Christianity and the Laws of Conscience: An Introduction

This book explores the Christian theological, legal, constitutional, historical, and philosophical meanings of conscience for both scholarly and educated general audiences.

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Main Author: Hammond, Jeffrey B. (Author)
Contributors: Alvare, Helen M. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations 2021
In:Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Christianity and the laws of conscience] (2022) (Carmella, Angela C.)
Series/Journal:Law and Christianity Ser.
Further subjects:B Electronic books
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9781108835381
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Summary:This book explores the Christian theological, legal, constitutional, historical, and philosophical meanings of conscience for both scholarly and educated general audiences.
Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Series Editor -- Editorial Board -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Themes in Understandings of Conscience in Christianity -- 1 Conscience in the New Testament -- Introduction -- Greek Background -- Pauline Usages -- Disputed Pauline Usage -- Paul's Introspective Conscience (Romans 7) -- Acts of Apostles -- Hebrews -- 1 Peter -- Summary -- Recommended Reading -- 2 Conscience and Natural Law in Scripture -- Introduction -- Conscience and Natural Law: What We're Looking For -- Conscience and Natural Law in the Old Testament -- Conscience -- Conscience Informed by Natural Law -- The Fear of God and Things That Ought Not to Be Done -- Natural Wisdom -- The Prophetic Judgments -- Conscience and Natural Law in the New Testament -- General Characteristics of Conscience -- Conscience and Natural Law in the New Testament -- Natural Law, Conscience, and Civil Liberty -- Recommended Reading -- 3 Conscience in Early Christian Thought -- Recommended Reading -- 4 Sensus Fidei, the Magisterium, and the Formation of Conscience -- Introduction -- Sensus Fidei in Theology and Church Teaching -- But What Is It? -- What Is Faith? -- What the Sensus Fidei Is Not -- The Sensus Fidei and the Magisterium -- Sensus Fidei, Magisterium, and Conscience -- Lex Orandi, Lex Credenda -- Identifying the Sensus Fidei -- Recommended Reading -- Part II Conscience According to Major Figures and Traditions -- 5 Conscience in the Early Church Fathers -- Whose Conscience? -- The Faculty of Conscience -- Conscience and Natural Law -- The Functions of Conscience -- Conscience Darkened -- The Cleansing of Conscience -- Guarding the Conscience: A Conclusion -- Recommended Reading -- 6 St. Thomas Aquinas on Conscience.
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ISBN:1108880630