The Ambivalence of St. Thomas Aquinas' View of the Relationship of Divine Law to Human Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20290625 |
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| Authors | Jane E Ruby (Wheaton College - Massachusetts, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1955 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 101-128 |
| Publication date | 1955-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Harvard Theological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-8160 • E-ISSN: 1475-4517 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0017816000025098 |
| OpenAlex | W2326460576 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
In the Article of the Summa theologica on the question “whether infidels can have dominion and rule over Christians” (II–ii, q. 10, a. 10), St. Thomas says: Dominion and rule are based on human law; the distinction between Christian and infidel springs from divine law. But divine law, which is founded in grace, does not destroy human law, which stems from natural reason. Therefore, the distinction between Christian and infidel does not, considered in itself, destroy the dominion and rule of infidels over Christians
Ambivalence · Black letter law · Comparative law · Divine law · Dominion · Natural law · Political science · Private law · Theology · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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