{"product_id":"the-law-of-god-the-philosophical-history-of-an-idea","title":"The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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  Rmi Brague goes back three thousand years to trace this idea of divine law in the West from prehistoric religions to modern timesgiving new depth to todays discussions about the role of God in worldly affairs.  Brague masterfully describes the differing conceptions of divine law in Judaic  Islamic  and Christian traditions and illuminates these ideas with a wide range of philosophical  political  and religious sources. In conclusion  he addresses the recent break in the alliance between law and divinitywhen modern societies  far from connecting the two  started to think of law simply as the rule human community gives itself. Exploring what this disconnection means for the contemporary world  Braguepowerfully expanding on the project he began with The Wisdom of the Worldre-engages readers in a millennia-long intellectual tradition  ultimately arriving at a better comprehension of our own modernity.  Bragues sense of intellectual adventure is what makes his work genuinely exciting to read. The Law of God offers a challenge that anyone concerned with todays religious struggles ought to take up.Adam Kirsch  New York Sun  Scholars and students of contemporary world events  to the extent that these may be viewed as a clash of rival fundamentalisms  will have much to gain from Bragues study. Ideally  in that case  the book seems to be both an obvious primer and launching pad for further scholarship.Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44987034501173,"sku":"ByrdShop_0226070786","price":67.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226070780.jpg?v=1770923529","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-law-of-god-the-philosophical-history-of-an-idea","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}