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Political Philosophy and the God of Abraham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (295 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801881312
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Political Philosophy and the God of AbrahamDDC classification:
  • 222/.110832
LOC classification:
  • BS1199.P6 P36 2003
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- The Twofold Account of Creation: and the Hermeneutical Problem -- Chapter Two -- Creation and the Meaning of Divine Omnipotence -- Chapter Three -- The Ontological Implications of the Unfolding of Creation, for Creatures and Creator -- Chapter Four -- Creation and Divine Solicitude for Mankind -- Chapter Five -- Creation and the Meaning of Good and Evil -- Chapter Six -- Pollution and Purgation -- Chapter Seven -- Abram from the Calling to the Covenant -- Chapter Eight -- Abraham at the Peak -- Chapter Nine -- Kierkegaard's Challenge -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
Summary: Profound and subtle in its argument, this book will be of interest not only to students and scholars of politics, philosophy, and religion but to thoughtful readers in every walk of life who seek to deepen their understanding of the perplexing relationship between religious faith and philosophic reason.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- The Twofold Account of Creation: and the Hermeneutical Problem -- Chapter Two -- Creation and the Meaning of Divine Omnipotence -- Chapter Three -- The Ontological Implications of the Unfolding of Creation, for Creatures and Creator -- Chapter Four -- Creation and Divine Solicitude for Mankind -- Chapter Five -- Creation and the Meaning of Good and Evil -- Chapter Six -- Pollution and Purgation -- Chapter Seven -- Abram from the Calling to the Covenant -- Chapter Eight -- Abraham at the Peak -- Chapter Nine -- Kierkegaard's Challenge -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.

Profound and subtle in its argument, this book will be of interest not only to students and scholars of politics, philosophy, and religion but to thoughtful readers in every walk of life who seek to deepen their understanding of the perplexing relationship between religious faith and philosophic reason.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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