Religion and Law
Forces of Liberation
Keywords:
social existence, transcendence, immanence, multifaceted lifeAbstract
Religion and law, as generative agents of meaning and order in personal as well as social existence and as products of human civilization, have been two concomitant powers in almost every human society, There wouldn't be any exaggeration in saying that they represent two indispensable dimensions of human existence, Just as air and water are essential for sustaining life, religion and law - in their varied forms of transcendence and immanence - are necessary to live a life proper to human nature, In fact, these two agents have played crucial roles in enabling humanity spread its wings and fly over the horizons, untouched by pitfalls, contributing their might to navigate humanity through the multifaceted life and its patterns.
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