Political Philosophy and the God of AbrahamJHU Press, 29/08/2003 - 285 páginas In this book noted scholar Thomas L. Pangle brings back a lost and crucial dimension of political theory: the mutually illuminating encounter between skeptically rationalist political philosophy and faith-based political theology guided ultimately by the authority of the Bible. Focusing on the chapters of Genesis in which the foundation of the Bible is laid, Pangle provides an interpretive reading illuminated by the questions and concerns of the Socratic tradition and its medieval heirs in the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic worlds. He brings into contrast the rival interpretive framework set by the biblical criticism of the modern rationalists Hobbes and Spinoza, along with their heirs from Locke to Hegel. The full meaning of these diverse philosophic responses to the Bible is clarified through a dialogue with hermeneutic discussions by leading political theologians in the Judaic, Muslim, and Christian traditions, from Josephus and Augustine to our day. Profound and subtle in its argument, this book will be of interest not only to students and scholars of politics, philosophy, and religion but also 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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... insists that " the philosophers do not deny the will of God , nor do they admit that He has a human will , for the human will implies a deficiency in the wilier " ; " the philosophers only attribute a will to God in the sense that the ...
... insists that there is no contradiction between this conception of deity and that of the Scriptures , so long as the Scriptures are reinterpreted in strict accordance with the principle that " though there be many things in God's word ...
... insist that it be proved by reason that Moses and the prophets were divinely inspired . But I answer , that the testimony of the Spirit is superior to reason . For as God alone can properly bear witness to His own words , so these words ...
... insist that the divinity to which political philosophy thus conduces is already present , is dimly but de- cisively adumbrated , in the sacred traditions , texts , and beliefs whose authority everyone begins by acknowledging — even as ...
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Índice
The Twofold Account of Creation and the Hermeneutical Problem | 17 |
Creation and the Meaning of Divine Omnipotence | 29 |
The Ontological Implications of the Unfolding of Creation for Creatures and Creator | 48 |
Creation and Divine Solicitude for Mankind | 58 |
Creation and the Meaning of Good and Evil | 71 |
Pollution and Purgation | 103 |
Abram from the Calling to the Covenant | 127 |
Abraham at the Peak | 152 |
Kierkegaards Challenge | 170 |
Conclusion | 180 |
Notes | 183 |
Works Cited | 263 |
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Between Athens and Jerusalem: Philosophy, Prophecy, and Politics in Leo ... David Janssens Pré-visualização limitada - 2009 |
Between Philosophy and Religion: Hermeneutics and ontology Brayton Polka Pré-visualização indisponível - 2006 |