Biblical natural law : a theocentric and teleological approach /
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 poten...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 260 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-253) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191538667 0191538663 0199535299 9780199535293 |