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Belief in an age of technology: C. S. Lewis and Joseph Campbell on myth and its application to the Christian faith in a technological society
No full textThis dissertation examines the meaning and significance of myth as understood by Joseph Campbell and C. S. Lewis and its place in the Christian faith in a technological society. The thesis of this study is that, in spite of the many similarities in their life experiences, the high regard each man had for myth, and their agreement that myth has an important place in Christianity, they differed considerably on myth\u27s role in the faith. Joseph Campbell understood Christianity as comprised of mythical themes similar to those in other myths, religious and secular. Admitting that certain portions of the biblical record are historical, he taught the theological and miraculous aspects as symbolic, stories in which the reader can find life-lessons for today. Campbell believed that these life-lessons are the heart of Christianity and that taking the theological or miraculous elements literally not only undermines Christianity\u27s credibility, but results in sectarianism and a misunderstanding of the universal themes held in common by all humanity. C. S. Lewis defined Christianity as a relationship between the personal Creator and his creation mediated through faith in His son, Jesus Christ. As such, Lewis was a supernaturalist who took the theological and miraculous literally. Although Lewis understood how one could see symbolism and life-lessons in miraculous events, he believed miraculous events took place in human history. Joseph Campbell understood critical doctrines of Christianity as myth and maintained that understanding myth was a key to making sense of key doctrines of Christianity in any society, including a highly-technological one. C. S. Lewis understood myth as one means among many used by God to point people to his son, Jesus Christ
The impact of new technology on President Abraham Lincoln\u27s military leadership during the Civil War
No full textThis dissertation poses the question: What was the impact of new technology on President Abraham Lincoln\u27s military leadership during the Civil War? It describes the new technology used during the Civil War, defines leadership, and then analyzes the impact of this new technology on the military leadership of President Lincoln. During the Civil War (1861–1865), President Lincoln faced a crisis of cataclysmic dimensions. Lincoln\u27s leadership skills and abilities, as well as the technology present at the time, were elements essential to saving the Union. Technology affected the life, the thought process and the leadership capacity of Lincoln. I will explore how new technology affected President Lincoln\u27s military leadership capacity and abilities, focusing primarily on his decision-making process and his mindset during the Civil War
Index of mentions of St. Augustin\u27s Church and School in Newport Daily News, 1970-1999
Get PDFList of mentions of the St. Augustin\u27s Church and St. Augustin\u27s School in the Newport Daily News, listed alphabetically by subject with date.https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/st-augustin/1003/thumbnail.jp
The Respectability Trap: Gender Conventions in 20th Century Movements for Social Change
Get PDFAn analysis of how a variety of women in 19th and 20th century movements for social change in the United States negotiated normative gender expectations in both their activism and their personal lives. While challenging norms or using traditional norms as a part of a movement tactic are both common in social movements, women leaders still sometimes found themselves in a ‘respectability trap’ when they reflexively applied the dictates of respectable behavior. In these moments, the often invisible privileges attached to the social recognition of a woman’s respectability – and implied morality – become visible. Women who eschewed traditional norms of public behavior and presentation risked having themselves and their movements dismissed out of hand. Seen in this light, leaders who fell into ingrained conventional social norms should not been seen as weak or incompletely radicalized, rather their experiences point to the complexities for women inherent in negotiating social expectations
Justice Florence Kerins Murray: The Legacy of a Pioneer in the Rhode Island Courts
Get PDFThis essay discusses the professional and personal life of Florence Kerins Murray (1916-2004), a senator and judge, whose career had a profound effect onRhode Islandgovernment, public service, and the judiciary. The author uses twenty oral history interviews conducted by the author from 2007-12 with men and women working in the courts, in state and local governments, in public service organizations, and in the media. The research was funded by a scholar grant from the Rhode Island Council on the Humanities
Osborn, Tracy L. How Women Represent Women: Political Parties, Gender, and Representation in the State Legislatures.
Get PDFCall for Papers: Immigration: Women as Victims and Voices of Change Deadline: May 1, 2014.
Get PDFThe Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought invites contributions for its next issue: Immigration: Women as Victims and Voices of Change. Deadline: May 1, 2014 Although women account for more than half the legal immigrant population in the United States today, too little attention has been paid to the social and legal issues confronting them on a daily basis. Issues of employment, education, health care, and family, combined with fears of exploitation, discrimination, and legal protection from violence, are among the work that contemporary scholars are exploring today. These are the issues we wish to address in the upcoming issue of JIFT. In addition, the editors are looking for studies that identify the contributions that immigrant women have made to the economic, social, and cultural fabric of society
The Evolution of Newport\u27s Economy From the Colonial Era to Beyond the War of 1812
No full textNewport, Rhode Island, at the start of the reign of George III (1760) was one of the major international maritime trading centers on the eastern seaboard of British North America. Newport was expanding its maritime commerce. One hundred years later, Newport\u27s maritime commerce had suffered a catastrophic loss and Aquidneck Island was becoming a summer vacation destination for the wealthy American industrialists. This dissertation seeks to explain the changes that occurred in Newport\u27s economy in those years. Newport, Rhode Island was founded in 1639, and the Colony was chartered by King Charles II of England in 1663. Due to the efforts of the Rev. John Clarke and Roger Williams, the Colony became the first nonsectarian state of its time. Because of its religious freedom, Newport became home to a host of enterprising merchants such as Aaron Lopez, a Jew from Portugal, and Quaker Thomas Robinson During the American Revolution Newport was occupied by the British (1776) and besieged by the Colonials and the French in August of 1778. The British destroyed much of the city\u27s housing and caused a large depression in its economy. They left in 1779, taking a number of prominent Tory merchants with them to New York City. The French arrived in Newport in 1780, bringing hard currency with them, whereupon some of the Colonial merchants returned. Newport\u27s economy then began to recover as the maritime merchants started to trade with the Baltic countries and China; however, the events leading up to the War of 1812 and the actions of Britain during the Napoleonic Wars again suppressed trade. The loss of the majority of the major maritime merchants through death or retirement, and other events related to the Industrial Revolution in Rhode Island, put Newport into a decline once again. With Providence flourishing as an industrial and trading center, Newport found itself unable to compete effectively. By the mid-nineteenth century, Newport was relying increasingly on tourism and manufacturing to survive. None of the literature reviewed to date has provided a comprehensive description of the economic structure of Newport and a detailed analysis of the various adverse impacts of events to say with certainty which factors caused Newport\u27s maritime shipping economy to eventually decline. In most cases scholars pointed to the British occupation. There is enough information in the researched material, however, to demonstrate that this was not the case. An analysis of the events after the American Revolution indicates that Newport had fully recovered by 1800 and was doing a profitable maritime trade. This study made use of detailed tax records kept by the Newport Historical Society; Rhode Island census records; the Historic Newspaper Archives, which includes the Newport Mercury, Newport Gazette and the Providence Gazette; first-hand accounts of events in Newport during and after the Revolution; maps from the Clements Library at the University of Michigan and the British War Department; and land records at City Hall in Newport and Town Hall in Portsmouth. It also used Microsoft Excel and MATLAB to analyze the available data