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“jonathan sheehan”

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  • Theology and the Scientific Imagination

    From the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century

    by Amos Funkenstein ...
    Theology and the Scientific Imagination is a pioneering work of intellectual history that transformed our understanding of the relationship between Christian theology and the development of science. Distinguished scholar Amos Funkenstein explores the metaphysical foundations of modern science and shows how, by the 1600s, theological and scientific thinking had become almost one. Major figures like ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On the Altar

    A History of Sacrifice from the Sacred to the Secular

    by Jonathan Sheehan ...
    How Christianity both abolished and absorbed sacrificeFrom the beginning, sacrifice lived a double life in Christianity, both abandoned and essential. Christ’s death on the cross was the sacrifice to end all sacrifice, eclipsing the temple sacrifices of Judaism and paganism. And yet at the center of the lived faith was the repetition of sacrifice: the offering of Christ’s body, the sacrifices of ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Invisible Hands

    Self-Organization and the Eighteenth Century

    by Jonathan Sheehan, Dror Wahrman ...
    A synthesis of eighteenth-century intellectual and cultural developments that offers an original explanation of how Enlightenment thought grappled with the problem of divine agency.Why is the world orderly, and how does this order come to be? Human beings inhabit a multitude of apparently ordered systems—natural, social, political, economic, cognitive, and others—whose origins and purposes are ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

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    The Rise of King Dan

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    Daniel O'Connell, often referred to as The Liberator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century. One of the most remarkable historical figures in Irish history, he campaigned for Catholic Emancipation, including the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament, and repeal of the Act of Union which combined Great Britain and Ireland. Famous in his day as the ... Read more

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  • Robert Blincoe and the Cotton Trade

    by Stuart Courtman ...
    A Memoir of Robert Blincoe' published in 1828 was influential in improving the working conditions of children in factories. It is also believed that Charles Dickens based his character Oliver Twist on Robert Blincoe. This book contains the original full 1828 text of the memoir by John Brown and historical notes by the author, Stuart Courtman. The historical notes explore the influences that led to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Kings & Queens of Scotland

    by Timothy Venning ...
    The kingdom of Scots was the last of the non-Anglo-Saxon states of Britain to survive as a political entity. Alone of the ‘Celtic’ nations, it was not absorbed into England by conquest. James VI of Scotland came to the throne of England in 1603, and when union with England finally came in 1707 during the reign of Queen Anne, it was technically on equal terms. This success owed much to the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Textual Studies and the Enlarged Eighteenth Century

    Precision as Profusion

    Edited by Robert C. Leitz III, Kevin L. Cope ...
    Scholars, librarians, students, and database vendors have all applauded the increase in access to rare, old, venerated, and obscure texts that has resulted from the rise of electronic resources. Almost everyone associated with any branch of cultural history has heard the claims about unlimited research opportunity and the rediscovery of overlooked sources. But are these claims true? Have high-tech ... Read more

    $103.99 USD

  • Incomparable: A Collection of Essays

    The formation and early history of Napoleon’s 9th Light Infantry Regiment

    by Terry Crowdy ...
    Osprey is pleased to present a collection of essays by T.E. Crowdy. Formed as a result of his research for Incomparable (Osprey, September 2012).These supplementary essays provide readers with the early history of Napoleon's 9th Light Infantry Regiment, including the formation of the corps and its early engagements, which provides a fascinating prelude to the regiment's exploits in the Napoleonic ... Read more

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  • The Friends of Liberty

    The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution

    by Albert Goodwin ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The French Revolution
    This book, originally published in 1979, traces the growth of English radicalism from the time of Wilkes to the final suppression of the radical societies in 1799. The metropolitan radical movement is described in the context of the general democratic evolution of the West in the age of the American and French revolutions, by showing how its direction was influenced by events in France, Scotland ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Frederick the Great's Army (2)

    Infantry

    by Philip Haythornthwaite ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    Throughout the wars undertaken by Frederick the Great, probably his greatest resource was his infantry.It is a mark of the king's determination that despite wars which almost destroyed both Prussia and its army (such as the Seven Years' War), he was able to maintain its numbers – even if the quality declined as the attritional campaigns took their toll.Philip Haythornthwaite examines the uniforms, ... Read more

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  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    The Emperor of France

    by 50minutes ...
    Series series History
    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Napoleon Bonaparte in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Napoleon Bonaparte. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, France was in a state of division and anarchy, and in desperate need of a leader. Napoleon Bonaparte, an unlikely candidate from a humble Corsican ... Read more

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  • The Problems and Promise of Commercial Society

    Adam Smith's Response to Rousseau

    by Dennis C. Rasmussen ...
    Adam Smith is popularly regarded as the ideological forefather of laissez-faire capitalism, while Rousseau is seen as the passionate advocate of the life of virtue in small, harmonious communities and as a sharp critic of the ills of commercial society. But, in fact, Smith had many of the same worries about commercial society that Rousseau did and was strongly influenced by his critique.In this ... Read more

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