Biblical Natural law - A Theocentric and Teleological Approach

Zusatztext Matthew Levering brings his customary high level of research and insight to an entangled and prickly topic...a clearly thought-out consideration of an important, practical subject that will serve its readers well. Informationen zum Autor Matthew Levering is Associate Professor of Theology at Ave Maria University, and he has also held the Myser Fellowship at the Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame. He is co-editor of the theological quarterly Nova et Vetera. He co-edited Vatican II: Renewal within Tradition (Oxford, forthcoming), and he has authored books treating a wide variety of systematic theological topics, including Christ's Fulfillment of Torah and Temple, Scripture and Metaphysics: Aquinas and the Renewal of Trinitarian Theology, Sacrifice and Community, Participatory Biblical Exegesis (forthcoming), and Hierarchy and Holiness (forthcoming). Klappentext An introduction to natural law theory and a challenge to re-think current biblical scholarship on the topic. Levering establishes the relevance of a biblical worldview to the contemporary pursuit of a moral life and locates his argument in the context of the philosophical development of natural law theory from Cicero to Nietzsche. Zusammenfassung An introduction to natural law theory and a challenge to re-think current biblical scholarship on the topic. Levering establishes the relevance of a biblical worldview to the contemporary pursuit of a moral life and locates his argument in the context of the philosophical development of natural law theory from Cicero to Nietzsche. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Bible and Natural Law 2: Anthropocentric Natural Law 3: Natural Law and Natural Inclinations 4: Natural Law and the Order of Charity Conclusion

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• Authors: Matthew Levering, Matthew (Professor of Theology Levering, Levering Matthew
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.06.2008
• EAN: 9780199535293
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953529-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Ethics, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, c 1500 onwards to present day, Religious ethics, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Christian life and practice, RELIGION / Christian Living / General, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis