The Reconstruction of Natural Law Reasoning: Liberation Theology as a Case Study
Though they criticize traditional natural law, Gustavo Gutiérrez and Ignacio Ellacuría do not repudiate the tradition but strengthen its moral reasoning by means of their historical-dialectical approach. The neo-Thomistic perspectives criticized by the liberation theologians are essentially the same...
| Published in: | Journal of religious ethics |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1992
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Journal of religious ethics
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| Summary: | Though they criticize traditional natural law, Gustavo Gutiérrez and Ignacio Ellacuría do not repudiate the tradition but strengthen its moral reasoning by means of their historical-dialectical approach. The neo-Thomistic perspectives criticized by the liberation theologians are essentially the same views criticized and changed by revisionist theologians Karl Rahner and Josef Fuchs. A detailed examination of the theological positions of Gutiérrez and Ellacuría demonstrates the positive force of their reconstructive work, tracing its similarities to the revisionist position, identifying its unique contributions to the reconstruction of the natural law tradition, and specifying issues that liberation theologians need to address in further dialogue with this tradition. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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