The Resource To touch the face of God : the sacred, the profane and the American space program, 1957-1975, Kendrick Oliver, (electronic book)
To touch the face of God : the sacred, the profane and the American space program, 1957-1975, Kendrick Oliver, (electronic book)
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The item To touch the face of God : the sacred, the profane and the American space program, 1957-1975, Kendrick Oliver, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item To touch the face of God : the sacred, the profane and the American space program, 1957-1975, Kendrick Oliver, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 229 p., [10] p. of plates
- Contents
-
- Introduction: "The blasphemy of going up"
- "A power greater than any of us" : religion and secularity in the formation of the American space program
- "Signals of transcendence" : the rise and fall of space-age theology
- "Into the other world" : anticipations of spaceflight as religious experience
- "Perhaps a meaning to us" : the Apollo missions as religious experience
- "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing" : religious Americans and NASA in the autumn of the space age
- Epilogue
- Label
- To touch the face of God : the sacred, the profane and the American space program, 1957-1975
- Title
- To touch the face of God
- Title remainder
- the sacred, the profane and the American space program, 1957-1975
- Statement of responsibility
- Kendrick Oliver
- Subject
-
- Astronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Religion and science -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Religion -- 20th century
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History -- 20th century
- Astronautics -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- CaPaEBR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1971-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Oliver, Kendrick
- Dewey number
- 629.40973/09046
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TL789.8.U5
- LC item number
- O39 2013eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- standards specifications
- bibliography
- Series statement
- New series in NASA history
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- United States
- Astronautics
- Religion and science
- Astronautics
- Christianity and politics
- United States
- United States
- Label
- To touch the face of God : the sacred, the profane and the American space program, 1957-1975, Kendrick Oliver, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- Introduction: "The blasphemy of going up" -- "A power greater than any of us" : religion and secularity in the formation of the American space program -- "Signals of transcendence" : the rise and fall of space-age theology -- "Into the other world" : anticipations of spaceflight as religious experience -- "Perhaps a meaning to us" : the Apollo missions as religious experience -- "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing" : religious Americans and NASA in the autumn of the space age -- Epilogue
- Control code
- ebr10643249
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xiii, 229 p., [10] p. of plates
- Form of item
- electronic
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- To touch the face of God : the sacred, the profane and the American space program, 1957-1975, Kendrick Oliver, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- Introduction: "The blasphemy of going up" -- "A power greater than any of us" : religion and secularity in the formation of the American space program -- "Signals of transcendence" : the rise and fall of space-age theology -- "Into the other world" : anticipations of spaceflight as religious experience -- "Perhaps a meaning to us" : the Apollo missions as religious experience -- "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing" : religious Americans and NASA in the autumn of the space age -- Epilogue
- Control code
- ebr10643249
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xiii, 229 p., [10] p. of plates
- Form of item
- electronic
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- Astronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Religion and science -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Religion -- 20th century
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History -- 20th century
- Astronautics -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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