Brill | The Law Of God: Exploring God And Civilization (2014 EN)

Author: Pieter Vos (Editor), Onno Zijlstra (Editor)
Full Title: The Law Of God: Exploring God And Civilization
Publisher: ‎ Brill (October 16, 2014)
Year: 2014
ISBN-13: 9789004281844 (978-90-04-28184-4), 9789004281837 (978-90-04-28183-7)
ISBN-10: 9004281843, 9004281835
Pages: 330
Language: English
Genre: Religion: Philosophy of Religion
File type: PDF (True)
Quality: 10/10
Price: 62.00 €


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.


Readership:
The book is of interest for academics in systematic theology, ethics, missiology, ecumenical studies, philosophy, intercultural studies, political philosophy, cultural studies, and for post-graduate students in these disciplines

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