Brand Luther : How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe--And Started the Protestant Reformation

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910135971403321
• Autore: Pettegree Andrew
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Penguin Publishing Group, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (339 pages)
• Classificazione: 11.55
• Disciplina: 284.1092
• Soggetti: Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) History 16th century; Germany Church history 16th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Also by Andrew Pettegree -- Title Page -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- Part 1: A SINGULAR MAN -- 1. A SMALL TOWN IN GERMANY -- 2. THE MAKING OF A REVOLUTIONARY -- 3. INDULGENCE -- Part 2: THE EYE OF THE STORM -- 4. THE EYE OF THE STORM -- 5. OUTLAW -- 6. BRAND LUTHER -- Part 3: FRIENDS AND ADVERSARIES -- 7. LUTHER'S FRIENDS -- 8. THE REFORMATION IN THE CITIES -- 9. PARTINGS -- Part 4: BUILDING THE CHURCH -- 10. THE NATION'S PASTOR -- 11. ENDINGS -- 12. LEGACY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: A revolutionary look at Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the birth of publishing, on the eve of the Reformation's 500th anniversary When Martin Luther posted his "theses" on the door of the Wittenberg church in 1517, protesting corrupt practices, he was virtually unknown. Within months, his ideas spread across Germany, then all of Europe; within years, their author was not just famous, but infamous, responsible for catalyzing the violent wave of religious reform that would come to be known as the Protestant Reformation and engulfing Europe in decades of bloody war. Luther came of age with the printing press, and the path to glory of neither one was obvious to the casual observer of the time. Printing was, and is, a risky business-the questions were how to ; know how much to print and how to get there before the competition. Pettegree illustrates Luther's great gifts not simply as a theologian, but as a communicator, indeed, as the world's first mass-media figure, its first brand. He recognized in printing the power of pamphlets, written in the colloquial German of everyday people, to win the battle of ideas. But that wasn't enough-not just words, but the medium itself was the message. Fatefully, Luther had a partner in the form of artist and businessman Lucas Cranach, who together with Wittenberg's printers created the distinctive look of Luther's pamphlets. Together, Luther and Cranach created a product that spread like wildfire-it was both incredibly successful and widely imitated. Soon Germany was overwhelmed by a blizzard of pamphlets, with Wittenberg at its heart; the Reformation itself would blaze on for more than a hundred years. Publishing in advance of the Reformation's 500th anniversary, Brand Luther fuses the history of religion, of printing, and of capitalism-the literal marketplace of ideas-into one enthralling story,; revolutionizing our understanding of one of the pivotal figures and eras in human history. From the Hardcover edition.

Evolution's rainbow [[electronic resource] ] : diversity, gender, and sexuality in nature and people / / Joan Roughgarden

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790429503321
• Autore: Roughgarden Joan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• ISBN: 0-520-95797-0
• Edizione: [Tenth anniversary edition /]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (491 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.3
• Soggetti: Biodiversity; Sexual behavior in animals; Gender identity; Gender Identity; Sexual Behavior; Sexual orientation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part one. Animal rainbows -- part two. Human rainbows -- part three. Cultural rainbows.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this innovative celebration of diversity and affirmation of individuality in animals and humans, Joan Roughgarden challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. A distinguished evolutionary biologist, Roughgarden takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social science-and even Darwin himself. She leads the reader through a fascinating discussion of diversity in gender and sexuality among fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, including primates. Evolution's Rainbow explains how this diversity develops from the action of genes and hormones and how people come to differ from each other in all aspects of body and behavior. Roughgarden reconstructs primary science in light of feminist, gay, and transgender criticism and redefines our understanding of sex, gender, and sexuality. Witty, playful, and daring, this book will revolutionize our understanding of sexuality. Roughgarden argues that principal elements of Darwinian sexual selection theory are false and suggests a new theory that emphasizes social inclusion and control of access to resources and mating opportunity. She disputes a range of scientific and medical concepts, including Wilson's genetic determinism of behavior, evolutionary psychology, the existence of a gay gene, the role of parenting in determining gender identity, and Dawkins's "selfish gene" as the driver of natural selection. She dares social science to respect the agency and rationality of diverse people; shows that many cultures across the world and throughout history accommodate people we label today as lesbian, gay, and transgendered; and calls on the Christian religion to acknowledge the Bible's many passages endorsing diversity in gender and sexuality. Evolution's Rainbow concludes with bold recommendations for improving education in biology, psychology, and medicine; for democratizing genetic engineering and medical practice; and for building a public monument to affirm diversity as one of our nation's defining principles.