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The Politics of Praise

Naming God and Friendship in Aquinas and Derrida

By: William W. Young Iii

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The Politics of Praise

Naming God and Friendship in Aquinas and Derrida

By: William W. Young Iii

While the revelation of God's name is a central theological topic, its ethical and political significance are often overlooked. In a world filled with violence committed 'in the name of God', how might invoking God's name enable peace, community, and hope? The Politics of Praise argues that the redemptive potential of naming God lies in how this event transforms friendship. It breaks new ground by tracing the connections between naming God and friendship in the work of Thomas Aquinas and Jacques Derrida. Advancing an innovative reading of Aquinas on the divine names, the book explores how Dionysius' mysticism shapes Aquinas' appropriation of Aristotle's ethics, then retraces how Derrida's reading of religion renders possible an alternative conception of friendship. These explorations lead to a surprising convergence between Aquinas and Derrida on the conditions of friendship.

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Routledge

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135188378X

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9781351883788

At Peace with All Their Neighbors

Catholics and Catholicism in the National Capital, 1787-1860

By: William W. Warner

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At Peace with All Their Neighbors

Catholics and Catholicism in the National Capital, 1787-1860

By: William W. Warner

In 1790, two events marked important points in the development of two young American institutions—Congress decided that the new nation's seat of government would be on the banks of the Potomac, and John Carroll of Maryland was consecrated as America's first Catholic bishop. This coincidence of events signalled the unexpectedly important role that Maryland's Catholics, many of them by then fifth- and sixth-generation Americans, were to play in the growth and early government of the national capital. In this book, William W. Warner explores how Maryland's Catholics drew upon their long-standing traditions—advocacy of separation of church and state, a sense of civic duty, and a determination "to live at peace with all their neighbors," in Bishop Carroll's phrase—to take a leading role in the early government, financing, and building of the new capital. Beginning with brief histories of the area's first Catholic churches and the establishment of Georgetown College, At Peace with All Their Neighbors explains the many reasons behind the Protestant majority's acceptance of Catholicism in the national capital in an age often marked by religious intolerance. Shortly after the capital moved from Philadelphia in 1800, Catholics held the principal positions in the city government and were also major landowners, property investors, and bankers. In the decade before the 1844 riots over religious education erupted in Philadelphia, the municipal government of Georgetown gave public funds for a Catholic school and Congress granted land in Washington for a Catholic orphanage. The book closes with a remarkable account of how the Washington community, Protestants and Catholics alike, withstood the concentrated efforts of the virulently anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic American nativists and the Know-Nothing Party in the last two decades before the Civil War. This chronicle of Washington's Catholic community and its major contributions to the growth of the nations's capital will be of value for everyone interested in the history of Washington, D.C., Catholic history, and the history of religious toleration in America.

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332

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Georgetown University Press

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1589012437

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9781589012431

The Baptist Encyclopædia

Part 2

By: William Cathcart

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The Baptist Encyclopædia

Part 2

By: William Cathcart

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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670

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385440823

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9783385440821

Underground Railroad in New Jersey and New York

By: William J. Switala

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Underground Railroad in New Jersey and New York

By: William J. Switala

Maps of the major escape routes. Identifies houses and sites where slaves found refuge. Chapter on Canada discusses the final destination.

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196

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Stackpole Books

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0811732584

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9780811732581

James Agee, Omnibus, and Mr. Lincoln

The Culture of Liberalism and the Challenge of Television, 1952-1953

By: William C. Hughes

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James Agee, Omnibus, and Mr. Lincoln

The Culture of Liberalism and the Challenge of Television, 1952-1953

By: William C. Hughes

In 1952 CBS, in conjunction with the Ford Foundation, launched Omnibus, a remarkable experiment in television. The objective was to raise the programming standards of an emerging medium that figured to profoundly influence American life. The centerpiece of Omnibus during its inaugural season was "Mr. Lincoln," a series of five films about the early life of our foremost political icon. James Agee, the distinguished American author, was the principal creator of "Mr. Lincoln." At the time, his scripts were hailed as 'the most beautiful writing ever done for television," and even today Agee's characterization of Lincoln remains " among the finest--perhaps the finest--film about Abraham Lincoln ever made." Regrettably, this important and sensitive work, a revealing expression of American culture at mid-century, has been consigned to the archives and has not been available to the public for many years. Author William Hughes aims to keep alive Agee's neglected masterpiece, placing "Mr. Lincoln" in the context of the period's prevailing ideology (Cold War liberalism) and conveying the institutional framework in which the work originated. In addition, Hughes takes into account Agee's personal experiences, his social and political views, and his related writings (for and about film), all of which came into play when he reworked the Lincoln legend for the television age. Based on extensive archive research and an interview with Norman Lloyd, who directed the five films, this book fully documents the cultural and historical importance of "Mr. Lincoln.

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Scarecrow Press

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081085175X

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9780810851757

Settling the Canadian-American West, 1890-1915

Pioneer Adaptation and Community Building : an Anthropological History

By: John William Bennett

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Settling the Canadian-American West, 1890-1915

Pioneer Adaptation and Community Building : an Anthropological History

By: John William Bennett

This “anthropological history” tells the story of homesteading and community organization in the Canadian-American West through personal reminiscences and locally written histories. John W. Bennett and Seena B. Kohl interpret those stories through the lenses of history and social science, and they present a view of settlement experience as one phase of the evolving postfrontier society and culture of western North America. Settling the Canadian-American West, 1890–1915 contains a synthesis of Canadian and U.S. settlement experiences giving, to the extent possible, equal space to both sides of the international boundary. The experiences of people in these adjacent territories were virtually identical, with emigrant populations from the same countries and socioeconomic strata. Among other aspects of the homesteading experience, the authors explore the “interactive adaptation” that developed in the West. Networks of mutual aid, reverently remembered by the voices found in these pages, eased the inevitable hardships.

