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Political philosophy and the God of Abraham

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.
Print Book, English, 2007
Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore, Md, 2007
Criticism, interpretation, etc
285 Seiten
9780801887611, 0801887615
1004656429
1. The twofold account of creation: and the Hermeneutical problem2. Creation and the meaning of divine omnipotence
3. The ontological implications of the unfolding of creation, for creatures and creator
4. Creation and divine solicitude for mankind
5. Creation and the meaning of good and evil
6. Pollution and purgation
7. Abram from the calling to the covenant
8. Abraham at the peak
9. Kierkegaard's challenge