"Shall not the Judge of the Earth Deal Justly?": Accountability, Compassion, and Judicial Authority in the Biblical Story of Sodom and Gomorrah

In his article, Unspeakable Ethics, Unnatural Law, Arthur Leff laments the death of God in jurisprudence. According to Leff, divine commands are the only source of law that is ultimately justifiable. "[T]he pronouncements of an omniscient, omnipotent, and infinitely good being are [by definitio...

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Main Author: Lytton, Timothy D. 1965- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2002
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 2002, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-55
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