{"product_id":"freedom-to-libel","title":"Freedom to Libel? Samuel Marsden v Philo Free","description":"\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collateral-box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection of essays explores the two libel cases (criminal and civil) prosecuted by Rev. Samuel Marsden against John Thomas Campbell in 1817, following the publication of the Philo Free letter. The event is examined in the various contexts of Imperial and Australasian Colonial History, Marsden historiography and biography, Australian legal history, South Seas missions history, the history of Australian indigenous missions, the freedom of the press, and normative ethics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarsden's concern for Christian mission was not only one of the reasons Marsden was libelled, but it was also a key motivation for him to utilise and champion such freedoms to defend his own reputation and that of Christian mission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe issues raised by this even 200 years ago—such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to practice one's religion and persuade others to do the same—have clear implications for those in contemporary Australasia who wish to preserve such freedoms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTable of contents\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeter G. Bolt: The Letter signed Philo Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid B. Pettett: Marsden in the Hands of Australasian Historians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoel Atwood: 'So important in its nature, so difficult in its execution, and so doubtful in its result'. The Mission to the South Seas from 1786 to 1830\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreg Anderson: The early colonial mission context of Philo Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCraig Schwarze: A Secret Enemy. The turbulent relationship between Marsden and Macquarie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalcolm Falloon: Mission Trading In The South Pacific By The Active (1814-1822) and The Accusations Of Philo Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeter G. Bolt: The failure of the Philanthropic Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJane M. Tooher: A Friendship Revealed. The Marsden \u0026amp; Stokes Family Correspondence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid B. Pettett: Marsden's Supportive Circle. Friendship in Controversy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElizabeth G. Moll: Unmasking A Shielded Secret Enemy. John Thomas Campbell and the Philo Free Trials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMichael Gladwin: The Bigge Picture: Colonial Manners, Mission, and the Imperial Context of Australia's First Libel Case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaitlin Hurley: Freedom of Speech and of the Press in Colonial NSW\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexander C. Bolt, Paul R. Cerotti, \u0026amp; Konrad Peszynski: Normative Ethics In Early Colonial Australia And The Country's First Libel Case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalcolm Falloon: The Breaking of the Storm: Marsden and the Missionary Cause\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAbout the authors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Bolt is the Director of Academic Strategy at the Australian University College of Divinity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalcolm Falloon is a New Zealand Anglican minister and the Associate National Diretor of the NZ Christian Network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bolt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45455082881110,"sku":"pb-free","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0147\/1830\/4342\/files\/freedomtolibel1.png?v=1785372283","url":"https:\/\/matthiasmedia.com.au\/products\/freedom-to-libel","provider":"matthiasmedia.com.au","version":"1.0","type":"link"}