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Freedom to libel? : Samuel Marsden v Philo Free : Australia's first libel case / edited by Peter G. Bolt and Malcolm Falloon.

Contributor(s): Series: Bolt, Peter, 1958-. Studies in Australian colonial history ; no. 6Publisher: [Sydney, NSW] : Bolt Publishing Services, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 414 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780994634924
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Contents:
The letter signed Philo Free / Peter G. Bolt -- Marsden in the hands of Australasian historians / David B. Pettett -- '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 / Joel Atwood -- The early colonial mission context of Philo Free / Greg Anderson -- A secret enemy : the turbulent relationship between Marsden and Macquarie / Craig Schwarze -- Mission trading in the south Pacific by the Active (1814-1822) and the accusations of Philo Free / Malcolm Falloon -- The failure of the Philanthropic Society / Peter G. Bolt -- A friendship revealed : the Marsden & Stokes family correspondence / Jane M. Tooher -- Marsden's supportive circle : friendship in controversy / David B. Pettett -- Unmasking a shielded secret enemy : John Thomas Campbell and the Philo Free trials / Elizabeth G. Moll -- The bigger picture : colonial manners, mission, and the imperial context of Australia's first libel case / Michael Gladwin -- Freedom of speech and of the press in colonial NSW / Caitlin Hurley -- Normative ethics in early colonial Australia and the country's first libel case / Alexander C. Bolt, Paul R. Cerotti & Konrad Peszynski -- The breaking of the storm : Marsden and the missionary cause / Malcolm Falloon.
Abstract: "This 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. Marsden's concern for Christian mission was not only on of the reasons Marsden was libelled, but was also a key motivation for him to utilise and champion such freedoms to defend his own reputation and that of Christian mission. The issues raised by this event two hundred 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"--Page 4 of cover.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BV3667.M3 FRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42285385

Includes bibliographical references.

The letter signed Philo Free / Peter G. Bolt -- Marsden in the hands of Australasian historians / David B. Pettett -- '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 / Joel Atwood -- The early colonial mission context of Philo Free / Greg Anderson -- A secret enemy : the turbulent relationship between Marsden and Macquarie / Craig Schwarze -- Mission trading in the south Pacific by the Active (1814-1822) and the accusations of Philo Free / Malcolm Falloon -- The failure of the Philanthropic Society / Peter G. Bolt -- A friendship revealed : the Marsden & Stokes family correspondence / Jane M. Tooher -- Marsden's supportive circle : friendship in controversy / David B. Pettett -- Unmasking a shielded secret enemy : John Thomas Campbell and the Philo Free trials / Elizabeth G. Moll -- The bigger picture : colonial manners, mission, and the imperial context of Australia's first libel case / Michael Gladwin -- Freedom of speech and of the press in colonial NSW / Caitlin Hurley -- Normative ethics in early colonial Australia and the country's first libel case / Alexander C. Bolt, Paul R. Cerotti & Konrad Peszynski -- The breaking of the storm : Marsden and the missionary cause / Malcolm Falloon.

"This 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. Marsden's concern for Christian mission was not only on of the reasons Marsden was libelled, but was also a key motivation for him to utilise and champion such freedoms to defend his own reputation and that of Christian mission. The issues raised by this event two hundred 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"--Page 4 of cover.

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