Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]

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Details

Additional Authors

Vos, Pieter, 1970-

Description

vi, 330 pages; 24 cm

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 us from making an absolute claim for a relative reality, including our own religion and culture. The multifaceted relations between God and civilization are explored from systematic-theological, missiological, philosophical and ethical perspectives.

Series Statement

Studies in Reformed Theology ; 28

Uniform Title

Studies in Reformed theology ; 28.

Subjects

• Zivilisation
• Religion and civilization
• God
• Glaube
• Zivilgesellschaft
• Gesetz
• Gott
• Religion

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The Law of God in a Secular State : Claiming Space in the Public Domain / Gé Speelman --- Multiculturalism, Religion and Public Justice / Jonathan Chaplin -- The Natural Law and Liberal Traditions : Heritage (and Hope?) of Western Civilization / David VanDrunen -- The Empire and the Desert : Eastern Orthodox Theologians about Church and Civilization / Alfons Brüning -- Whose Civilization is Europe Today? : Encounters between Hungarian Reformed Faith and Secular Worldviews / Ábrahám Kovács -- The Aniconic God in Isaiah 43:10 and the Contemporary Discourse on Monotheism / Emanuel Gerrit Singgih -- Is Christ Among Us? : Mystical Christology from the Perspective of Pseudo-Dionysius and Taoism / Jaeseung Cha -- A Violent God? : Philosophical Reflections on Monotheism and Genesis 22 / Renée van Riessen -- The Irreducibility of Religious Faith : Kierkegaard on Civilization and the Aqedah / Pieter Vos -- Civic Integration : A Mission to Civilize Religious Believers? / Mechteld Jansen -- Prophecy and Democracy? : Some Arguments in Favor of Prophetic Discourse in Civilizing Democratic Societies / Nico Koopman -- Mapping the Christian Character : Calvin and Schleiermacher on Virtue, Law and Sanctification / Heleen Zorgdrager -- In Defense of Authenticity : On Art, Religion and the Authentic Self / Onno Zijlstra -- Religious Transformations within Modernity : Religion and the Modern Discourse about Human Dignity and Human Rights / Wilhelm Gräb.

Call Number

JFE 16-4410

ISBN

• 9789004281837
• 9004281835
• 9789004281844 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2014028945

OCLC

886880293

Title

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

Publisher

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Studies in Reformed Theology ; 28

Studies in Reformed theology ; 28.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Vos, Pieter, 1970- editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-4410