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A Proposal for an Age Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Examines the history, theory, and politics behind the age qualifications for elected federal office in the United States Constitution. Argues that the right to run for office ought to be extended to all adult-age citizens who are otherwise office-eligible.
Genuine Theism, Moderate Hope, and Practical Morality
An examination of David Hume’s philosophy of religion that situates his conception “true religion” within the context of his overall science of human nature, his rejection of popular religion, and his Ciceronian influence.
Genuine Theism, Moderate Hope, and Practical Morality
An examination of David Hume’s philosophy of religion that situates his conception “true religion” within the context of his overall science of human nature, his rejection of popular religion, and his Ciceronian influence.
Reading Genesis 4:17-22 in Its Near Eastern Context
Daniel Lowery commences this work by suggesting that history is a subjective enterprise—it is controlled by those who record it. The power of the present decides what is counted as history, and how the rest of us are told about the past shapes our view of it and, concomitantly, our outlook for the future. In this sense, then, history ......
Major religious themes of the Bible, such as election and covenant, are not mentioned in the book of Proverbs. Furthermore, self-interest underlies its motivational system (you shall behave well, because it will be good for you). These selfish and secular features have posed serious ethical and theological challenges for some ......
Proceedings of the 57th Rencontre Assyriologique International at Rome, 4-8 July 2011
In July, 2011, the International Association for Assyriology met in Rome, Italy, for 5 days to deliver and listen to papers on the theme “Tradition and Innovation in the Ancient Near East”. This volume, the proceedings of the conference, contains more than 40 of the papers read at the 57th annual Rencontre, including 3 plenary ......
A collection of fiction and poetry representing the literature of cultures across Europe, including Shetland Scots, Occitan, Latvian, Polish, Armenian, Italian, Hungarian, German, Slovenian, Faroese and Icelandic.
Quevedo and Political Authority in the Age of Print
Examines the political writings of the seventeenth-century Spanish poet Francisco de Quevedo within the context of the social and material practices of spectacle culture.
