The Law of God: Exploring God and Civilization - Couverture souple

 
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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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À propos de l'auteur

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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