This study examines marriage in the life and writings of three eminent Particular Baptists: John Gill (1697‒1771), Samuel Stennett (1727‒1795), and Andrew Fuller (1754‒1815). Eighteenth-century England was a time of great transition in society, especially related to the institution of marriage. Legal developments, shifting cultural norms, and various social issues contributed to a complex period in which many questions arose regarding marriage. This dissertation demonstrates how Gill, Stennett, and Fuller set forth a biblical understanding of marriage in their generation through their preaching, writing, and faithful leadership as husbands. Their commitment to a biblical spirituality of marriage is evidence of their theological continuity with the Puritan tradition and serves as a helpful example for Christians today.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The sailors in the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars are largely unknown to us. This thesis explores their worldview, as revealed through songs, memoirs, plays and broadsides. Through interactions with women and working-class men on shore and officers at sea, these men developed a collective identity rooted in working class masculinity. Ultimately, this thesis refutes the idea that sailors occupied a world completely removed from land and were, rather, actively influenced by ideologies and culture on shore.

This study paints a picture of prevalent attitudes toward the Mormon elderly in the nineteenth century. It identifies some characteristics of the aged population, and discusses feelings expressed by individual older persons about different aspects of their lives. It is a first step in gaining a greater understanding of how they fit into the larger pictures of old age and the Mormon Church in nineteenth century America.

La tesis estudia aspectos poco conocidos de algunos movimientos insurgentes que se desarrollaron en la jurisdicción de la intendencia de Arequipa, durante los años de 1809 a 1815. Fue necesario describir el contexto temporal y geográfico de dicha intendencia (1784-1825), lo que nos permitió ubicarnos, identificar y situar a un mayor número de autoridades civiles y eclesiásticas. Si bien es cierto que, Arequipa cumplió un rol fundamental defendiendo los intereses reales; en su interior, es decir, subdelegaciones o partidos, y pese a los esfuerzos de sus autoridades, se desencadenaron una serie intermitente de conspiraciones, sediciones y levantamientos favorables a los denominados movimientos patriotas. Por lo tanto, el objetivo principal es estudiar el desempeño de las autoridades arequipeñas, de mayor y menor rango, en esta coyuntura y conocer su postura frente a lo acontecido en la península y posteriormente a su enfrentamiento contra las Juntas de Gobierno Altoperuanas y Bonaerense. La hipótesis es que durante 1809-1815 y pese a que las autoridades de turno impusieron una serie de medidas para evitar que la revolución afectara su territorio, se produjeron un número importante de movimientos, conspiraciones y sediciones. Por lo tanto, los mecanismos adoptados por estas autoridades fueron insuficientes, porque su jurisdicción fue proclive a la filtración y/o aceptación de propaganda escrita y de emisarios insurgentes. La metodología de trabajo conducente a alcanzar los objetivos se estructura en la base de un análisis cualitativo de un heterogéneo grupo de fuentes primeras inéditas e impresas provenientes básicamente de archivos nacionales e internacionales. Entre los documentos manuscritos consultados se encuentran expedientes criminales, civiles y eclesiásticos, correspondencia, libros de actas, libros copiadores y documentación oficial (actas, bandos y proclamas). Dicha documentación nos permitió identificar a nuevos actores, autoridades y permitió conocer su postura frente a los problemas expuestos. Se conoce más acerca de Arequipa defensora y aliada de los intereses monárquicos. Y, es una idea común y hasta aceptada que Arequipa fue un centro realista. Sin embargo, la documentación consultada nos permite señalar que, paralelamente a lo señalado, no pocos arequipeños se vieron influenciados, compartieron y difundieron ideas patriotas, esto los llevo a enfrentarse a la autoridad real en más de una oportunidad, prueba de ellos son los movimientos insurgentes que se han podido identificar / Tesis

