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Mike Wilks
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The Church and Sovereignty C.590-1918
Sovereignty - or supreme authority -and its application to the church, with particular emphasis on medieval writers including John Wyclif and Augustinus Triumphus, is the focus of thirty varied studies.
Illusion(?)
Michael Wilks began writing poetry on napkins and scraps of paper as a teenager. Over the next two decades, he continued writing, but with periods of dormancy, while pursuing degrees in mathematics and philosophy.Ultimately, he found his passion in teaching, and today, still enjoys his job, even in his third decade of teaching math to young minds.As he does this, his thoughts continue to flow from ink to paper. When Michael's thoughts flow from ink to paper, he explores pain and triumph from his own experiences. He will tell you that some understanding comes from writing, but not always.Life is never still. Lessons are never learned but being learned. In one moment of clarity, Michael formed the plan for this book and upon reviewing the completed work embarked on the pursuit of a lifelong dream.Seeing his words in print and sharing his private thoughts left him to wonder if anyone reading them would find meaning in life as he did.
Wyclif
Twelve papers presented by Michael Wilks between 1965 and his death in 1999, two of which are published here for the first time. Wilks' research into Wyclif and 14th-century England was very much rooted in Wyclif's own prolific writings, a perspective that differed from the more traditional Reformation viewpoint. The papers trace Wyclif's early history in northern England and Oxford and ask why the established and favoured civil servant turned against Edward III and Richard II and died a traitor and heretic. Wilks' detailed analysis of Wyclif's Latin texts, with numerous extracts and copious notes, presents Wyclif's demands for reform and his determined campaign against the church and the religious orders. Wyclif's name was inevitably linked with the Peasants' Revolt, even though it attacked his patron and former defender John of Gaunt, but even in exile he continued his fight with attacks on both the Schism popes. The essays are the result of 35 years of evolving ideas and opinions but all reflect the great learning and energy of Wilks' scholarship.
The Ultimate Noah's Ark
A puzzle asks readers to search among the 707 paired animals that populate Noah's ark for the single creature that is without a mate
The Problem of Sovereignty in the Later Middle Ages
Sovereignty has always been an important concept in political thought, and at no time in European history was it more important than during the perplexed conditions of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Universal government was a fading dream, giving way to the new conception of the national state and the whole basis of political thought was being reorientated by the influx of Aristotelian ideas. Dr Wilks's book is an attempt to clarify the more important problems in the political outlook of the period. He shows that at this time the theologians and literary writers, especially Augustinus Triumphus of Ancona, had built up a complete theory of sovereignty in favour of the papal monarchy, based on a neo-Platonic, Augustinian view of the church as a universal and totalitarian state.
Michael's Temptation
The three West brothers want to help pay the medical bills their housekeeper, Ada, has accrued in her battle with an incurable disease. But the only way they can access their inheritance is for all of them to marry. The youngest son, Michael, worked for the special forces and decided to marry someone after he got back from his mission. He went to Mexico to rescue a pastor named Alyssa who had been captured by guerilla forces. At first it seemed like they were just too different to understand each other, but as they fled through the dense forest together, they discovered all they had in common…
The World of John of Salisbury
The medieval Englishman, John of Salisbury, was a philosopher and humanist, theologian and bishop, courtier and diplomat, poet and political thinker. This book provides a reassessment of his life and work. It features 25 papers by international scholars.
Compendium of Polymer Terminology and Nomenclature
The IUPAC system of polymer nomenclature has aided the generation of unambiguous names that re ect the historical development of chemistry. However, the explosion in the circulation of information and the globalization of human activities mean that it is now necessary to have a common language for use in legal situations, patents, export-import regulations, and environmental health and safety information. Rather than recommending a ‘unique name’ for each structure, rules have been developed for assigning ‘preferred IUPAC names’, while continuing to allow alternatives in order to preserve the diversity and adaptability of nomenclature. Compendium of Polymer Terminology and Nomenclatur...
