Natural Law, Religion, and Rights.(SHORTER NOTICES)(Book review)

From: Theological Studies | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

NATURAL LAW, RELIGION, AND RIGHTS. By Henrik Syse. South Bend, Ind.: St. Augustine's, 2007. Pp. xii + 270. $37.50.

In this revision of a doctoral dissertation, Syse argues that a robust natural law theory cannot be constructed successfully except on a "Christian, or at least a religious, basis" (xvi). Employing a "mixed" systematic/historical methodology, he analyzes the tension between objective moral norms and individual liberty. After first setting up the positions of Scotus and Ockham as foils, S. presents, as the book's centerpiece, a comprehensive summary of an ...

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