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After 1815's eruption of Mount Tambora, the following period was named the "Year without a Summer" and experienced irregularly cold weather, failed crops, rampant disease, and riots. In the summer of 1816, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley met in the Alps and wrote "Darkness," "Mont Blanc," and Frankenstein respectively. This thesis focuses on these works' depictions of nature in light of how these features may have been impacted by the climate. It argues in Chapter One that the volcanic eruption caused global climate changes that affected these writers. In Chapter Two, it illustrates differences in nature's representation between first generation and second generation Romantic works. The conclusion synthesizes the arguments made in Chapters One and Two, suggesting that 1816's climate affected these writers in such a way as to produce an environment from which science fiction could emerge in Frankenstein. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

by Wong Man Kong. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-328). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T14:16:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Patricia Paula de Oliveira.pdf: 553874 bytes, checksum: 2ba4392f3d95ae8fad7d6de1092e762e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-02-10 / The subject of this dissertation is the study of plants carried on by Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira (1756-1815) during his journey to Rio Negro between 1783 and 1786. The objectives were to gather plants references contained in the trip diaries, as well as in botanic memories written by the author, in the attempt to establish the disciplinary record that guided the naturalist s look. The first chapter brings the biographical aspects of Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, his graduation at Coimbra, his planning for the philosophical journey in the context of the introduction of modern science in Portugal, as well as the destination given to the naturalist´s work. The second chapter discourses upon the History of Botany with the purpose of situating the reader in the scientific context in which the naturalist was in, namely the XVIIIth Century s Portugal. In this same chapter is made an analysis of the minor botany memories left by the naturalist. The third chapter brings a discussion supported by information we gathered from plants references made by Alexandre Ferreira in his Diary of the Philosophical Journey to Rio Negro. At the end, in our Final Considerations, we present the conclusions based on the results achieved in our analysis. Along our research we identified the aspects referred by the naturalist to describe the plants according to several disciplinary records. The methodology used consisted in marking all Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira references about plants and indicate which current knowledge context we believe they fit in. We found Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira references to plants according to the following areas and subareas: Botany (morphology, physiology, and identification), Agriculture (food, planting, economy/production, and general comments), Medicine (medicinal plants) and General (food, drinks, construction, furniture, objects, clothing, textile, dye, no cultivated plants, conservation and general comments). Our research allowed us to identify this mix of approaches, bringing into attention, quantitatively, the agricultural focus. In our opinion, Alexandre´s records were according to his background at Coimbra University, as well as in tune with the botanical production of the period / O objeto desta dissertação é o estudo das plantas realizado por Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira (1756-1815) durante viagem realizada ao Rio Negro entre os anos 1783 e 1786. Os objetivos foram os de realizar um levantamento das menções a plantas presentes dos diários dessa viagem, bem como em memórias botânicas escritas pelo autor, procurando estabelecer por quais registros disciplinares guiava-se o olhar do naturalista. O primeiro capítulo aborda aspectos biográficos de Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, a sua formação em Coimbra, o planejamento da viagem filosófica no contexto da introdução das ciências modernas em Portugal, bem como o destino dos trabalhos realizados pelo naturalista. O segundo capítulo apresenta um panorama da História da Botânica com a intenção de situar o leitor no contexto científico em que estava inserido o naturalista, principalmente em Portugal no século XVIII. Nesse mesmo capítulo é feita uma análise dos conteúdos de pequeninas Memórias de Botânica deixadas pelo naturalista. O terceiro capítulo traz uma discussão, alimentada e permeada pelo levantamento que realizamos das menções a plantas feitas por Alexandre em seu Diário da Viagem Filosófica ao Rio Negro. Ao final, nas Considerações Finais, indicamos as conclusões derivadas dos resultados alcançados ao longo de nossa análise. Em nossa pesquisa, identificamos os aspectos utilizados pelo naturalista para descrever as plantas de acordo com diversos registros disciplinares. A nossa metodologia consistiu em marcar todas as menções feitas por Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira sobre plantas e identificar uma esfera atual do conhecimento à qual acreditamos pertencerem. Encontramos menções de Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira às plantas segundo as seguintes áreas e subáreas: Botânica (morfologia, fisiologia, identificação), Agricultura (alimentação, plantação, economia/produtividade, comentários gerais), Medicina (plantas medicinais) e Geral (alimentação, bebidas, construção, móveis, objetos, adornos/vestimentas, têxteis, tintura, plantas não cultivadas, conservação e comentários gerais). O nosso levantamento permitiu identificar essa mescla de abordagens, destacando-se, quantitativamente, o enfoque agrícola. A nosso ver, os relatos de Alexandre mostram que seu trabalho estava de acordo com a formação que ele recebeu na Universidade de Coimbra, bem como em consonância com a produção botânica de sua época