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The law of God : exploring God and civilization / edited by Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra ; contributors, Alfons Brüning [and thirteen others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in Reformed theology ; Volume 28.
- Studies in Reformed Theology, 1571-4799 ; Volume 28
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and civilization.
- God.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (336 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Brill 2014
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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 claim for a relative reality, including one's religion and culture. The multifaceted relations between God and civilization are explored from systematic-theological, missiological, philosophical and ethical perspectives.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction / Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra
- The Law of God in a Secular State / Gé Speelman
- Multiculturalism, Religion and Public Justice / Jonathan Chaplin
- The Natural Law and Liberal Traditions / David VanDrunen
- The Empire and the Desert / Alfons Brüning
- Whose Civilization is Europe Today? / Ábrahám Kovács
- The Aniconic God in Isaiah 43:10 and the Contemporary Discourse on Monotheism / Emanuel Gerrit Singgih
- Is Christ Among Us? / Jaeseung Cha
- A Violent God? / Renée van Riessen
- The Irreducibility of Religious Faith / Pieter Vos
- Civic Integration / Mechteld Jansen
- Prophecy and Democracy? / Nico Koopman
- Mapping the Christian Character / Heleen Zorgdrager
- In Defense of Authenticity / Onno Zijlstra
- Religious Transformations within Modernity / Wilhelm Gräb
- List of Contributors / Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra
- Index / Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-28184-3
- OCLC:
- 886880293
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004281844 DOI
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