Generations of students have been taught that the American Revolution was a revolt against royal tyranny. In this revisionist account, Eric Nelson argues that a great many of our “founding fathers” saw themselves as rebels against the British Parliament, not the Crown. The Royalist Revolution interprets the patriot campaign of the 1770s as an insurrection in favor of royal power—driven by the conviction that the Lords and Commons had usurped the just prerogatives of the monarch.

According to a commonplace narrative, the rise of modern political thought in the West resulted from secularization—the exclusion of religious arguments from political discourse. But in this pathbreaking work, Eric Nelson argues that this familiar story is wrong. Instead, he contends, political thought in early-modern Europe became less, not more, secular with time, and it was the Christian encounter with Hebrew sources that provoked this radical transformation.During the sixteenth...

Este libro es un faro de esperanza, una promesa de que la delgadez y el rejuvenecimiento después de los 40 son no solo posibles, sino alcanzables.Aquí yace el secreto epigenético, una llave maestra que desbloquea el poder de tu cuerpo para reinventarse, incluso cuando las batallas pasadas parezcan perdidas, cuando el hipotiroidismo, la menopausia o la cocina sean los desafíos en tu camino.Te invito a adentrarte en estas páginas no como quien busca un milagro externo, sino c...

One of our most important political theorists pulls the philosophical rug out from under modern liberalism, then tries to place it on a more secure footing.We think of modern liberalism as the novel product of a world reinvented on a secular basis after 1945. In The Theology of Liberalism, one of the country’s most important political theorists argues that we could hardly be more wrong. Eric Nelson contends that the tradition of liberal political philosoph...

On April 3, 1974, the atmosphere over the American Midwest violently collapsed. In less than 24 hours, an unprecedented and terrifying total of 148 tornadoes—including thirty F4 and F5 monsters—touched down across 13 states. Entire towns were wiped off the map before the warning sirens could even be sounded. The 1974 Super Outbreak remains one of the most violent meteorological events in recorded history. This book explores the brutal physics of the outbreak and its profound technological ...

This ebook attacks one of many false doctrines perpetuated by spiritual leadership. Preachers have been telling us for centuries that the bible says that God hates divorce and Christians who get divorced and then remmaried to a different spouse are living in sin. I agree that everyone should hate divorce but that still does not give spiritual leadership the right to recklessly proclaim false doctrine(s) by boldly proclaiming that the bible says something that it clearly does not. This eboo...

Originally published in 2003. Justice and Violence brings together a fascinating and varied volume that focuses on the ethics of both political violence and pacifism. Incorporating historical, geopolitical and cultural case studies, it takes a unique look at comparative analyses of these two phenomena and contending world views. The volume is a 'must read' for political scientists, ethicists, historians, sociologists, anthropologists and policy analysts. As we move deeper into the twenty-f...

Horse Not Zebra, we learn in the title poem of this collection, refers to advice given to medical students-to look first to "the common, not the exotic" when diagnosing patients. Eric Nelson embraces that advice in his poems, exploring the common rituals of daily life-family interactions, gardening, long walks with or without dogs, even the clomp of a neighbor's boots can be, for him, a call to attention. He acknowledges the darker moments of history he has lived through and faces...

You're no idiot, of course. The battle scenes in Gladiator had you on the edge of your seat and wondering where you could find more information on the rise and fall of ancient Rome. But, so far, your search has left you feeling like a blundering barbarian. Pick yourself up off the Colisseum floor! Consult 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Roman Empire', a fun-to-read introduction to the fascinating history, people, and culture of Ancient Rome. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

This ebook attacks one of many false doctrines perpetuated by spiritual leadership. Preachers have been telling us for centuries that the bible says that God hates divorce and Christians who get divorced and then remmaried to a different spouse are living in sin. Everyone should hate divorce but that still does not give spiritual leadership the right to recklessly proclaim a false doctrine by boldly proclaiming that the bible says something that it clearly does not. This ebook will prove b...

The first three decades of Bourbon rule in France coincided with a period of violent fragmentation followed by rapid renewal within the French Catholic community. In the early 1590s, when Henri IV - Protestant head of the Bourbon house - acceded to the throne, French Catholics were at war with each other as Leaguer and Navarrist factions fought both militarily and ideologically for control of Catholic France. However, by 1620 a partially reconciled French church was in the process of defin...

The incredible influence of Ancient Greek culture on everything from sicence to literature to politics continues to be relevant and hotly debated. In 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Greece', you are invited to meet the Ancient Greeks and to understand their legacy by entering their world. Profiles the most important contributions of Greek culture, including mythology, philosophy, medicine and the Olympic games. Includes further reading and travel information to help in planning a pe...