{"product_id":"aquinas-and-the-supreme-court-9781118391167","title":"Aquinas and the Supreme Court","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new work clarifies Aquinas' concept of natural law through his biblical commentaries, and explores its applications to U.S. constitutional law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how key judgments in the Supreme Court have rested on medieval natural law, and applies critical gender theory to discuss problems with these applications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers new research data to give a different picture of Aquinas and natural law, and a fresh take on Aquinas' biblical commentaries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew research based on passages in the biblical commentaries never before available in English\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is essential reading for any theologian engaging with Aquinas’s ethics and for any lawyer who wants to reflect on their calling after Aquinas.\"  (\u003ci\u003eStudies in Christian Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 November 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“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.”  (\u003ci\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, 17 January 2014)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This book will be particularly useful for graduate students in philosophy and theology.  Summing Up: Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 November 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographic Note xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Aquinas on the Supreme Court – and on the Bible, or How to Read This Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Aquinas on the Failure of Natural Law 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 What Aquinas Thinks We Cannot Know 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 How God Moves Creatures: For and Against Natural Law 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 How Aquinas Reads Scripture 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 How the Law of Nature Is a Character in Decline 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 How the Narrative Sexualizes Nature’s Decline 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II Aquinas on the Redemption of Natural Law 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 How Aquinas Gets Nature and Grace Back Together Again: Aquinas Meets Karl Barth 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 How Faith and Reason Follow Glory 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 How Aquinas Makes Nature Dynamic All the Way Down: Aquinas Meets Judith Butler 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 How the Spirit Moves the Law 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 How Natural Science Becomes a Form of Prayer 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 How the Semen of the Spirit Genders the Gentiles: Rereading Romans 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Questions Answered and Unanswered 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Thomistic Citations 313\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528827838807,"sku":"9781118391167","price":75.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118391167.jpg?v=1731873177","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aquinas-and-the-supreme-court-9781118391167","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}