This study observes Mackenzie King as a reader. By examining the marginalia in the books preserved in his library and his responses to that reading recorded in his diary and correspondence, this study shows that King was a critical user of texts and that he worked all his life to improve himself. King habitually read for information and inspiration; he sought to perfect the mind, the body and the soul. Three case studies trace out important phases in King’s development. King learned from reading political biography and, in particular, he studied the life of Gladstone to prepare himself for the role of prime minister. He found in the psychology of William James new ways to achieve psychic health; he enlarged his outlook and deepened and broadened his faith. In a final phase, King turned to the reading of spiritualism which complemented his Christian idealism and provided solace to a lonely man. The newly opened files on spiritualism at the National Archives reveal King to be a man who seriously explored psychical research. Reading was an important part of King’s life; it informed his politics and it shaped his religion. / Thesis (Ph.D, History) -- Queen's University, 2008-01-31

[B]ut when He became incarnate, and was made man, He recapitulated in Himself the long history of human beings, and furnished us, in brief, with salvation (Irenaeus of Lyons. Against Heresies [= AH] III.xviii.1).This thesis attempts to clarify the mystery of evil through an analysis and contemporary restatement of Irenaeus of Lyons' theology interpreted as a 'Christocentric theodicy.' 'Theodicy' is here defined as God's response in the Gospel of Jesus Christ to suffering and the theological interpretation of that response. The response begins and ends with the cross as proclaimed in the Eucharist, that is, with God's own self-offering. It is argued that God allows suffering because He knows that only by the thankful union of our fallen knowledge of sin and death with the offering of Christ can we attain to a knowledge of eternal life: our adoption by the Father. Put otherwise, God's love for creation, and, therefore, His nature as a good and just Being, can be seen in the economy of salvation where evil is allowed to exist so that it might be transformed into good. The Introduction states the primary assumptions and limitations of the thesis' argument. Part I examines Irenaeus' Christocentric theology with particular emphasis on his understanding of the economy of salvation. Part II, building upon Part I, argues for a contemporary 'economic' or 'Christocentric' theodicy. The Conclusion recapitulates the whole thesis.

Universit́e, Diss., 2003--Kiel. / Enth.: Vol. 1. Vol. 2. Annexes.

Th.--Géogr. et aménage.--Lyon 3, 1988.

À l’heure où la notion de ville durable s’inscrit au cœur des objectifs des politiques d’aménagement urbain, la nature revient sur le devant de la scène. Il en est ainsi pour ce qui concerne l’Agglomération lyonnaise où, dans leurs démarches visant à écrire la ville d’aujourd’hui et de demain, les acteurs confèrent à la « restauration » de la nature en ville une place majeure. En effet, alors que, longtemps, la présence de la nature dans les villes n’était regardée que comme l’un des éléments consubstantiels au tissu urbain, l’émergence des préoccupations écologistes dans le champ politique a, à partir des années 1990, changé la donne : aujourd’hui, les espaces de nature constituent l’une des pièces prépondérantes dans la panoplie des outils et des mesures mobilisés par les aménageurs pour répondre aux problématiques des villes contemporaines et concevoir la ville de demain. La question des relations entre ville et nature recouvre un champ sémantique complexe conduisant à soulever nombre d’interrogations, auxquelles la présente recherche tente de répondre. Comment et quand les politiques prennent-ils en compte la place de la nature dans la ville ? Au service de qui ? Au service de quoi ? Et à quelles fins ?Ce travail s’appuie sur deux études de cas, complémentaires l’une de l’autre. La première s’applique à analyser la façon dont les instances politiques lyonnaises communiquent sur la nature auprès de leurs administrés depuis vingt ans : de 1989 (élection de Michel Noir à la fonction de maire de Lyon) à 2009 (sous la mandature actuelle de Gérard Collomb).La seconde étude s’est appliquée à analyser les représentations, propres aux acteurs politiques, de la nature en milieu urbain : la patrimonialisation de la nature est apparue, simultanément aux préoccupations environnementales, comme un outil efficace pour prendre en compte la nature en ville. / In the current epoch when the concept of the sustainable city is at the heart of urban development policy objectives, nature has returned to front stage. This is certainly the case with regard to the agglomeration of Lyon where, in their substantial effort to pin-point the city of today and tomorrow, the chief proponents confer a major role on the "restoration" of nature in the city. Indeed, for a long time, the presence of nature in cities was regarded as only one of several integral elements of the urban fabric, however, the emergence of ecological preoccupations in the political field has, from the 1990s, changed these circumstances: today, natural spaces constitute a predominant factor in the range of tools and actions mobilised by developers to meet the challenges of contemporary cities and to design the city of tomorrow.The question of the relationship between the city and nature covers a complex semantic field that leads to numerous investigations, which this present research attempts to answer. How and when do policies consider the role of nature in the city? At the service of whom? With what objectives? To what ends?This work is based on two case studies, each complementary to the other. The first seeks to analyse the means by which the political administrators of Lyon communicate the theme of nature to their constituents over a twenty year period: from 1989 (the election of Michel Noir to the office of Mayor of Lyon) to 2009 (under the current term of Gerard Collomb ) .The second study is applied to analyse representations made, specific to the political administrators involved, of nature within the urban milieu : the role of the heritage of nature becomes apparent, simultaneous with environmental concerns, as an effective tool to define nature in the city .

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This paper analyzes the financial and professional circumstances of two single working women in early-to-mid eighteenth-century Lyon. Using the documents deposited in court for their debt investigations, the author examines the matrix of credit, reputation, and gender to understand the challenges facing working women in an increasingly professionalized world, as well as the ways women sought to appropriately represent themselves in court. Several key challenges working women faced are highlighted; women who did not successfully negotiate these challenges might find themselves in court for debt litigation. These challenges included collecting debts (in specie), activating community and regional patronage networks, exercising control over property, and claiming gendered authority against the threat of male-controlled guilds. In response, both women constructed narratives of charitable activity to refute their charges; the documents submitted to the court evince both women's charitable activity in Lyon. By casting themselves as philanthropists they engaged gender and class categories to create an appropriately feminine reputation that would still allow for transacting money and labor. / text

Texte remanié de: Dissertation--Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät--Universität Heidelberg, 2002. / Bibliogr. p. 292-314.

Texte remanié de: Thèse de doctorat--Lyon 2, 1997. Titre de soutenance : Bianchini Férier, fabricant de soieries à Lyon, 1888-1973. / Bibliogr. p. 394-410. Glossaire. Index.

Dissertation--Faculty of the Graduate School--Yale university, 1978. / Notes bibliogr.