Author: James UssherPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, D.D. ...
Author: James UssherAmerican Exceptionalism Vol 3
Author: Timothy RobertsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351576844
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
American exceptionalism ? the idea that America is fundamentally distinct from other nations ? is a philosophy that has dominated economics, politics, religion and culture for two centuries. This collection of primary source material seeks to understand how this belief began, how it developed and why it remains popular.
The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher...
Author: James UssherThe Edinburgh Review Or Critical Journal
Author: The Edinburgh Review
Author: THE EDINBURGH REVIEW OR CITICAL JOURNAL
Author: THE EDINBURGH REVIEW OR CRITICAL JOURNALPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Publishers' circular and booksellers' record
Author: A Natural History of Time
Author: Pascal RichetPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226712893
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
The quest to pinpoint the age of the Earth is nearly as old as humanity itself. For most of history, people trusted mythology or religion to provide the answer, even though nature abounds with clues to the past of the Earth and the stars. In A Natural History of Time, geophysicist Pascal Richet tells the fascinating story of how scientists and philosophers examined those clues and from them built a chronological scale that has made it possible to reconstruct the history of nature itself. Richet begins his story with mythological traditions, which were heavily influenced by the seasons and almost uniformly viewed time cyclically. The linear history promulgated by Judaism, with its story of creation, was an exception, and it was that tradition that drove early Christian attempts to date the Earth. For instance, in 169 CE, the bishop of Antioch, for instance declared that the world had been in existence for “5,698 years and the odd months and days.” Until the mid-eighteenth century, such natural timescales derived from biblical chronologies prevailed, but, Richet demonstrates, with the Scientific Revolution geological and astronomical evidence for much longer timescales began to accumulate. Fossils and the developing science of geology provided compelling evidence for periods of millions and millions of years—a scale that even scientists had difficulty grasping. By the end of the twentieth century, new tools such as radiometric dating had demonstrated that the solar system is four and a half billion years old, and the universe itself about twice that, though controversial questions remain. The quest for time is a story of ingenuity and determination, and like a geologist, Pascal Richet carefully peels back the strata of that history, giving us a chance to marvel at each layer and truly appreciate how far our knowledge—and our planet—have come.
The Reformations in Ireland
Author: Samantha A. MeigsPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349257109
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Why was Ireland the only region in Europe which successfully rejected a state-imposed religion during the confessional era? This book argues that the anomalous outcome of the Reformations in Ireland was largely due to an unusual symbiosis between the Church and the old bardic order. Using sources ranging from Gaelic poetry to Jesuit correspondence, this study examines Irish religiosity in a European context, showing how the persistence of traditional culture enabled local elites to resist external pressures for reform.
The Summa Halensis
Author: Lydia SchumacherPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110685108
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
For generations, early Franciscan thought has been widely regarded as unoriginal: a mere attempt to systematize the longstanding intellectual tradition of Augustine in the face of the rising popularity of Aristotle. This volume brings together leading scholars in the field to undertake a major study of the sources and context of the so-called Summa Halensis (1236-45), which was collaboratively authored by the founding members of the Franciscan school at Paris, above all, Alexander of Hales, and John of La Rochelle, in an effort to lay down the Franciscan intellectual tradition or the first time. The contributions will highlight that this tradition, far from unoriginal, laid the groundwork for later Franciscan thought, which is often regarded as formative for modern thought. Furthermore, the volume shows the role this Summa played in the development of the burgeoning field of systematic theology, which has its origins in the young university of Paris. This is a crucial and groundbreaking study for those with interests in the history of western thought and theology specifically.