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Buijs, Govert J., Mosher, Annette K. (Eds.) The Future of Creation Order Vol. 2, Order Among Humans: Humanities, Social Science and Normative Practices

Is the first in 25 years to deal specifically with creation order and its significance for social and anthropology Brings together authors who relate their contributions to the Christian tradition in general and reformational philosophy in particular Reflects the important historical and systematic role of the concept of creation in reformational philosophy This book investigates humanities, social sciences and politics from the perspective of the concept of creation order. It is the second volume in a series that provides a unique and topical overview of attempts to assess the current health of the concept of creation order within Reformational philosophy when it is compared with other perspectives. Divided into a Springer section on fundamental reflections and a section on normative practices, it discusses issues 1st ed. 2018, VI, 308 p. 2 such as redemption, beauty, nature, love, justice, morality, and . It concludes with 1st illus. discussions on a practice-based theory to explain religion in international relations and a edition normative model for the practice of cooperation in development. This series reflects the role that the branch of called ‘Reformational’ philosophy plays in the discussion on the status of laws of nature. Ever since its inception, almost a century ago, the Printed book concepts of order and law (principle, structure) have been at the heart of this philosophy. One Hardcover way to characterise this tradition is as a philosophy of creation order. Firmly rejecting both scholastic and Deism, Reformational philosophers have maintained the notion of Printed book law as ‘holding’ for . Questions have arisen about the nature of such law: is it a religious Hardcover or philosophical concept; does law just mean ‘orderliness’? How does it relate to laws of ISBN 978-3-319-92146-4 nature? Have they always existed or do they ‘emerge’ during the process of evolution? £ 109,99 | CHF 153,50 | 129,99 € | 142,99 € (A) | 139,09 € (D) Order online at springer.com/booksellers Available Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH Discount group Customer Service Science (SC) Tiergartenstrasse 15-17 Product category 69121 Heidelberg Contributed volume Germany T: +49 (0)6221 345-4301 Series [email protected] New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion Other renditions Softcover ISBN 978-3-319-92148-8

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