1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786907903321

Autore

O'Day Rosemary

Titolo

Mr Charles Booth's inquiry : life and labour of the people in London reconsidered / / Rosemary O'Day and David Englander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Rio Grande, Ohio : , : Hambledon Press, , 1993

ISBN

1-4411-3443-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

305.5/62/09421

Soggetti

Working class - England - London

Poor - England - London

London (England) Social conditions

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 (pages 214-224) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; I. THE POVERTY SERIES; 1 The Youthful Pretender; 2 The Board of Statistical Inquiry; 3 Not Probably a Perfect Instrument but a Usable One; 4 Making the Dry Bones Live; 5 Head of the Statistical Tree; 6 Trades of East London Connected with Poverty: Special Subject Inquiries; 7 The Docks: Beatrice Potter; 8 The Tailoring Trade: Beatrice Potter and George Arkell; 9 The Jewish Community: Beatrice Potter; 10 Women''s Work: Clara Collet and George Arkell; 11 The Boot and Shoe Industry: David Schloss and Jesse Argyle; 12 Conclusion; II. THE INDUSTRY SERIES

1 Interviews and Impressions2 Work and the Workers; 3 The Booths and the Webbs: Some Comparisons and Contrasts; 4 Conclusion; III. THE RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES SERIES; 1 Evaluate not Enumerate; 2 Summing up the Survey; 3 Charles Booth and Social Science; 4 The Religious Influences Series: The Printed Books; APPENDIXES; I: Booth''s Special Street Survey; II: Trade Interviews Questionnaire; III: Trade Union Questionnaire; IV: Employers'' Questionnaire; V: Booth on Religion; VI: The Church of England; Select Bibliography; Index of Names and Places; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R

ST; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Charles Booth''s pioneering survey, Life and Labour of the People in London,  published in 17 volumes between 1889 and 1903, was a



landmark in  empirical social investigation. His panorama of London life has  dominated all subsequent accounts: its scope, precision and detail make  it an unrivalled source for the period.  Mr. Charles Booth''s  Inquiry is the first systematic account of the making of the survey,  based upon an intensive examination of the huge Booth archive. This  contains far more material than was eventually published, in particular  on women, work, religion, education, housin

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830611903321

Autore

Shook John R

Titolo

The God debates [[electronic resource] ] : a 21st century guide for atheists and believers (and everyone in between) / / John R. Shook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-282-71228-4

9786612712289

1-118-14673-5

1-4443-2804-2

1-4443-2805-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 241 p.)

Disciplina

239

Soggetti

God - Proof

God (Christianity)

Christianity and atheism

Faith and reason - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface ix 1 Debating Religion 1 1.1 Religion under Scrutiny 2 1.2 Debating Dogma 7 1.3 Theology and Atheology 12 1.4 Could Atheism Prove God Doesn't Exist? 23 1.5 Could Religion Disprove Atheism? 26 2 Five Types of Theologies 30 2.1 Categorizing Theologies 31 2.2 Theology From The Scripture 35 2.3 Theology From The World 37 2.4 Theology Beyond The World 40 2.5 Theology In The Know 42 2.6 Theology Into The Myst 44 3 Theology From The Scripture 47 3.1



Scientific History 48 3.2 Scientific History and Scripture 51 3.3 The Argument from Divine Signs 65 3.4 The Argument from Apostolic Faith 70 3.5 The Argument from Divine Character 78 3.6 The Argument from Pseudo-history 80 4 Theology From The World 84 4.1 Theology and Science 85 4.2 Arguments from Nature 91 4.3 Arguments from Design 96 4.4 Arguments from Religious Experience 99 4.5 Arguments from Morality 110 4.6 Explanations for Reason 121 4.7 The Ontological Argument for God 126 4.8 The Argument from Pseudo-science 131 5 Theology Beyond The World 133 5.1 The Existence of Nature Argument for God 134 5.2 The Fine-tuning Argument for God 137 5.3 Why Would God Create? 144 5.4 The Problem of Evil 148 5.5 The Argument from Pseudo-cosmology 152 6 Theology In The Know 155 6.1 Arguments from Ignorance 156 6.2 Religious Epistemologies 160 6.3 Knowledge, Justification, and Truth 166 6.4 The Religious Community 171 6.5 The Arguments from Pseudo-theology 178 7 Theology Into The Myst 184 7.1 Believing in God without Knowledge of God 185 7.2 Believing in God without Concepts of God 192 7.3 Belief, Faith, and Pseudo-faith 198 7.4 The Argument from Pseudo-faith 202 8 Reason and Faith 204 8.1 Liberal Modernism and Its Rivals 205 8.2 Twelve Worldviews 211 8.3 Faith and Reason Realigned 218 References 223 Further Reading 230 Index 235

Sommario/riassunto

This title presents a comprehensive, non-technical survey of the quest for knowledge of God, allowing readers to participate in a debate about the existence of God and gain understanding and appreciation of religion's conceptual foundations.