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Aquinas and the Supreme Court
Race, Gender, and the Failure of Natural Law in Thomas's Bibical Commentaries
Eugene F. Rogers Jr.Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology(0)
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This new work clarifies Aquinas' concept of natural law through his biblical commentaries and explores its applications to U.S. constitutional law.
• The 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
• Shows how key judgments in the Supreme Court have rested on medieval natural law, and applies critical gender theory to discuss problems with these applications
• Offers new research data to give a different picture of Aquinas and natural law, and a fresh take on Aquinas' biblical commentaries
• New research based on passages in the biblical commentaries never before available in English
• The 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
• Shows how key judgments in the Supreme Court have rested on medieval natural law, and applies critical gender theory to discuss problems with these applications
• Offers new research data to give a different picture of Aquinas and natural law, and a fresh take on Aquinas' biblical commentaries
• New research based on passages in the biblical commentaries never before available in English