation, bilocation, witchcraft, and demonic possession, Eire challenges established assumptions about the redrawing of boundaries between the natural and supernatural that marked the transition to modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing as his case studies stories about St. Teresa of Avila, St. Joseph of Cupertino, the Venerable María de Ágreda, and three disgraced nuns, Eire challenges readers to imagine a world animated by a different understanding of reality and of the supernatural's relationship with the natural world. The questions he explores—such as why and how \"impossibility\" is determined by cultural contexts, and whether there is more to reality than meets the eye or can be observed by science—have resonance and lessons for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796915933420,"sku":"9780300280074","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24798483482294.jpg?v=1757116263"},{"product_id":"reformations-by-carlos-m-n-eire-9780300240030","title":"Reformations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively, expansive history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the momentous changes they set in motion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis fast-paced survey of Western civilisation’s transition from the Middle Ages to modernity brings that tumultuous period vividly to life. Carlos Eire, popular professor and gifted writer, chronicles the two-hundred-year era of the Renaissance and Reformation with particular attention to issues that persist as concerns in the present day. Eire connects the Protestant and Catholic Reformations in new and profound ways, and he demonstrates convincingly that this crucial turning point in history not only affected people long gone, but continues to shape our world and define who we are today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book focuses on the vast changes that took place in Western civilisation between 1450 and 1650, from Gutenberg’s printing press and the subsequent revolution in the spread of ideas to the close of the Thirty Years’ War. Eire devotes equal attention to the various Protestant traditions and churches as well as to Catholicism, scepticism, and secularism, and he takes into account the expansion of European culture and religion into other lands, particularly the Americas and Asia. He also underscores how changes in religion transformed the Western secular world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA book created with students and nonspecialists in mind, \u003ci\u003eReformations\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring, provocative volume for any reader who is curious about the role of ideas and beliefs in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000724668652,"sku":"9780300240030","price":53.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24398043482294.jpg?v=1763300671"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/carlos-m-n-eire.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}