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Biblical Natural Law: A Theocentric and Teleological Approach
Matthew Levering
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Description for Biblical Natural Law: A Theocentric and Teleological Approach
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; 3J; HRAB; HRCG; HRCM; HRCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 459.
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 and an account of natural law that offers an exciting portrait of the moral life. ... Read more
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 and an account of natural law that offers an exciting portrait of the moral life. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
458g
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199535293
SKU
V9780199535293
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About Matthew Levering
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Biblical Natural Law: A Theocentric and Teleological Approach
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.
Mark McDowell, Themelios
Mark McDowell, Themelios