God and the Natural Law
Title | God and the Natural Law PDF eBook |
Author | Fulvio Di Blasi |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
Translation of: Dio e la legge naturale: una rilettura di Tommaso d'Aquino.
Biblical Natural Law
Title | Biblical Natural Law PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Levering |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | 270 |
Release | 2008-03-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0191538663 |
Natural law theory is controversial today because it presumes that there is a stable 'human nature' that is subject to a 'law.' How do we know that 'human nature' is stable and not ever-evolving? How can we expect 'law' not to constrict human freedom and potential? Furthermore if there is a 'law,' there must be a lawgiver. Matthew Levering argues that natural law theory makes sense only within a broader worldview, and that the Bible sketches both such a persuasive worldview and an account of natural law that offers an exciting portrait of the moral life. To establish the relevance of biblical readings to the wider philosophical debate on natural law, this study offers an overview of modern natural law theories from Cicero to Nietzsche, which reverse the biblical portrait by placing human beings at the center of the moral universe. Whereas the biblical portrait of natural law is other-directed, ordered to self-giving love, the modern accounts turn inward upon the self. Drawing on the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, Levering employs theological and philosophical investigation to achieve a contemporary doctrine of natural law that accords with the biblical witness to a loving Creator who draws human beings to share in the divine life. This book provides both an introduction to natural law theory and a compelling challenge to re-think current biblical scholarship on the topic.
Ethics and Religion
Title | Ethics and Religion PDF eBook |
Author | Harry J. Gensler |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 205 |
Release | 2016-05-31 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1107052440 |
This book develops strong versions of divine command theory and natural law and defends the importance of God to morality.
Christianity and the Laws of Conscience
Title | Christianity and the Laws of Conscience PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey B. Hammond |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 471 |
Release | 2021-06-24 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1108835384 |
This book explores the Christian theological, legal, constitutional, historical, and philosophical meanings of conscience for both scholarly and educated general audiences.
Natural Law
Title | Natural Law PDF eBook |
Author | David Haines |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 144 |
Release | 2017-12 |
Genre | Natural law |
ISBN | 9780999552728 |
As Christians, we affirm that Scripture is our supreme guide to truth and righteousness. Some wish to go further and assert that it is our only guide. But how then can we account for the remarkable insight and moral integrity that many unbelievers seem to display? Indeed, how to account for the myriad ways in which believers themselves navigate the world based on knowledge and intuition not always derived from Scripture? Enter the doctrine of natural law. Frequently misrepresented as an assertion of the autonomous power of human reason or as a uniquely Roman Catholic doctrine, natural law has actually been an integral part of orthodox Christian theology since the beginning, and is even clearly asserted in Scripture itself. In this brief guide, David Haines and Andrew Fulford explain the philosophical foundations of natural law, clear up common misunderstandings about the term, and demonstrate the robust biblical basis for natural law reasoning.
The Bible, Natural Theology and Natural Law: Conflict Or Compromise?
Title | The Bible, Natural Theology and Natural Law: Conflict Or Compromise? PDF eBook |
Author | Robert A. Morey |
Publisher | Xulon Press |
Total Pages | 464 |
Release | 2010-05 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1609571436 |
Dr. Robert Morey's study of natural law and natural theology raises important questions that every Bible-believer will want answered. His careful study and explanation of various Bible passages will yield a useful orientation to the classic arguments furnished us by the Reformers and their faithful heirs. Dr. Nelson Kloosterman The present volume presents a devastating critique of natural theology and natural law. Its argument is solidly biblical, and its accumulation of biblical data is overwhelming. I hope that God prospers it so that many will read it and take heed. Dr. John Frame A.W. Tozer said, "the most important thing about any person is what comes into their mind when they think of the word God." If you digest Dr. Morey's book, you will think of 'God' as the glorious One depicted in Holy Scripture." John G. Reisinger, I appreciate Dr. Morey's emphasis on making the Bible alone the theoretical basis for science and the arts. All throughout the book he consistently points to the Scriptures as the basis for sustaining everything else. Dr. Simon Kistemaker
Natural Law in the Spiritual World
Title | Natural Law in the Spiritual World PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Drummond |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 456 |
Release | 1893 |
Genre | Natural theology |
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