Download or read book Freethinker in the Reactionary South written by Robert L. Hamlett and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was a World War II baby, growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, the "Buckle of the Bible Belt." Ironically, although most people were presumably very religious, segregation of the races was accepted as proper and just. My father was a member of an extreme evangelical Protestant sect. He was far more bigoted than most, not only hating blacks but Jewish people and Catholics as well. Like most young boys, my father was my role model. In my youth, I accepted his prejudices without question and accepted his view of the world. It was not until after college, while "seeing the world" serving three years as a U.S. Naval Officer, that I become to realize how distorted my father's views were. I also came to realize the destructiveness of being consumed with hate and ignorance. I now desire a tolerant secular world with due respect for the brotherhood of all mankind. In 1993, I converted to Deism. Robert L. Hamlett was born on June 13, 1943 in the "Buckle of the Bible belt." After attending local schools, he enrolled at the University of Tennessee, where he graduated, with honors, in December 1965. Between 1966 and 1969, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. His service included tours aboard the USS Frontier (AD-25) and at the U.S. Naval Support Activity, Danang, South Vietnam. Upon return to civilian life, Mr. Hamlett worked as an Audit Supervisor for the State of Tennessee for thirty-three years, retiring in 2003. While working fulltime, he attended law school at night, graduating 3rd. in a class of 83 in June 1976. In July, 1976, he passed the Tennessee Bar Examination. Mr. Hamlett enjoys duplicate bridge, Fantasy Football and extensive reading when not writing. He is married with two grown children. This is his second book. The first, Surviving Depression: My Agonizing Struggle with Sanity was published in 2008.
Download or read book Supplementary Catalogue of the Public Library of New South Wales Sydney for the Years 1888 1910 written by Public Library of New South Wales and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 1182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rationalism and Religious Reaction written by Jane Ellen Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Freethinker written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Freethinkers written by Susan Jacoby and published by Metropolitan Books. This book was released on 2005-01-07 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative history of the vital role of secularist thinkers and activists in the United States, from a writer of "fierce intelligence and nimble, unfettered imagination" (The New York Times) At a time when the separation of church and state is under attack as never before, Freethinkers offers a powerful defense of the secularist heritage that gave Americans the first government in the world founded not on the authority of religion but on the bedrock of human reason. In impassioned, elegant prose, celebrated author Susan Jacoby paints a striking portrait of more than two hundred years of secularist activism, beginning with the fierce debate over the omission of God from the Constitution. Moving from nineteenth-century abolitionism and suffragism through the twentieth century's civil liberties, civil rights, and feminist movements, Freethinkers illuminates the neglected accomplishments of secularists who, allied with liberal and tolerant religious believers, have stood at the forefront of the battle for reforms opposed by reactionary forces in the past and today. Rich with such iconic figures as Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Clarence Darrow—as well as once-famous secularists such as Robert Green Ingersoll, "the Great Agnostic"—Freethinkers restores to history generations of dedicated humanists. It is they, Jacoby shows, who have led the struggle to uphold the combination of secular government and religious liberty that is the glory of the American system.
Download or read book A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern written by John Mackinnon Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Persian Revolution of 1905 1909 written by Edward Granville Browne and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Persian Revolution of 1905 1909 written by Edward Granville Browne and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1966 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marxist Thought in South Asia written by Kristin Plys and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forging an anti-imperialist Marxism through dialectical and historical approaches, this volume of Political Power and Social Theory demonstrates how the South Asian facet of this revolutionary tradition can contribute to and even reenergize global Marxist theory.
Download or read book Race in a Godless World written by Nathan G. Alexander and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is modern racism a product of secularisation and the decline of Christian universalism? The debate has raged for decades, but up to now, the actual racial views of historical atheists and freethinkers have never been subjected to a systematic analysis. Race in a Godless World sets out to correct the oversight. It centres on Britain and the United States in the second half of the nineteenth century, a time when popular atheist movements were emerging and scepticism about the truth of Christianity was becoming widespread. Covering racial and evolutionary science, imperialism, slavery and racial prejudice in theory and practice, it provides a much-needed account of the complex and sometimes contradictory ideas espoused by the transatlantic community of atheists and freethinkers. It also reflects on the social dimension of irreligiousness, exploring how working-class atheists’ experiences of exclusion could make them sympathetic to other marginalised groups.
Download or read book A Short History of Freethought written by John Mackinnon Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary Of Atheism Skepticism Humanism written by Bill Cooke and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-12-30 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Voltaire''s Philosophical Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce''s Devil''s Dictionary, and Joseph McCabe''s Rationalist Encyclopedia, this accessible dictionary addresses the contemporary need for a reference book that succinctly summarizes the key concepts, current terminology, and major contributions of influential thinkers broadly associated with atheism, skepticism, and humanism. In the preface, author Bill Cooke notes that his work is intended "for freethinkers in the broadest sense of the word: people who like to think for themselves and not according to the preplanned routes set by others." This dictionary will serve as a guide for all those people striving to lead fulfilling, morally responsible lives without religious belief. Readers are offered a wide range of concepts, from ancient, well-known notions such as God, free will, and evil to new concepts such as "eupraxsophy." Also included are current "buzzwords" that have some bearing on the freethought worldview such as "metrosexual." The names of many people whose lives or work reflect freethought principles form a major portion of the entries. Finally, a humanist calendar is included, on which events of interest to freethinkers are noted. This unique, accessible, and highly informative work will be a welcome addition to the libraries of open-minded people of all philosophic persuasions.
Download or read book Secularism and Religion in Nineteenth Century Germany written by Todd H. Weir and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the culture, politics, and ideas of the nineteenth-century German secularist movements of Free Religion, Freethought, Ethical Culture, and Monism. In it, Todd H. Weir argues that although secularists challenged church establishment and conservative orthodoxy, they were subjected to the forces of religious competition.
Download or read book Outlaws Rebels Freethinkers and Pirates written by Bob Levin and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2005-04-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Levin explores the by-ways and back roads of creative genius in as off-beat a collection of characters as are likely to be found outside a carnival midway. Serious, dedicated, often driven by the hounds of Hell, these artists pursue often off-putting, always fascinating visions without regard to popular acclaim or financial reward. Levin's profile/essay style is a unique blend of pooched journalism, quasi-autobiography, faux cultural history, and semi-scholarship, and the perfect vehicle by which to engage these beyond-the-box personalities. And from these engagements he fashions powerful arguments for the value of unfettered expression, no matter from how far outside the mainstream it may issue. Levin, an author and attorney, lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife Adele, his frequent collaborator. He is a long time contributing writer to The Comics Journal, where all of these pieces previously appeared. His last book, The Pirates & the Mouse: Disney's War Against the Counterculture, was hailed by critics as "masterful," "passionate," "elegant," "charming" (twice), "thoughtful," and "hilarious." Essay subjects include: Chester Brown, S. Clay Wilson, Dori Seda, B.N. Duncan, Justin Green, Maxon Crumb, Crockett Johnson, Roy Lichtenstein, Graham Ingels, Jack Katz, Rory Hayes and more.
Download or read book The Anglo German Problem written by Charles Sarolea and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Freethinker written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
