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Aquinas and the Supreme Court : Biblical Narratives of Jews, Gentiles and Gender.
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Colección: | Challenges in contemporary theology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | Aquinas on disputes about scripture. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (338 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | References4: How Aquinas Reads Scripture; An Interpreter's License; A Sample of Figurative Exegesis; An Ordered Diversity: Fitting Explications and Spiritual Senses; Theological Interests and Purposes; An Interpreter's Virtues (Applying Stout) ; Between Providence and Prayer; Notes; References; 5: How the Law of Nature Is a Character in Decline; Natural Law in the Commentary on Romans 1; In what light does the revelation of God's wrath show the Truth of God?; What was its original character?; Does the Truth of God include natural law? |
| ISBN: | 9781118397152 1118397150 |