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1 online resource (xii, 297 pages) |
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Law and religion in a global context ; v. 2 |
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Law and religion in a global context ; v. 2.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: Philosophical, Legal and Political Significance of a Critical Assessment of God, Ethics and Religions -- 1 A Legal-Philosophical Construction: Beyond Love and Naïve Cosmopolitanism -- 1.1 Love and Law: God's Command to Love the Other -- 1.2 Dworkin and Kelsen on Religious Atheism and Secular Religions -- 1.3 The Questioned Secular Nature of International Law -- 2 From the Myth of Secular Ethics to the Conceptual Necessity of God -- 3 God as Historical and Interpretive Moral Concept |
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4 Peace Matters: Legal, Ethical and Theological Approaches -- References -- Peace Through Religion in Moral Philosophy and Natural Law -- Jurisprudence Is About Both Divine and Human Things -- 1 Introduction and Thesis -- 2 Explanation of Terms -- 3 Justinian's Jurisprudence -- 4 Cases: Devlin, Finnis, Bańkowski, Doe. Axiological Struggle -- 4.1 Devlin -- 4.2 Finnis -- 4.3 Bańkowski -- 4.4 Doe -- 5 Jurisprudence Nowadays -- 6 Two Levels of the Sacred in Law and the Science of Law -- 6.1 The Level of Regulation of Life -- 6.2 The Level of the Cosmos -- 6.3 The Concept of Divine Jurisprudence |
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7 Jurisprudence of the Two Wings. The Two Wings of Jurisprudence: The Human and the Divine -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Arthur F. Utz's Thomism: Domestic Peace as Social Justice -- 1 A Thomist Account of Social Justice -- 2 A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words -- 3 A Thomist Critique of Liberalism -- 4 Social Justice and Commutative Justice -- 5 Make Peace, Not War -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Philosophical and Theological Aspects in the Thought of Johannes Althusius -- 1 Historical Context of the Thought of Johannes Althusius -- 2 Philosophical Aspects of the Work of Althusius |
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3 Theological Aspects of Althusius's Work -- 4 Final Considerations -- References -- Living Well Together: Insights from a Philosopher, a Theologian and a Legal Scholar -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Yearning for the Transcendent -- 3 Alternate Visions of Faith -- 4 Living in Community -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Secular Peace Through Universal Religions -- A Theological Justification for Freedom of Religion and Belief as a Universal Right -- 1 Introduction -- 2 FoRB as a Universal Legal Right -- 3 Theoretical Underpinnings of FoRB -- 4 FoRB-The Lack of Universal Application |
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4.1 Empirical Evidence -- 4.2 Evidence from Case Law -- 4.3 Theological Challenges -- 4.4 Conclusions on the Evidence -- 5 A Theological Justification for FoRB as a Universal Right -- 5.1 Common and Special Grace -- 5.2 Pre-Reformation and Roman Catholic Theology -- 5.3 Reformation Theology -- 5.4 Common Grace and FoRB as a Universal Right -- 6 What Can the Doctrine of Common Grace Add to the Debate? -- 6.1 Ongoing Abuse of Human Rights -- 6.2 Individualism -- 6.3 Secularism and the Idolatry of Rights Theory -- 6.4 Jurisprudence: The Forum Internum/Forum Externum Divide and Equality |
| Summary |
This book examines the relation between religion and jurisprudence, God, and peace respectively. It argues that in order to elucidate the possible role religion can play in the contemporary world, it is useful to analyse religion by associating it with other concepts. Why peace? Because peace is probably the greatest promise made by religions and the greatest concern in the contemporary world. Why jurisprudence? Because, quoting Kelsens famous book "Peace through Law", peace is usually understood as something achievable by international legal instruments. But what if we replace "Peace through Law" with "Peace through Religion"? Does law, as an instrument for achieving peace, incorporate a religious dimension? Is law, ultimately, a religious and normative construction oriented to peace, to the protection of humanity, in order to keep humans from the violence of nature? Is the hope for peace rational, or just a question of faith? Is religion itself a question of faith or a rational choice? Is the relatively recent legal concept of "responsibility to protect" a secular expression of the oldest duty of humankind? The book follows the structure of interdisciplinary research in which the international legal scholar, the moral philosopher, the philosopher of religion, the theologian, and the political scientist contribute to the construction of the necessary bridges. Moreover, it gives voice to different monotheistic traditions and, more importantly, it analyses religion in the various dimensions in which it determines the authors' cultures: as a set of rituals, as a source of moral norms, as a universal project for peace, and as a political discourse |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Religion and law.
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Religion -- Philosophy.
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Religion and law
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Religion -- Philosophy
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bunikowski, Dawid
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Puppo, Alberto
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| ISBN |
9783030354848 |
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3030354849 |
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