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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455262003321

Autore

Leroux Neil R

Titolo

Martin Luther as comforter [[electronic resource] ] : writings on death / / by Neil R. Leroux

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-282-39709-5

9786612397097

90-474-2030-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 p.)

Collana

Studies in the history of Christian traditions, , 1573-5664 ; ; v. 133

Classificazione

11.55

Disciplina

236/.1

Soggetti

Eschatology

Death in literature

Devotional literature, German - History and criticism

Electronic books.

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. [281]-304).

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Materials / N.R. Leroux -- Chapter One. “Think About These Things”: Luther’s “Fourteen Consolations” (1519) / N.R. Leroux -- Chapter Two. “I Have Overcome The World”: Luther’s “Sermon On Preparing To Die” (1519) / N.R. Leroux -- Chapter Three. “Of Whom The World Was Not Worthy”: Luther’s Martyrological Literature / N.R. Leroux -- Chapter Four. “To Whom Shall We Go? You Have The Words Of Eternal Life”: Luther’s 1532 Funeral Sermons / N.R. Leroux -- Chapter Five. “Faithful Are The Wounds Of A Friend”: Luther’s Consolatory Letters / N.R. Leroux -- Chapter Six. “Am I My Brother’s Keeper?”: Luther’s “On Whether One May Flee From A Deadly Plague” (1527) / N.R. Leroux -- Conclusion / N.R. Leroux -- Appendix Glossary Of Rhetorical Terms / N.R. Leroux -- Bibliography / N.R. Leroux -- Index Of Scriptures / N.R. Leroux -- Index Of Persons And Places / N.R. Leroux -- Index Of Subjects / N.R. Leroux.

Sommario/riassunto

What was Martin Luther’s teaching regarding death, and to what extent did his own fears of and experiences with death manifest themselves in his writings? What influence did the medieval preoccupation with a ‘good death’ have upon him? How did Luther counsel those facing



death—to meet it with acceptance, or resistance, or both? Using meticulous rhetorical analysis of select sermons, pamphlets, and letters of consolation, this book examines how Luther offered comfort to those who were facing their own death or who were coming to terms with the death of loved ones. Thus the book makes an important contribution to existing scholarship on Luther and the formation of an early modern Protestant ethos surrounding death, bereavement, and burial.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910795764403321

Autore

Simpson Steven <1954->

Titolo

Essays to my daughter on our relationship with the natural world / / Steven Simpson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

1-61249-785-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource , 1 online resource

Disciplina

820.936

Soggetti

Environmentalism

Nature - Effect of human beings on

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- ESSAYS TO MY DAUGHTER -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Personal Philosophy and Individual Experiences -- Part I: The Pond and the Shack -- 1 The Good Oak Redux -- 2 Drowning Out All Our Muskrats -- 3 Wild Apples -- 4 Still Fishing -- 5 A Person's Leisure Time -- 6 Book Purge -- Part II: Sketches Here and There -- 7 Wisconsin East: A Small Square of Red -- 8 California With a Touch of Maine: Tide Pools East and West -- 9 Minnesota: Night of the Quintze -- 10 Iowa: The Birds of Iowa -- 11 Taiwan: Ascent of Jade Mountain -- 12 A Return to Taiwan: Old and American -- 13 Ontario: Goodbye, Deadbroke Island -- 14 Wisconsin West: Mark Twain on the Mekong -- 15 Wisconsin West: What About the Other Kids? -- 16 Three Outsdoorsmen and a Philosopher -- Part



III: Continuums -- 17 The Preservationist and the Conservationist -- 18 The Wanderer and the Adventurer -- 19 The Homecomer and the Sojourner -- 20 The Romantic and the Scientist -- 21 The Restorer -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

"What do fishing with an otter, sitting atop a mountain at dawn with eighty Taiwanese backpackers, and driving home from Aldo Leopold's Shack have to say about the evolution of a personal environmental philosophy? Essays to My Daughter on Our Relationship With the Natural World provides a series of reflections by an environmental educator about lessons learned from time spent in nature. Originally conceived as personal letters to the author's daughter, this collection presents ethical questions outdoor enthusiasts regularly face as they work and play in the natural world. The essays in this book explore environmentalism in a modern-day context, with topics including sustainability education, the current relevance of environmental writers from the past, and the uncertainty of what is meant by words like "naturalist," "solitude," and "wilderness." There is no attempt to direct readers to any particular environmental philosophy. Instead, Simpson encourages readers to articulate their own perspective based on personal experiences in nature. Though Essays to My Daughter is written by a father to his daughter, the insights within the volume-and the questions they provoke-are valuable to all members of the next generation as they grapple with their own relationship to the natural world"--