The transformation of Reformed natural law doctrine in Samuel Rutherford’s Lex, Rex
In addition to Rutherford’s emphasis on core ideas of Reformed thought concerning God’s ordination of civil government for His glory and equating divine law with natural law, he grounds both natural law and the limits to political authority in a covenant of creation between God and man. Flowing from...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African Publ.
2015
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Koers
Year: 2015, Volume: 80, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-10 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDD Protestant Church NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Covenant B political government B Natural Law B Samuel Rutherford B Lex |
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| Summary: | In addition to Rutherford’s emphasis on core ideas of Reformed thought concerning God’s ordination of civil government for His glory and equating divine law with natural law, he grounds both natural law and the limits to political authority in a covenant of creation between God and man. Flowing from these ideas, Rutherford distinguishes between the institution of the office (political government), and the designation of a person or persons to the office. A most important perspective emanating from Rutherford’s covenantal natural law theory is his distinction between ends and means on secondary causation in the subject’s involvement in political life. This essay investigates some of the implications flowing from Rutherford’s transformation of Reformed natural law doctrine. |
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| ISSN: | 2304-8557 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Koers
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.19108/KOERS.80.4.2245 |