Faith and Order
Author | : Harold J. Berman |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : 0802848524 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780802848529 |
Rating | : 4/5 (529 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Faith and Order by : Harold J. Berman
Download or read book Faith and Order written by Harold J. Berman and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that despite the tensions existing in all societies between religious faith and legal order, they inevitably interact. In the course of his discussion Berman traces the history of Western law, exposes the fallacies of law theories that fail to take religion into account, examines key theological, prophetic, and educational themes, and looks at the role of religion in the Soviet and post-Soviet state.