Sheldon Shapiro
Biographic Data
| ID | 3946191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheldon Shapiro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheldon |
| FAMILY NAME | Shapiro |
| SIGNATURE | SHAPIRO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University South Bend |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1964 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Morality in Religious Reformations
Religious reformations are normal historical occurrences. Some stress salvation by faith or through love of the deity. Others have stressed morality either as the primary obligation of the believer or as one of the primary obligations. An examination of a number of such reformations should further our understanding of the historic pattern of religions. A complete survey of the subject is not possible here, but a preliminary investigation is a nec…
Patterns of Religious Reformations
It is an historical truism that the Reformation of the sixteenth century consisted of a unique series of events. What we don't always realize, however, is that this series of events was itself one member of a class of historical phenomena. The most direct approach to elucidating this proposition is to start with the most obvious characteristic of Luther's teaching, his emphasis on salvation through faith. It is not generally recognized that this …
The Origin of the Suction Pump
How TO RAISE WATER is a central problem of technology. Solutions have ranged from the ancient Egyptian shaduf, or counterpoised scoop, to modern electrically powered rotary pumps. One of the most significant solutions has been the suction or lift pump, which long provided the best means of draining ever deepening mines. The need to provide power for suction pumps was a major stimulant to the invention of the steam engine, and the presence of thes…
Patterns of Religious Reformations
It is an historical truism that the Reformation of the sixteenth century consisted of a unique series of events. What we don't always realize, however, is that this series of events was itself one member of a class of historical phenomena. The most direct approach to elucidating this proposition is to start with the most obvious characteristic of Luther's teaching, his emphasis on salvation through faith. It is not generally recognized that this …
The Origin of the Suction Pump
How TO RAISE WATER is a central problem of technology. Solutions have ranged from the ancient Egyptian shaduf, or counterpoised scoop, to modern electrically powered rotary pumps. One of the most significant solutions has been the suction or lift pump, which long provided the best means of draining ever deepening mines. The need to provide power for suction pumps was a major stimulant to the invention of the steam engine, and the presence of thes…
Patterns of Religious Reformations
It is an historical truism that the Reformation of the sixteenth century consisted of a unique series of events. What we don't always realize, however, is that this series of events was itself one member of a class of historical phenomena. The most direct approach to elucidating this proposition is to start with the most obvious characteristic of Luther's teaching, his emphasis on salvation through faith. It is not generally recognized that this …
Morality in Religious Reformations
Religious reformations are normal historical occurrences. Some stress salvation by faith or through love of the deity. Others have stressed morality either as the primary obligation of the believer or as one of the primary obligations. An examination of a number of such reformations should further our understanding of the historic pattern of religions. A complete survey of the subject is not possible here, but a preliminary investigation is a nec…
Epistemology (2 works) · Faith (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Absolute (philosophy) (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Class (philosophy) (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · History (1 work)