The law of God : exploring God and civilization / edited by Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vos, Pieter, 1970- editor.

Series:

Studies in Reformed theology ; v. 28.

Studies in Reformed theology, 1571-4799 ; v. 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and civilization.

God.

Physical Description:

vi, 330 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2014.

Summary:

In today's society a positive relation between 'God' and 'civilization' is by no means self-evident. Religious believers who want to live their lives in accordance with the law of God' are often considered a threat to civilization. To many, monotheistic religion is inherently repressive and violent. The central aim of this volume is to think of both God and civilization in a more open, space-giving way God is seen as the One who prevents man from making an absolute between God and civilization are explored from systematic-theological, missiological, philosophical and ethical perspectives. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Secularity

The Law of God in a Secular State: Claiming Space in the Public Domain / Gé Speelman Speelman, Gé 23

Multiculturalism, Religion and Public Justice / Jonathan Chaplin Chaplin, Jonathan 44

The Natural Law and liberal Traditions Heritage (and Hope?) of Western Civilization / David VanDrunen VanDrunen, David 64

The Empire and the Desert: Eastern Orthodox Theologians about Church and Civilization Alfons Brüning 84

Whose Civilization is Europe Today?: Encounters between Hungarian Reformed Faith and Secular Worldviews / Ábrahám Kovács Kovács, Ábrahám 105

Part 2 Monotheism

The Aniconic God in Isaiah 43:10 and the Contemporary Discourse on Monotheism / Emanuel Gerrit Singgih Singgih, Emanuel Gerrit 135

Is Christ Among Us?: Mystical Christology from the Perspective of Pseudo-Dionysius and Taoism / Jaeseung Cha Cha, Jaeseung 151

A Violent God?: Philosophical Reflections on Monotheism and Genesis 22 / Renée van Riessen Riessen, Renée van 173

The Irreducibility of Religious Faith: Kierkegaard on Civilization and the Aqedah / Pieter Vos Vos, Pieter 194

Part 3 A Mission to Civilize Religious Believers? / Mechteld Jansen Jansen, Mechteld 217

Prophecy and Democracy?: Some Arguments in Favor of Prophetic Discourse in Civilizing Democratic Societies / Nico Koopman Koopman, Nico 239

Mapping the Christian Character: Calvin and Schleiermacher on Virtue, Law and Sanctification / Heleen Zorgdrager Zorgdrager, Heleen 256

In Defense of Authenticity: Chi Art, Religion and the Authentic Self / Onno Zijlstra Zijlstra, Onno 282

Religious Transformations within Modernity: Religion and the Modern Discourse about Human Dignity and Human Rights / Wilhelm Gräb Gräb, Wilhelm 300.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004281837

9004281835

OCLC:

886880293