In the late nineteenth century, traditional Protestant social thought which stressed the idea of individual regeneration underwent a gradual readjustment to include the reforming impulse directed towards saving society from the collective ills of industrial life. In order to understand more precisely the origin and nature of this transformation, this study examines the social composition of three Hamilton churches --Centenary Methodist, Central Presbyterian and Christ's Church Cathedral --from 1890 to 1899, a critical decade in the history of religious and secular arrangements in Canada. It is premised on the proposition that local congregations provided the immediate context in which the new social gospel was often developed; they were the recipients of its message and their susceptibility to it would deeply affect its future course. This study belies the uncritical view of businessmen as heroic "Captains of Industry" or as unfeeling exploiters of an underprivileged working class. The high degree to which most of the lay leaders participated in the business and spiritual affairs of their church and the range of their community interests is suggestive of the extent to which the sacred and the secular were intertwined. Drawn from the middle classes, they saw themselves as directing agents responsible for the material, moral and social well-being of society. At the center of their belief system was the notion that practical consistency in character and conduct must form the basis of a rational capitalistic organization of industrial labor. While most of the lay leaders would never make the shift to the social gospel associated with the new liberalism, their action in manifesting a robust Protestant spirit engaged with social ills as they saw them clearly set a mood of social optimism and a style of activism on which the social gospel could thrive. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)

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Thesis advisor: Joseph Nugent / In this paper, I unite scholarly understanding of T. S. Eliot’s recurring character, Sweeney. I present the origin of Sweeney through Eliot’s knowledge of classical and Irish myth as well as his contemporary views surrounding Ireland, Catholicism, Africa, and Afro-modernism. In discussing dramatic Sweeney, I incorporate an understanding of Eliot’s contemporary works on Senecan tragedy to unravel the fragmented nature of “Sweeney Agonistes.” I conclude my first chapter by discussing Sweeney’s “death” by analyzing Eliot’s recent conversion to Anglicanism and emerging views of poetic metaphysics. My second chapter unveils the ghost of Sweeney in Eliot’s “Murder in the Cathedral” through the metaphor of stencil art, discussing “Sweeney Agonistes” as an outline. Further, I find Sweeney’s ghost in the work of Samuel Beckett’s "Waiting For Godot" through analysis of themes drawn from an article by Rick De Villier, as well as new studies on technique and characters. I conclude with my explanation of Sweeney as a “new” Senecan Tragic Hero based on the terminology of semper idem - always the same. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2024. / Submitted to: Boston College. Morrissey School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: English. / Discipline: Departmental Honors.

No / Excavations in 1988 revealed a stratigraphic sequence extending from the later Roman period to the twelfth century. Of particular interest and importance is a collection of Viking-Age metalwork which, with other material, sheds light on settlement in Carlisle before the arrival of the Normans in 1092.

The present work relates to the transfer of the inspirational elements used in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague focusing on the hanging bolts in the sacristy of the cathedral. Two architects, Matthias of Arras and Peter Parler, participated in the construction of St. Vitus Cathedral in the 14th. Century Both of these builders were inspired by the most important buildings of contemporary Europe and the experience they gained was incorporated in the Prague cathedral. Through thorough research of the life of Matthias of Arras I am able to describe this builder as a unique personality who used a bold modern style for the construction of Prague cathedral and laid the foundation for cathedral architecture in Bohemia. Subsequent analysis of selected buildings constructed in the south of France during the 13th. and the first half of the 14th. centuries reveals many features which exhibit common characteristics with elements used on St. Vitus Cathedral, thus indicating the sources of inspiration for Prague cathedral. Both builders work meets in a space called "Old Sacristy" decorated with two unique pendant bosses. Thanks to exhaustive investigation it has been clarified that these bosses originated from southern France and Alsace. It has also been possible to chart their transmission throughout Europe and to...

Theme of the thesis is a construction that is considered to be one of the most spectacular examples of a French gothic architecture. Notre-Dame Cathedral lies on the Eastern half of a Parisian island Île de la Cité on the river Seina. On April 15, 2019, roof of the cathedral caught on fire. It was completely destroyed, including its pinnacle. The thesis offers a solution how to restore the roof and what opportunities the new design brings. Aim of the proposal is enrichment of the Notre-Dame community through offering a new refuge, which will be for both, internal growth and spiritual practice itself. The design provides spaces that capture the path to God in them. I perceive the very path to God as a thorough inner work. That is why I am placing 36 contemplation booths in there, in addition to other 8 cabins. The light is removed from those, in order to extend the perception of consciousness. Spaces for individuals will be amended by 3 chapels for a group practice. Each chapel has its typical content - joint contemplation chapel, chapel that worships the Jesus Christ’s crown of thorns and a community chapel with a variable arrangement.

