Augustine and the natural law Katherine Chambers

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chambers, Katherine (Of University of New England), author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the history of philosophy and theology in the West

Cambridge elements. Elements in the history of philosophy and theology in the West 3033-3954

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural law.

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.

Augustine.

Ethics.

Medical Subjects:

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE) is widely recognised as providing the foundational theological discussion of the natural law for Western Christianity. Yet his thinking on the natural law has not been examined in depth, despite the growing interest among contemporary theologians and philosophers in the natural law. For Christian thinkers, the idea of a natural moral law directly raises the question of the relationship between reason and revelation. In particular, the idea of the natural law needs to be reconciled with the idea of the divine law: that is, with the traditional Christian claim that knowing right from wrong is dependent in some way, or to some extent, on receiving God's self-revelation in Jesus Christ. This study revisits and revises our understanding of how Augustine reconciled reason and revelation in his discussion of the natural law"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Augustine and the nature law

The privation theory of evil

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed February 5, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Chambers, Katherine (Of University of New England) Augustine and the natural law

ISBN:

9781009677684

1009677683

OCLC:

1564181949

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