William J Astore: 2 books
Observing God
Thomas Dick, Evangelicalism, and Popular Science in Victorian Britain and America
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Scottish theologian, educator, astronomer and popularizer of science, Thomas Dick (1774-1857) promoted a Christianized form of science to inhibit secularization, to win converts to Christianity, and to persuade evangelicals that science was sacred. His devotional theology of nature made radical claims...
by Dennis Showalter; William J. Astore
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2005
With his victory over the Russian army at the battle of Tannenberg in August 1914, Paul von Hindenburg became a war hero. By 1916 he had parlayed an exaggerated reputation for decisive victory into near dictatorial powers. After GermanyÆs defeat at Verdun and War Minister Erich von FalkenhaynÆs dismissal...