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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 commentaries * Shows how key judgments in the Supreme Court have rested on medieval natural law, and applies critical gender theory to discuss problems with these applications * Offers new research data to give a different picture of Aquinas and natural law, and a fresh take on Aquinas'…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
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 commentaries * Shows how key judgments in the Supreme Court have rested on medieval natural law, and applies critical gender theory to discuss problems with these applications * Offers new research data to give a different picture of Aquinas and natural law, and a fresh take on Aquinas' biblical commentaries * New research based on passages in the biblical commentaries never before available in English
Autorenporträt
Eugene F. Rogers is Professor of Religious Studies and Faculty in Women's and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has taught at Princeton, Yale, Shaw University Divinity School, among others, and has held numerous fellowships. He is author or editor of five books and many articles and translations. In 2010, Christian Century named his book Sexuality and the Christian Body among "essential reading" published in the past 25 years.
Rezensionen
"A "must" for the theological-college library, this is not a book that can be ignored by anyone interested in this fascinating and deeply influential Dominican." (Church Times, 17 January 2014)

"This book will be particularly useful for graduate students in philosophy and theology. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students." (Choice, 1 November 2013)