Theology

This folder is the contents of a binder kept by Burton Feldman. The binder was a collection of articles and notes on anthropology with specific attention to themes of religion and theology.

The contents of this folder are from a binder put together by Burton Feldman. The contents are arranged by the theme that Feldman is discussing, and the themes cover a wide range of topics for Feldman's various projects. There is a list of these themes in the first few pages of the binder contents.

This folder contains a draft copy of Walter D. Love's ''Mercy for Miss Awdy, In a Vile Acting of the Sacred''. The piece is a dialogue that was published as the Appendix of John B. Cobb Jr.'s book entitled ''The Theology of Altizer: Critique and Response''. This copy appears to have been sent to Burton Feldman as a review copy, as Feldman has made some corrections scattered throughout the text.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Mary Douglas. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Mircea Eliade. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Rudolf Bultmann. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Giambattista Vico. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

This folder contains notes and drafts on a paper written by Burton Feldman on William Blake and Thomas Altizer's ''death of god'' ideology.

Series 4 contains drafts and notes related to books and articles published by Yourgrau, either individually or in collaboration with other scientists. Included are fragments or chapters of unnamed publications or on a specific topic.

Excised leaf from a work of Theology (Theologia Christiana Dogmatico-Moralis) printed in Rome in 1763. Printed in roman type. Laid on the righthand side of a lavender sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in magenta ink.