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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... truth about their situation in the universe , about the good , about justice , and even about the revelations of divinity , by using reason as their " only Star and compass " ( John Locke , Two Treatises of Government , 1.58 ) . As St ...
... truth about the divine , then love must be purified in the f1re of severely self - critical rational investigation of both love itself and its primary or apparent objects . We may surmise that it is as a consequence of such purifying ...
... truth grander and more exalted . " Once the veil is removed , " the enveloping rays of light are refutative , in addition to the fact that things made evident are understood by the mind unambiguously . " " With reason then , " Clem- ent ...
... Truth . But yet some parts of that Truth lye too deep for our Natural Powers easily to reach , and make plain and visible to mankind , without some Light from above to direct them . " Because " the greatest part cannot know , " it ...
... truth , it speaks to all ; but those who understand it are the ones who compare the voice received from outside with the Truth that is within . It is Truth that says 7 Introduction.
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 |