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Biblical natural law [electronic resource] : a theocentric and teleological approach / Matthew Levering.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (vi, 260 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780191538667 (electronic bk.)
  • 0191538663 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Biblical natural law.DDC classification:
  • 241/.2 22
LOC classification:
  • BS680.L33 L48 2008eb
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Contents:
The Bible and natural law -- Anthropocentric natural law -- Natural law and natural inclinations -- Natural law and the order of charity.
Summary: 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 andan account of natural law that offers an exciting portrait of the moral life. To establish the relevance of biblical r
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-253) and index.

The Bible and natural law -- Anthropocentric natural law -- Natural law and natural inclinations -- Natural law and the order of charity.

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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 andan account of natural law that offers an exciting portrait of the moral life. To establish the relevance of biblical r

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