Matthew Harris

Thomas Kidd

Whether America was founded as a Christian nation or as a secular republic is one of the most fiercely debated questions in American history. Historians Matthew Harris and Thomas Kidd offer an authoritative examination of the essential documents needed to understand this debate. The texts included in this volume - writings and speeches from both well-known and obscure early American thinkers - show that religion played a prominent yet fractious role in the era of the American Revolution.

A History in Documents

The Founding Fathers and the Debate over Religion in Revolutionary America

What has postmodernism got to do with Christianity? To what extent can a nihilist derive an ethic from the history of a religion? Can a western approach to secularisation be applied to Islam? These questions are central to this collection of essays from 2011–2015 by Matthew Edward Harris. The essays are grouped around the interrelated themes of religion, ethics and the history of ideas and constitute a critically constructive approach to the subject matter. Harris defends Vattimo against some of his more strident critics, but nevertheless poses questions of his own. Along with a new introduction, outlining Vattimo’s life, thought and ideas, and a conclusion, which looks at how developments in Vattimo’s views on religion have wider implications for his ‘weak thought,’ the volume includes nine essays on Vattimo’s thought. Harris’ overall argument is that Vattimo is overly reliant upon history and that there is a contradiction within his style of ‘weak thought,’ which is against definitive pronouncements yet excludes outright anything that does not pertain to the history of linguistic messages.

Religion, Ethics and the History of Ideas

Essays on Gianni Vattimo

Roger Jennings

Stan Lesh

This new edition provides expert coverage of the newest features of Access for users and programmers of all levels. The book includes a new chapter on Internet coverage, including Access Internet Assistant and accessing database information over the Internet. The book also explores SQL, client/server setups, and Access Basic.

Using Microsoft Access 97

Teaches the user all the skills they will need to use Visual Basic 5, including the syntax, language, user interface, and general programming knowledge

Teach Yourself Visual Basic 5 for Applications in 21 Days

The mission of Unveiling Chicago is to describe the new features and opportunities that Chicago delivers to the market. The book thoroughly describes Microsoft's design goals, the resulting architecture, and the final product implementation of each major feature found in Chicago. A "must-have" book for any user who is planning to upgrade to Chicago.

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