Law and Theology : Classic Questions and Contemporary Perspectives /

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Law and Theology offers the definitive account of the relationship between law and theology in the Christian tradition. Drawing on diverse biblical texts and classic authors from the early church to contemporary voices from the modern period, David W. Opderbeck examines key legal questions and contr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Opderbeck, David W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Natural law > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Law (Theology)
Christianity and law.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • part I. Theology. Law and the Narrative of scripture
  • Law and history
  • A constructive theology of law after modernity
  • part II. Praxis. Praxis of law in ordinary time
  • The first big question : slavery and race
  • The second and third big questions : abortion and LGBTQ rights
  • Conclusion : law, fear, and eschatology.

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