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2012 | 220 Pages | ISBN: 0739172727 | EPUB | 1 MB
Historians have paid surprisingly little attention to state-level political leaders and judges. Edward Kent (1802-77) was both. He served three terms as a state legislator, two as mayor of Bangor, two as governor, and two as a judge of the state supreme court. He represented Maine in the negotiations that resolved the long-running northeastern border dispute between the United States and Great Britain and served for four years as the American consul in Rio de Janeiro. The foremost Whig in Maine state politics and later a Republican judge, Kent articulated classic Whig political views and carried them forward into his Whig-Republican jurisprudence. In examining Kent’s career as Maine’s quintessential Whig, An Exemplary Whig reveals his characteristically conservative Whig outlook, including an aversion toward disorder and a deep respect for law, for existing institutions, and for the wisdom of experience. Kent brought his conservative disposition into the Republican Party. He had no use for radical abolitionism, preferring moderation and compromise to measures that endangered social order or the integrity of the Union. Kent saw the "slave power," not abolitionism, as the disrupter of the Union, and he urged the "fusion" of all antislavery elements into a new Republican party. In 1859, Maine’s Republican governor appointed Kent to the state supreme court. During his fourteen-year tenure, Kent adopted a Whiggish jurisprudence, pragmatic and commonsensical, and displayed a reverence for the common law and a distrust of "theoretic speculation." After his retirement, he chaired a constitutional revision commission, admonishing his fellow commissioners to bear in mind the "practical wisdom" that kept dangerous innovation in check. As a politician during the Jacksonian era, Kent exemplified Whig leadership at the local and state levels. In his jurisprudence, he carried the Whig persuasion into the Republican ascendancy and the beginnings of the Gilded Age.

Free Download An Ethics of/for the Future? By Mary Shanahan; Mary Shanahan
2014 | 166 Pages | ISBN: 1443861251 | PDF | 1 MB
While a great many books on ethics are published each year, the sheer breadth of issues covered in this collection, in addition to the calibre of its contributors, carves out a unique place for it in the area. An eclectic mix of chapters provokes a critical response from the reader and, in particular, challenges her/him to reconsider and/or reconstruct their overarching "definition" of the nature and function of ethics. Given the inter-disciplinary nature of the themes addressed by the contributors, it is a particularly useful addition to third level libraries in particular. For scholars, the diverse range of ethical themes and philosophical positions outlined allows for a panoramic view of the ethical hinterland. Not only are age-old positions revisited, but fresh fields are investigated which will elicit new debates in the scholarly world. For students, the collection brings them right into the heart of contemporary ethical debates in a challenging and stimulating manner. For this reason, it is well-suited for use as a third level textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on, or related to, ethics and ethical themes. In addition, it is also a valuable resource for those wishing to broaden their knowledge of the field of ethics. Finally, the collection paves the way for new insights on established debates, as well as suggesting emerging areas for future ethical discourse. In short, this collection is an invaluable resource for all who are interested in, studying, and researching ethical themes and issues.

Free Download Jack Sweetman – American Naval History: An Illustrated Chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-present
Naval Institute Press | 1984 | ISBN: 0870212907 | English | 356 pages | PDF | 109.57 MB
Combing the historical documents and photos, the author has put together one of the most comprehensive studies of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Stunningly detailed and visually impressive, this is one of the most concise, year-to-year chronologies produced.

Free Download American Kairos: Washington National Cathedral and the New Civil Religion by Richard Benjamin Crosby
English | April 18, 2023 | ISBN: 1421446421 | True EPUB | 288 pages | 12.2 MB
A history of Washington National Cathedral and the theory of an American civil religion.

Free Download Am I Still My Brother’s Keeper? : Biblical Perspectives on Poverty By Robert Wafawanaka
2012 | 160 Pages | ISBN: 076185701X | EPUB | 1 MB
What does the Bible say about poverty and our responsibility toward the poor? This book examines the concept of "brother’s keeper" in both the ancient Near East and the biblical world. Wafawanaka contends that biblical Israel failed to play the rightful role of brother’s keeper and claims that we, too, have strayed from this responsibility. Am I Still My Brother’s Keeper? reveals what we can learn about poverty from a biblical context and how we might appropriate those insights to fight poverty in our own communities. Beginning with the biblical mandate in Deuteronomy 15, Wafawanaka surveys the Hebrew Scriptures and challenges those with power and resources to reevaluate their response to the poor. Failure to revisit the notion of "brother’s keeper" threatens to create a society that is increasingly disenfranchised and unjust. A glance at our world in light of biblical history suggests that poverty is an endemic global problem that requires a radical global solution.

Free Download All You Need Is Love? : The Morality of Sexual Relationships Through the Eyes of Young People By Rachel Thomson; Sue Sharpe
2005 | 104 Pages | ISBN: 1904787355 | PDF | 1 MB
Providing a unique insight into young people’s sexual values for adults working with them, this book relays the voices of young people and their views about the morality of sexual relationships.