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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 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
eBook, English, 2008
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008
1 online resource (vi, 260 pages)
9780191538667, 9780199535293, 0191538663, 0199535299
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