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UNINA9910151629303321 |
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Hawkin David J |
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Christ and modernity [[electronic resource] ] : Christian self-understanding in a technological age / / David J. Hawkin |
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Waterloo, Ont., Canada, : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1985 |
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1 online resource (197 p.) |
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Christianity - 20th century |
Technology - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I: THE PHENOMENON OF CHRISTIANITY; Conclusion to Part I: Understanding the Phenomenon of Christianity; PART II: THE PHENOMENON OF MODERNITY; Conclusion to Part II: Understanding the Phenomenon of Modernity; PART III: CHRIST AND MODERNITY; Conclusion: Christian Self-Understanding in a Technological Age; NOTES; Bibliography; Index |
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In this re-examination of the roots of the relationship between religion and science, David Hawkin focuses on the concept of autonomy as he explores the question: Is there continuity and compatibility between the autonomy that underlies Christian faith and the role of individual freedom in the technological age? What makes this work particularly valuable is Professor Hawkin's review of the theological, philosophical, political, psychological, and sociological works that have formed our ideas of the nature of both Christianity and modernity - Reimarus, Strauss, Schweitzer, a |
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UNINA9910465826203321 |
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Adams Peter <1947-> |
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Fatal necessity : British intervention in New Zealand, 1830-1847 / / Peter Adams |
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Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2013 |
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©1977 |
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1 online resource (299 p.) |
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Electronic books. |
New Zealand History To 1840 |
New Zealand History 1840-1876 |
Great Britain Colonies Administration History 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""Fatal Necessity""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""The Making of a British Colony 1830�1840""; ""The New Zealand Frontier""; ""The British Response to the Frontier""; ""Pressures for Change""; ""Colonial Office Policy-Making""; ""The Annexation of New Zealand""; ""The Meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840�1847""; ""Land and Colonization""; ""Law and Custom""; ""The Obligations of Good Faith""; ""Appendixes""; ""1(a)""; ""1(b)""; ""2""; ""3(a)""; ""3(b)""; ""4""; ""5""; ""References""; ""Chapter 1 notes""; ""Chapter 2 notes""; ""Chapter 3 notes""; ""Chapter 4 notes"" |
""Chapter 5 notes""""Chapter 6 notes""; ""Chapter 7 notes""; ""Chapter 8 notes""; ""Appendix 1(a) notes""; ""Appendix 1(b) notes""; ""Appendix 2 notes""; ""Appendix 3(a) notes""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Copyright"" |
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A detailed examination of the circumstances leading to British intervention and hence to the Treaty of Waitangi, <i>Fatal Necessity</i> was first published in 1977. Now re-issued as an e-book, this key text in Treaty studies emphasises that the dual aim of British policy was to protect both settlers and Maori; the reality, |
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however, proved very different. |
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