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342

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803212542

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9780803212541

Amazing Ware Made in the East Liverpool Pottery District

By: William Gray,Donna Gray

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Amazing Ware Made in the East Liverpool Pottery District

By: William Gray,Donna Gray

Amazing Ware Made in the East Liverpool Pottery District By: William and Donna Gray

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458

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Dorrance Publishing

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1685370411

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Uncommon Friendships

An Amicable History of Modern Religious Thought

By: William Young

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Uncommon Friendships

An Amicable History of Modern Religious Thought

By: William Young

Uncommon Friendships explores the often-overlooked dynamic of interreligious friendships, considering their significance for how we think about contemporary religious thought. By exploring the dynamics of three relationships between important religious thinkers--Franz Rosenzweig and Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, Emmanuel Levinas and Maurice Blanchot, and Julia Kristeva and Catherine Clement--this study demonstrates the ways such friendships enable innovation and transformation within religious traditions. For each pair of thinkers, the sustained engagement and disagreement between them becomes central to their religious and philosophical development, helping them to respond effectively and creatively to issues and problems facing their communities and societies. Through a rereading of their work, Young shows how such friendships can help us rethink religion, aesthetics, education, and politics--as well as friendship itself.

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328

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1621893944

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9781621893943

The History of Salt Lake City and its Founders, Volume 1

By: Edward William Tullidge

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The History of Salt Lake City and its Founders, Volume 1

By: Edward William Tullidge

Tullidge’s monumental work on the beautiful desert metropolis, its history and growth, its evolution and its most significant troubles is obviously also a history of Mormonism and its growth and development in Utah, written by “authority of the Council and under supervision of its Committee on Revision,” and therefore giving a picture of Mormonism in the most favorable light in which it is possible to present the institution to the public. There are too many outside evidences of material prosperity and thrift everywhere to be seen in the resourceful valley where the Mormon emigrants from Illinois and Missouri began to make their home in July, 1847, and the vitality of the community has been too plainly manifested on many occasions, for any one easily to escape the conclusion that the “Mormon question,” as it is called, is still one of no insignificant importance. Why and how it has become of such material significance is probably more fully explained in thus volume than in any other one work published. This is volume one out of two.

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Jazzybee Verlag

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3849653323

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9783849653323

History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine

By: Joseph Williamson,Alfred Johnson,William Cross Williamson

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History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine

By: Joseph Williamson,Alfred Johnson,William Cross Williamson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

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3385536464

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Biology of the Peregrine and Gyrfalcon in Greenland

By: William A. Burnham,William G. Mattox

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Biology of the Peregrine and Gyrfalcon in Greenland

By: William A. Burnham,William G. Mattox

A ten year study began in 1972 in West Greenland to investigate the breeding biology of the peregrine falcon. Data on nesting gyrfalcons were also collected. Thirty-four peregrine nesting sites were examined in the 6050 km2 inland study area near Søndre Strømfjord. Limited research also centered in Disko Bugt and Frederikshåb. Peregrines were found nesting predominantly on high, south-facing cliffs, which overlooked large areas. The mean minimum distance between peregrine eyries was 7.7 km for the inland area (1972 and 1973) and 55 km for the coast (1974). Approximately 60 percent of the inland nesting sites were occupied each year. A ten-year average production of 1.90 young per occupied site and 2.78 young per successful site was determined. Lapland longspurs, snow buntings, wheatears, and redpolls comprised 90 percent of the peregrines diet. Raven nests and prey availability may be the most significant factor affecting falcon density. Addled peregrine eggs, eggshell fragments, and peregrine prey species were collected. Whole eggs averaged 14.3 ppm wet weight (305 ppm lipid weight ) DDE, while eggshell measurements showed a 16 percent thinning compared with pre-1940 eggs from Greenland. Prey species carried low levels of DDE. The peregrine population appears to be at a near critical contamination level, and a small increase in DDE level could contribute to a population decline. No indication of a decline has been observed during the study, and the population appears stable. The project banded 185 peregrines, from which 8 recoveries occurred. The recoveries suggest peregrines migrate south to winter in South America.

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8763511622

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Book's by William W. Young

The Politics of Praise

The Politics of Praise

At Peace with All Their Neighbors

At Peace with All Their Neighbors

The Baptist Encyclopædia

The Baptist Encyclopædia

Underground Railroad in New Jersey and New York

Underground Railroad in New Jersey and New York

James Agee, Omnibus, and Mr. Lincoln

James Agee, Omnibus, and Mr. Lincoln

Settling the Canadian-American West, 1890-1915

Settling the Canadian-American West, 1890-1915

Amazing Ware Made in the East Liverpool Pottery District

Amazing Ware Made in the East Liverpool Pottery District

Uncommon Friendships

Uncommon Friendships

The History of Salt Lake City and its Founders, Volume 1

The History of Salt Lake City and its Founders, Volume 1

History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine

History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine

Biology of the Peregrine and Gyrfalcon in Greenland

Biology of the Peregrine and Gyrfalcon in Greenland

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