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In the whirlwind : God and humanity in conflict /

God deserves obedience simply because he's God--or does he? Inspired by a passion for biblical as well as constitutional scholarship, in this bold exploration Yale Law Professor Robert A. Burt conceptualizes the political theory of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. God's authority as expres...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burt, Robert A., 1939-2015
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • In the beginning
  • The appearance of authority
  • God gives, God takes away
  • God's promises: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
  • Loving power: Moses
  • Love offered, love commanded: Moses and the children of Israel
  • Grief and grievance: Moses and Job
  • As we forgive those
  • A renewed Testament: Mark, Matthew, and Luke
  • The same Old Testament: Paul and Jesus
  • Eliminating doubts and doubters: John
  • The insoluble problem of politics
  • Justice, justice shall you pursue
  • Reconciling with injustice.