C. Ben Mitchell
C. Ben Mitchell (PhD, University of Tennessee) is Graves Chair of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, and an ordained minister with pastoral experience.
View Author's PageDavid VanDrunen’s Natural Law: A Short Companion outlines what Scripture teaches about natural law. Scripture never uses the term “natural law,” but it repeatedly refers to the reality of natural law or assumes its existence. The existence of natural law underlies what Scripture says about God’s own nature, the cosmic order, the image of God, human community, the gospel of Christ, and the final judgment. Moreover, the story of Scripture from the original creation to the new creation wouldn’t hold together without natural law. Through this work, readers should come to know their Bibles better and know God better.
The Essentials in Christian Ethics series, edited by C. Ben Mitchell and Jason Thacker, is designed to illuminate the richness and centrality of ethics to all of the Christian life. The series consists of short, introductory volumes written by renowned scholars in the fields of ethics, theology, and philosophy. Each volume explores a crucial element of Christian ethical reflection, approaching the subject from within the broader Protestant moral tradition.
Series Preface by C. Ben Mitchell and Jason Thacker
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction to Natural Law
Chapter 2 A Meaningful and Purposeful World
Chapter 3 Natural Law and Civil Justice
Chapter 4 Natural Law, God’s Universal Judgment, and the Gospel of Christ
Chapter 5 Natural Law in the Christian Life
Chapter 6 Learning the Natural Law and Engaging the Public Square
Reading Recommendations
Subject Index
Scripture Index
David VanDrunen’s Natural Law: A Short Companion outlines what Scripture teaches about natural law. Scripture never uses the term “natural law,” but it repeatedly refers to the reality of natural law or assumes its existence. The existence of natural law underlies what Scripture says about God’s own nature, the cosmic order, the image of God, human community, the gospel of Christ, and the final judgment. Moreover, the story of Scripture from the original creation to the new creation wouldn’t hold together without natural law. Through this work, readers should come to know their Bibles better and know God better.
The Essentials in Christian Ethics series, edited by C. Ben Mitchell and Jason Thacker, is designed to illuminate the richness and centrality of ethics to all of the Christian life. The series consists of short, introductory volumes written by renowned scholars in the fields of ethics, theology, and philosophy. Each volume explores a crucial element of Christian ethical reflection, approaching the subject from within the broader Protestant moral tradition.
Series Preface by C. Ben Mitchell and Jason Thacker
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction to Natural Law
Chapter 2 A Meaningful and Purposeful World
Chapter 3 Natural Law and Civil Justice
Chapter 4 Natural Law, God’s Universal Judgment, and the Gospel of Christ
Chapter 5 Natural Law in the Christian Life
Chapter 6 Learning the Natural Law and Engaging the Public Square
Reading Recommendations
Subject Index
Scripture Index