Biblical natural law : a theocentric and teleological approach / Matthew Levering.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levering, Matthew, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural law--Biblical teaching.

Natural law.

Law (Theology)--Biblical teaching.

Law (Theology).

Christianity and law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

The Bible and natural law

Anthropocentric natural law

Natural law and natural inclinations

Natural law and the order of charity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-253) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-160900-5

0-19-965411-5

9786611853235

0-19-153866-3

1-281-85323-2

OCLC:

262624474