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Titolo |
The law of God : exploring God and civilization / / edited by Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra ; contributors, Alfons Brüning [and thirteen others] |
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Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Reformed Theology, , 1571-4799 ; ; Volume 28 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion and civilization |
God |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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, |
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including one's religion and culture. The multifaceted relations between God and civilization are explored from systematic-theological, missiological, philosophical and ethical perspectives. |
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