Syftet med uppsatsen ”Medmänsklighet och Gudomligt Beskydd – en receptionsestetisk studie av Maria (Återkomsten) och Skyddsmantelmadonnan” är att ur ett receptionsestetiskt perspektiv närma sig skulpturerna Maria (Återkomsten) av Anders Widoff och Skyddsmantelmadonnan av Lena Lervik. Skulpturerna finns i och i anslutning till Uppsala respektive Lunds domkyrka. Genom receptionsestetikens metod där man tittar på ett konstverks interna faktorer som rör verkets inre organisation samt externa faktorer såsom platsen där konstverken är placerade, andra konstverk som relaterar till verket, en myt eller berättelse som är viktig för förståelsen av konstverken etcetera, rör sig uppsatsen fram mot en diskussion kring vem som är verkens implicite betraktare, dvs. ideala betraktare. Uppsatsen ämnar även diskutera hur jungfru Maria gestaltas i de berörda skulpturerna: vilken bild konstverken ger av Maria. Metoden för att diskutera vem som är verkens implicite betraktare och hur betraktaren aktiverar konstverken i relation till platserna är besök på de platser där konstverken finns för att i denna miljö möta verken och läsning av relevant litteratur. Slutsatsen är att skulpturerna är medvetet placerade i anslutning till kyrkorum och att platserna utgör en viktig dialog med konstverken. Skulpturerna ger väldigt olika bilder av jungfru Maria: Maria (Återkomsten) gestaltar Marias mänskliga sida och Skyddsmantelmadonnan är mer av en gudinnegestalt, en Moder Jord och urmoder som beskyddar mänskligheten. Verkens implicite betraktare är någon som vistas på platsen och möter verken med en öppenhet; verken har båda en öppenhet i framförallt ansiktsuttryck som öppnar för olika tolkningar. Den implicite betraktaren – i meningen den ideala betraktaren – är en människa med en öppenhet för en andlig dimension men är inte nödvändigtvis troende. Betraktaren behöver inte ha kunskap om vem jungfru Maria är, verkens tillkomsthistoria, verk som kan tänkas relatera till skulpturerna etcetera men det kan fördjupa upplevelsen. / The purpose of the essay "Humanity and Heavenly Protection – a Study of Mary (The Return) and the Protective Cloak Madonna Based on the Theory and Method of Reception Aesthetics" is to approach the sculptures Mary (The Return) by the artist Anders Widoff, and The Protective Cloak Madonna by the artist Lena Lervik. The sculptures are placed inside Uppsala Cathedral and outside Lund Cathedral respectively, and the study is based on the theory and method of reception aesthetics, where one looks at an artwork's internal factors that relate to the work's internal organization, as well as external factors, such as the situation of the work, relating works, or myths or stories that are important to understanding the work. Through this theory, a discussion about the implicit (ideal) beholder of the works takes place. Furthermore, the essay aspires to discuss the representation of Virgin Mary in the sculptures: what images of her the artworks present. The discussion of the implicit beholder, as well as the question of how locations affect the viewer’s activation of the works, was based on visits to the sites, as well as the study of literature on the artworks and the theory used.  The conclusion is that the sculptures are intentionally placed in the vicinity of cathedrals, and that the sites constitute an important dialogue with the artworks. The sculptures present very different images of the Virgin Mary: Mary (The Return) embodies Mary's human side, while the Protective Cloak Madonna is more of a Goddess figure, a Mother Earth and ancestor who protects humanity. The implicit beholder of the works is someone who visits the sites and encounters the works with an open mind; the sculptures have openness to them, especially in the facial expressions that invite different interpretations. The implicit (ideal) beholder is a person with an open mind to a spiritual dimension, but is not necessarily a Christian. The viewer does not need to know who Virgin Mary is, nor the history of the artworks or relating works, even though such knowledge might deepen the experience.

Ce mémoire porte sur la vie et l’œuvre des trois maîtres de chapelle de la Cathédrale de Quito aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles : Gonzalo Pillajo, Manuel Blasco et Joseph Hortuño. Leurs œuvres de musique chorale se trouvent dans la compilation des manuscrits situés dans les archives du diocèse d’Ibarra (Équateur). Elles ont été classées, pour la plupart, en tant que chants de Noël appelés villancicos. À la lumière des caractéristiques physiques des manuscrits en question, des recherches spécifiques faites à ce sujet, et de la documentation existante sur le gouvernorat de Quito et ses alentours tout au long de la vice-royauté du Pérou, ce travail démontre dans un premier temps le contexte dans lequel ces villancicos ont été composées. Par ailleurs, l’étude des manuscrits révèle les détails sur l’organisation des voix, et la façon dont les œuvres ont pu être interprétées. En plus, l’étude de la musique des trois maîtres de chapelle révèle les liens existant entre leurs œuvres et celles des compositeurs Francisco Guerrero et Juan de Araujo. De cette façon, une démarche historico-culturelle musicale autour de la Cathédrale de Quito lors de l’époque coloniale a été accomplie et a permis d’identifier les particularités qui font référence aux croyances et aux habitudes de la population indigène latino-américaine. / This study showcases the life and works of three Chapels Masters of the Cathedral of Quito during the 17th and 18th centuries: Gonzalo Pillajo, Manuel Blasco et Joseph Hortuño. Their choral music pieces can be found in the compilation of manuscripts located in the archives of the diocese of Ibarra (Ecuador). Most of these pieces have been classified as Christmas carols called Villancicos. Taking into account the physical characteristics of the manuscripts in question, previous research completed on the subject and existing documentation on the governorate of Quito and its surroundings along the territorial viceroyalty of Peru, this dissertation demonstrates the context in which these villancicos were composed. Furthermore, the study of these manuscripts reveals details regarding the organization of voices and the manner in which these choral pieces were interpreted. Lastly, from the three Chapel Masters we note the similarities between their works and those of Francisco Guerrero and Juan de Araujo. In this way musical historical-cultural research around the Cathedral of Quito during the colonial period has been accomplished and has allowed to identify the particularities that refer to the beliefs and habits of the Latin American indigenous population.

