When and How Should We Respond to Unjust Laws? A Thomistic Analysis of Civil Disobedience
Keith D. Wyma argues that a coherent, well-grounded Christian perspective on civil dis- obedience is possible, and can be found in the work of Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas gives crisp guidelines regarding when civil disobedience could be morally allowable—or even obligatory—and supplies a “test” to deter...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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Christian scholar's review
Year: 2014, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-170 |
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| Summary: | Keith D. Wyma argues that a coherent, well-grounded Christian perspective on civil dis- obedience is possible, and can be found in the work of Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas gives crisp guidelines regarding when civil disobedience could be morally allowable—or even obligatory—and supplies a “test” to determine whether a given method of disobedience is morally appropriate. The article presents a brief summary of Aquinas’ account, notes some ways in which it skillfully navigates scriptural and historical controversies on civil disobedience, and offers a few observations on how Aquinas’ account could be useful to Christians, especially students, today. |
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