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The Law of God: Exploring God and Civilization: 28 (Studies in Reformed Theology, 28) - Softcover

 
9789004281837: The Law of God: Exploring God and Civilization: 28 (Studies in Reformed Theology, 28)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9004281835 ISBN 13: 9789004281837
Publisher: Brill, 2014

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Pieter H. Vos, PhD (2002) in theology, is Lecturer in Ethics at the Protestant Theological University (Amsterdam/Groningen) and Vice Director of the International Reformed Theological Institute (IRTI). He has published on moral formation, virtue ethics, professional ethics, and Kierkegaard.


Onno K. Zijlstra, PhD (1982) in philosophy, has taught philosophy at VU University, the Protestant Theological University (Amsterdam/Groningen) and ArtEZ Institute of the Arts. He has published on aesthetics, philosophy of language, Kierkegaard, and Wittgenstein.

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Publisher
Brill
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9004281835
ISBN 13 
9789004281837
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
336
Editor
Vos Pieter, Zijlstra Onno