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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.
Contents
CONTENTS
Introduction
Pieter Vos & Onno Zijlstra
PART ONE
SECULARITY
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
PART TWO
MONOTHEISM
The Aniconic God in Isaiah 43:10 and the Contemporary Discourse on Monotheism
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
PART THREE
TRANSFORMATION
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
List of Contributors
Index
