UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 27, Page 4
April 14, 1994
New books by history faculty on display

     New Books from History Faculty," an exhibition showcasing publications
by four Delaware professors, is currently on display on the fourth floor of
Ewing Hall, opposite the elevators.
     Researched and mounted by Tara Webber, curator of the History Media
Center, assisted by Robert Williams, center photographer, the exhibit will
run until June.
     Featured are Engineering and the Mind's Eye by John Andrew Bernstein,
professor; Progress and the Quest for Meaning: A Philosophical and
Historical Inquiry by Eugene S. Ferguson, professor emeritus; Federal
Justice in the First State: A History of the United States District Court
for the District of Delaware by Carol E. Hoffecker, associate provost for
graduate studies and Richards Professor of History, and four articles on
medieval history by Daniel F. Callahan, associate professor.
     Engineering and the Mind's Eye, which examines the process of
engineering design, is published by the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Press and also appears in a German edition. The exhibition
includes a review from The New York Times and illustrations from
Bernstein's book, ranging from Renaissance drawings to a photograph of the
collapsed Hartford Coliseum in Connecticut. According to the Times review,
the underlying theme of the book is that engineers must "think and
communicate visually" and not be overly dependent upon computer-aided
design.
     Progress and the Quest for Meaning by Feguson is illustrated by
portraits and brief descriptions of the beliefs put forth by such
philosophers as Frederick Nietzche, Immanuel Kant, St. Augustine and Sir
Francis Bacon in the search for the "moral meaning to life...."
     Callahan's articles include "The Peace of God and the Cult of the
Saints in Aquiataine in the 10th and 11th Century," appearing in a book
entitled The Peace of God: Social Violence and Religious Response in France
around the Year 1000,"  and "The Peace of God, Apocalupticism and the
Council of Limoges of 1031," published in a journal. The Peace of God
movement in the 10th century sought to protect ecclesiastical property and
non-combatants, such as women and priests, from the warriors of the time.
     Federal Justice in the First State: A History of the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware  by Hoffecker is a local
history of federal judges and the impact of their decisions on Delaware
history. The exhibit includes a portrait of Gunning Bedford Jr., the first
judge appointed by George Washington for Delaware, and photographs of the
buildings where the court has been housed.
                                                  -Sue Swyers Moncure