Natural Law: 5 Views (Walker - paperback)

Editors: Andrew T. Walker, Ryan T. Anderson

Contributors: Michal Pakaluk, Joel D. Biermann, Brad Littlejohn, Melissa, Moschella, Peter J. Leithart

ISBN: 9780310128656

Binding: paperback

Section: Christianity-General

The story of "natural law" — the idea that God has written a law on the human heart so that ethical norms derive from human nature — in twentieth-century Protestant ethics is one of rejection and resurgence. The lack of dialog between the various schools of natural law has left a historic tradition within Christian moral thought underdeveloped in contemporary Protestant theology. By bringing together a variety of perspectives in much-needed conversation, this book helps readers to understand the various construals of natural law within the broader strands of Christian and classical traditions and clarifies its unique importance for Christian moral witness in a secular culture.