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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139235803321

Autore

Rogers Eugene F., Jr.

Titolo

Aquinas on the Supreme Court [[electronic resource] ] : race, gender, and the failure of natural law in Thomas's biblical commentaries / / Eugene F. Rogers Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2013

ISBN

1-118-39730-4

1-299-24170-0

1-118-39715-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

Challenges in contemporary theology

Disciplina

189/.4

Soggetti

Natural law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Aquinas on the failure of natural law -- pt. II. Aquinas on the redemption of natural law.

Sommario/riassunto

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