Charity, Philanthropy, and Civility in American History

Name: Charity, Philanthropy, and Civility in American History
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ISBN: 9780521603539

ISBN-10: 0521603536

ISBN-13: 9780521603539

Edition: 2004

Authors: Lawrence J. Friedman, Mark D. McGarvie

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Professional historians address the dominant issues and theories offered to explain the history of American philanthropy and its role in American society. These essays develop and enlighten major themes, oftentimes contesting each other in the process. The overarching premise is that philanthropic activity in America has its roots in the desires of individuals to impose their visions of societal ideals, or conceptions of truth, upon their society. To do so, they organize in groups that frequently define themselves and their group's role in society.

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/22/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English




Background



Atheism in antiquity




Atheism in modern history




Atheism: contemporary rates and contemporary patterns




The Case Against Theism



Theistic critiques of atheism




The failure of classical theistic arguments




Some contemporary theistic arguments




Naturalism and physicalism




Atheism and evolution




The Autonomy of ethics




The argument from evil




Kalam Cosmological argument for atheism




Impossibility arguments




Implications



Atheism and religion




Feminism and atheism




Atheism and the freedom of religion




Atheism, a theology and the postmodern condition




Anthropological theories of religion




Atheists: a psychological profile