Law of God The Philosophical History of an Idea

Name: Law of God The Philosophical History of an Idea
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ISBN: 9780226070797

ISBN-10: 0226070794

ISBN-13: 9780226070797

Edition: 2008

Authors: Rï¿½mi Brague, Lydia G. Cochrane, Rï¿½mi Brague

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The law of God: these words conjure an image of Moses breaking the tablets at Mount Sinai, but the history of the alliance between law and divinity is so much longer, and its scope so much broader, than a single Judeo-Christian scene can possibly suggest. In his stunningly ambitious new history, R'233;mi Brague goes back three thousand years to trace this idea of divine law in the West from prehistoric religions to modern times-giving new depth to today7;s discussions about the role of God in worldly affairs. Bringing to the work his characteristic brilliance and clarity of thought, Brague explains how divine law, which served in ancient Greece as a metaphor for natural law, was seen in…

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List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.90" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Preface


Translator's Note


Introduction



Origins



Prehistory



The Greek Idea of Divine Law



Historical Conditions of Alliance



The Divine Law



The State and the Law: Ancient Israel



The Legislation of the Sacred Books



Succession Through Time



Mother Religions and Daughter Religions



The Law as Enforced



Law and Cities in the Middle Ages



Judaism: A Law without a State



Christianity: A Conflict of Laws



Islam: Law Rules



Divine Law in Medieval Thought



The Aims of the Law: Islam



The Law as an End: Judaism



The End of the Law: Christianity



Sans Foi Ni Loi: Neither Faith Nor Law?



The Modern Age: Destruction of the Idea of Divine Law



Judaism and Islam in the Modern Age


Conclusion


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index