Natural Law and the “Sin Against Nature”

Traditional Christian descriptions of homosexuality as a “sin against nature” rely on a claim about the transparency of the sexed body to universal reason: homosexual acts are sins against nature because natural law renders them obviously unnatural. This moral description “unnatural” subverts itself...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larsen, Sean (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 43, Issue: 4, Pages: 629-673
Further subjects:B Augustine
B Sexual ethics
B Homosexuality
B Natural Law
B nuptial theology
B Marriage
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Volltext (doi)