In Search of Common Ground
How Can Eastern Orthodox Theology Develop a Natural Law Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21593898 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angelos Mavropoulos (0000-0002-2306-8476, Dublin City University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 248-263 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Christian Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0953-9468 • E-ISSN: 1745-5235 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09539468231206271 |
| OpenAlex | W4387498915 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
While natural law theory plays an important role for Catholic moral theology, it is true that Orthodox ethics has not endeavoured to develop its own theory of natural law. This article demonstrates the existence of the concept of natural law in Eastern Orthodox theology and argues that the main reason for this neglect is Eastern Christianity's traditional focus on faith rather than reason. In addition, the author, based on biblical and patristic grounds, highlights the necessity for a balance between the two to be found and provides a way in which Orthodox moral theology could develop a natural law theory, should it ever feel the need to do so, by first redefining its relationship with the science of philosophy, after so many years of disregard
Black letter law · Christian ethics · Christian theology · Christianity · Comparative law · Divine law · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Faith · Natural law · Natural order · Natural theology · Philosophy of law · Political science · Private law · Sociology · Theology · History · Law · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |