The law of God : exploring God and civilization /
The law of God : exploring God and civilization /
edited by Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra.
- 1 online resource (vi, 330 pages)
- Studies in Reformed Theology ; 28 .
- Studies in Reformed Theology 28. Brill Reformation Year E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004343122. .
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction / The Law of God in a Secular State / Multiculturalism, Religion and Public Justice / The Natural Law and Liberal Traditions / The Empire and the Desert / Whose Civilization is Europe Today? / The Aniconic God in Isaiah 43:10 and the Contemporary Discourse on Monotheism / Is Christ Among Us? / A Violent God? / The Irreducibility of Religious Faith / Civic Integration / Prophecy and Democracy? / Mapping the Christian Character / In Defense of Authenticity / Religious Transformations within Modernity / List of Contributors / Index / Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra -- Gé Speelman -- Jonathan Chaplin -- David VanDrunen -- Alfons Brüning -- Ábrahám Kovács -- Emanuel Gerrit Singgih -- Jaeseung Cha -- Renée van Riessen -- Pieter Vos -- Mechteld Jansen -- Nico Koopman -- Heleen Zorgdrager -- Onno Zijlstra -- Wilhelm Gräb -- Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra -- Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra.
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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.
9789004281844
10.1163/9789004281844 DOI
2014028945
Religion and civilization.
God.
God.
Religion and civilization.
BL55 / .L28 2014
201/.7
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction / The Law of God in a Secular State / Multiculturalism, Religion and Public Justice / The Natural Law and Liberal Traditions / The Empire and the Desert / Whose Civilization is Europe Today? / The Aniconic God in Isaiah 43:10 and the Contemporary Discourse on Monotheism / Is Christ Among Us? / A Violent God? / The Irreducibility of Religious Faith / Civic Integration / Prophecy and Democracy? / Mapping the Christian Character / In Defense of Authenticity / Religious Transformations within Modernity / List of Contributors / Index / Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra -- Gé Speelman -- Jonathan Chaplin -- David VanDrunen -- Alfons Brüning -- Ábrahám Kovács -- Emanuel Gerrit Singgih -- Jaeseung Cha -- Renée van Riessen -- Pieter Vos -- Mechteld Jansen -- Nico Koopman -- Heleen Zorgdrager -- Onno Zijlstra -- Wilhelm Gräb -- Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra -- Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
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.
9789004281844
10.1163/9789004281844 DOI
2014028945
Religion and civilization.
God.
God.
Religion and civilization.
BL55 / .L28 2014
201/.7