Natural and Divine Law - Reclaiming Tradition for Christian Ethics

Framing The Question -- Recent Work On The Natural Law -- The Social Context: The Consolidation Of European Society -- The Intellectual Context: Scholasticism -- The Scholastic Concept Of The Natural Law -- Nature And Reason -- The Scholastic Concept Of The Natural Law: Sources And Context -- The Starting Point: Nature And Convention -- Nature And Reason -- Medieval Naturalism And Its Implications Today -- Scripture And The Natural Law -- Scripture And The Natural Law: Theological Antecedents -- Natural Law And Scripture In Scholastic Thought -- Natural Law And Moral Norms -- The Natural Law As Law -- The Theological Significance Of The Natural Law -- Marriage And Sexual Ethics -- Sexuality In The Scholastic Concept Of The Natural Law -- Marriage In Scholastic Thought -- Marriage, Women And Society: Legal And Moral Views -- Implications For Contemporary Christian Ethics -- Some Specific Issues -- Social Ethics -- From Natural Inclination To Social Practice -- The Ideal Of Equality And Its Social Expressions -- From Natural Law To Natural Rights -- Two Hard Cases: Servitude And Social Persecution -- Towards A Theology Of Social Life -- Conclusion: The Continuing Relevance Of The Natural Law. [jean Porter ; Foreword By Nicholas Wolterstorff]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [319]-331) And Indexes.