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Aquinas on the Supreme Court : race, gender, and the failure of natural law in Thomas's biblical commentaries / Eugene F. Rogers Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rogers, Eugene F., Jr.
- Series:
- Challenges in Contemporary Theology
- Challenges in contemporary theology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural law.
- Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
- Thomas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken : Wiley, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This new work clarifies Aquinas' concept of natural law through his biblical commentaries, and explores its applications to U.S. constitutional law. The first time the use of Aquinas on the U.S. Supreme Court has been explored in depth, and its applications tested through a rigorous reading of the biblical commentariesShows how key judgments in the Supreme Court have rested on medieval natural law, and applies critical gender theory to discuss problems with these applicationsOffers new research data to give a different picture of Aquinas and natural law, and a f
- Contents:
- pt. I. Aquinas on the failure of natural law
- pt. II. Aquinas on the redemption of natural law.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-118-39730-4
- 1-299-24170-0
- 1-118-39715-0
- OCLC:
- 830166801
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