Esta pesquisa apresenta o comportamento estrutural da Catedral da Sé de São Paulo em termos de deslocamentos e de tensões a partir do desenvolvimento de um modelo numérico tridimensional simplificado e da consideração do comportamento elástico-linear dos materiais. Construção gótica do século XX, a igreja matriz é um símbolo religioso, arquitetônico e social e sua praça, palco de manifestações e de expressão popular. Seu estilo gótico e o céu abobadado são interrompidos por um espaço octogonal sobre o qual se ergue uma cúpula renascentista. Inicialmente, são abordados aspectos da arquitetura da igreja e seus principais espaços são descritos; também são apresentadas as características geométricas dos elementos estruturais e as características mecânicas dos materiais, bases para a construção do modelo matemático. Em seguida, a estrutura da igreja é analisada quanto aos deslocamentos e às tensões, tendo-se feito, além do estudo da Catedral tal qual ela é, simulações em que são retirados os arcobotantes e as torres frontais, o que permite um estudo qualitativo e quantitativo da importância destes elementos estruturais para o equilíbrio do conjunto. Verifica-se que as regiões da igreja que apresentam os maiores deslocamentos também são aquelas mais críticas em termos de tensão, e algumas fissuras encontradas na igreja podem ser relacionadas aos carregamentos considerados nesta pesquisa. Constata-se que a Catedral da Sé é bem concebida e que seus elementos principais comportam-se estruturalmente como os das catedrais góticas originais. / In this research, the structural behavior of the Cathedral of Sé in terms of displacements and stresses is presented, based on a simplified three-dimensional numerical model and the consideration of linear-elastic behavior of materials. Gothic building of the twentieth century, the Cathedral of Sé is a religious, architectural and social symbol and its square, scene of demonstrations and popular expression. Its Gothic style and vaulted sky are interrupted by an octagonal space on which stands a Renaissance dome. Initially, different aspects of the architecture of the church are discussed and its main areas are described, as well as are presented the geometric characteristics of its elements and the mechanical properties of its materials, bases for the construction of the mathematical model. In the sequence, the structure of the church is analyzed in terms of displacements and stresses, and in addition to the analysis of the Cathedral as it really is, simulations in which the flying buttresses and the front towers are removed are done, since they allow for the determination of the qualitative and quantitative importance of these structural elements to the equilibrium of the church. This research shows that the regions of the church in which the largest displacements occur are also those most critical in terms of stresses, and some of the cracks found in the building may be related to the loads considered in this study. The analysis done shows that the Cathedral of Sé is well designed and that its main elements behave structurally as those of the original Gothic cathedrals.

The present dissertation attempts to follow and analyze each and every individual stage of food provisioning of a late medieval monastic community. Chapter One is an introductory survey, describing the topic, its status quaestionis, problems and methodology. Chapter Two establishes the geography of crops in the rural hinterland of Norwich, with each manor specializing in different crop. A close analysis of the crop geography partially supports the Von Thünen thesis. Chapter Three looks at the agricultural trends of the demesnes. Roughly speaking, the period between c. 1290 and 1370 was a history of wheat’s expansion at the expense of rye, on the one hand, and legume shrinkage at the expense of grazing land. Chapter Four discusses annual grain acquisition, its components and disposal. It shows that about eighty per cent of the total supply derived from harvest, while the remainder came in form of tithes, grants and purchases. Chapter Five deals with the human and equine interaction. The bovine population was certainly dominant, but the draught horses easily outnumbered the oxen. Each year,the Priory authorities saved a great deal of money, because of (virtually) free customary carting service. Chapter Six explores the space for storing and processing of the annual grain supply. The five adjacent buildings, namely the Great Granary, brewery, bakery, mill and staples, allowed most effective cooperation between dozens of Priory labourers working in victual departments, on the one hand, and decreased transportation costs. Chapter Seven attempts to establish the relation between the Priory population, its annual grain supply and demand. Conversion of the grain into approximate calorific and financial equivalent reveals that the supply must have exceeded the demand. Chapter Eight is deals with the actual consumption of the grain supply. As far as Norwich monks are concerned, their annual bread and ale supply has certainly exceeded their normal requirements and there is no hint about selling the surplus. Joining the bread and ale accounts with those of the cellar, we arrive at astonishing calorific figures. Chapter Nine discusses the charity activities of Norwich Priory, particularly connected to the distribution of bread and ale among the needy. There were three distinctive groups: hermits, prisoners and paupers. According to almoner’s accounts, the Priory allocated generous sums of loaves and ale to the paupers.