1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781619203321

Autore

Larkin Brian R. <1969->

Titolo

The very nature of God [[electronic resource] ] : baroque Catholicism and religious reform in Bourbon Mexico City / / Brian R. Larkin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2010

ISBN

1-283-63713-8

0-8263-4835-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Disciplina

282.72

282.725309033

282/.725309033

Soggetti

Christianity and culture - Mexico - Mexico City - History - 18th century

Church renewal - Catholic Church - History - 18th century

Wills - Mexico - Mexico City - History - 18th century

Civilization, Baroque - Mexico - Mexico City

Mexico City (Mexico) Religious life and customs

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

Baroque Mexico City -- Sacred immanence -- Performative and liturgical piety -- The splendor of worship -- Charity, confraternities, and community -- Reforming Mexico City -- The reformers' program -- Immanence, splendor, and liturgical piety in the age of reform -- Charity and confraternities in the age of reform.

Sommario/riassunto

Using wills and other testaments of faith, Larkin examines the complex efforts by secular and religious authorities to reform religious practice during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790866503321

Autore

Gonzalo Julio A

Titolo

Intelligible design : a realistic approach to the philosophy and history of science / / Julio A. Gonzalo, Universidad San Pablo-CEU de Madrid, Spain & Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain, Manuel M. Carreira, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Spain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013

New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2014]

�2014

ISBN

981-4447-61-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

501

509

Soggetti

Science - Philosophy

Science - History

Cosmology

Life - Origin

Human evolution

Religion and science

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors/Editors; Foreword; Part I. Modern Science in Historical Perspective; 1. On the Origins of Modern Science Julio A. Gonzalo; How did Christian belief provide a "cultural matrix" for the growth of science?; References; 2. The Post-Renaissance Revolution: The New Science Manuel M. Carreira; Mythological and religious models; Scientific-formal-geometrical models; Models based on scientific causality; (a) Mechanical model; (b) A dual model: physical and geometric (Relativity) and quantum mechanical; The subject and limits of science; TIMELINE: SEVEN CENTURIES

Mathematical symbolsReferences; 3. Frank Sherwood Taylor: The Man Who was Converted by Galileo John Beaumont; The Background; The Early Religious View; Galileo Comes on the Scene; Another Argument; Frank Sherwood Taylor 's Positive Apologetics; Defending the Catholic



Faith; Conclusion; References; 4. The Limits of Science Manuel Alfonseca; The limits of mathematics; The limits of physics; The limits of biology; The limits of technology; References; 5. On the Intelligibility of Quantum Mechanics Julio A. Gonzalo; Before quantum mechanics; Blackbody radiation and Planck 's constant

Waves and particlesHeisenberg 's uncertainty principle; Concluding remarks; References; 6. Uncertainty, Incompleteness, Chance, and Design Fernando Sols; Introduction; Practical indeterminacy in classical physics: Newton and Poincaré; Intrinsic indeterminacy in quantum physics: Heisenberg; Uncertainty vs. Indeterminacy; What or who determines the future?; Gödel's theorems; Randomness; Popper's falsifiability criterion; Chance in the interpretation of evolution biology; Design and chance lie outside the scope of the scientific method; References

7. A Finite, Open and Contingent Universe Julio A. GonzaloLetter to Physics Today; Concluding remark; References; Part II. On the Origin and Development of Life; 8. A Brief History of Evolutionary Thought Thomas B. Fowler and Daniel Kuebler; I. Ancient speculation (to 1650); Ancient Greeks; Early Evolutionary Speculation; II. The Emergence of Modern Science (1650-1800); Early Fossil Discoverers: Extinct Species and the Implied Change in Nature; Species Change; Functionalism vs. Formalism; Lamarckian Inheritable Change; Paley and Design; III. Laying the Foundations (1804 -1859)

Lyell , Malthus and BlytheIV. Darwin 's triumphal entry and early battles over evolution (1859-1910); Darwin 's Critics; Darwin and Heredity; Continuity Or Discontinuity?; V. Genetics and The "New Synthesis" Period: 1910-1960; Population Genetics; The "New Synthesis"; Dissidents; VI. Modern Battles Over Evolution: 1960-present; References; 9. Life's Intelligible Design Manuel Alfonseca; The scientific theory of evolution; Research on Artificial Life; How can God act in the world?; What is life?; What is man?; References

10. What are the Contributions of Genetics to the Understanding of Life? Nicolas Jouve

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides realistic answers to hotly debated scientific topics: Science is about quantitative aspects of natural realities (physical, chemical, biological) but it is the result of human intellectual inquiry and therefore not "per se" materialistic.This book, with contributions from experts in physics, cosmology, mathematics, engineering, biology and genetics, covers timely and relevant topics such as the origin of the universe, the origin of life on Earth, the origin of man (intelligent life) and the origin of science.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910983378303321

Autore

Abu Zahrim Yaser

Titolo

Controlling Environmental Pollution : Practical Solutions / / edited by Abu Zahrim Yaser, Mohd Armi Abu Samah, Fazilah Ariffin, A. K. Haghi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

9789819789313

9819789311

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (497 pages)

Collana

Earth and Environmental Science Series

Altri autori (Persone)

Abu SamahMohd Armi

AriffinFazilah

HaghiA. K

Disciplina

363.73

Soggetti

Pollution

Sustainability

Bioclimatology

Refuse and refuse disposal

Environmental management

Climate Change Ecology

Waste Management/Waste Technology

Environmental Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Global scenario and challenges of environmental pollution -- Food security and environmental pollution -- Environmental pollution in agriculture sectors -- Environmental pollution in biomedical and pharmaceutical sectors -- Sustainable approaches to mitigate environmental pollution -- Water resources pollution management study in Sungai Langat basin -- Long term hydrological implications of land-use land-cover alteration interweaving climate changes in tropical river flow regime.

Sommario/riassunto

This book highlights current efforts and research on pollution management and advanced technology for pollution treatment. It presents an overview of various aspects of environmental pollution, including water resources management in minimizing the pollution



effect. Recent achievements in air pollution monitoring and control including sustainable urban design are also discussed. Chapters in the book also focus on tackling food waste disposal and advanced techniques on pollution treatment. The book concludes with a discussion of a special case study on Malaysian agricultural industry efforts to tackle pollution.

4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953566303321

Autore

Gálvez Alyshia

Titolo

Guadalupe in New York : Devotion and the Struggle for Citizenship Rights among Mexican Immigrants / / Alyshia Gálvez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, [England] : , : New York University Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

9780814732335

081473233X

9780814733134

0814733131

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Disciplina

305.868/7207471

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration - Religious aspects - Christianity

Civil rights - United States

Citizenship - United States

Guadalupe, Our Lady of

Mexican Americans - New York - New York - Religion

United States Emigration and immigration

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 (p. 211-225) and index.

Nota di contenuto

On citizenship, membership, and the right to have rights -- Los Comit's Guadalupanos and Asociación Tepeyac: their formation and context -- Our Lady of Guadalupe: the image and its circulation -- El viacrucis del inmigrante and other public processions -- La antorcha Guadalupana/the Guadalupan torch run: messengers for a people divided by the border -- Conclusion: Citizenship for immigrants --



Appendix: A note on methodology and the use of pseudonyms.

Sommario/riassunto

Every December 12th, thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe's feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin, wait for a bishop's blessing-and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform, much like political protestors. It is this juxtaposition of religion and politics that Alyshia Gálvez investigates in Guadalupe in New York . The Virgin of Guadalupe is a profound symbol for Mexican and Mexican-American Catholics and the patron saint of their country. Her name has been invoked in war and in peace, and