The Law of God : Exploring God and Civilization.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (336 pages)
- Studies in Reformed Theology Series ; v.28 .
- Studies in Reformed Theology Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Pieter Vos and Onno Zijlstra -- part 1 -- Secularity -- The Law of God in a Secular State -- Gé Speelman -- Multiculturalism, Religion and Public Justice -- Jonathan Chaplin -- The Natural Law and Liberal Traditions -- David VanDrunen -- The Empire and the Desert -- Alfons Brüning -- Whose Civilization is Europe Today? -- Ábrahám Kovács -- part 2 -- Monotheism -- The Aniconic God in Isaiah 43:10 and the Contemporary Discourse on Monotheism -- Emanuel Gerrit Singgih -- Is Christ Among Us? -- Jaeseung Cha -- A Violent God? -- Renée van Riessen -- The Irreducibility of Religious Faith -- Pieter Vos -- part 3 -- Transformation -- Civic Integration -- Mechteld Jansen -- Prophecy and Democracy? -- Nico Koopman -- Mapping the Christian Character -- Heleen Zorgdrager -- In Defense of Authenticity -- Onno Zijlstra -- Religious Transformations within Modernity -- Wilhelm Gräb -- List of Contributors -- Index.
In today's society, religion as adherence to 'the law of God' is often considered inherently violent and a threat to civilization. This volume contains theological and philosophical explorations of clashes as well as disclosures of God and civilization.