{"product_id":"9780567716989","title":"Natural Law \u0026 the Secular Mythos What Has Been Left \"Unsaid\" in Current Debates in Natural Law","description":"\u003ch3\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark Studies in Ressourcement Catholic Theology and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNatural Law \u0026amp; the Secular Mythos\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat Has Been Left \"Unsaid\" in Current Debates in Natural Law\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGregory Morgan | Matthew Levering | Tracey Rowland\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Christian Theology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book argues that natural law – when construed as an epistemological and trans-cultural \u003ci\u003elingua franca\u003c\/i\u003e, adjudged capable of legitimating the rational intelligibility and universal applicability of specific Christian moral principles within contemporary “secular” discourse – has failed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a detailed analysis of the contributions of three prominent natural law theorists who are located within a shared philosophical-theological tradition, namely, John Finnis, Jean Porter, and John Milbank, the text illuminates the extent to which this failure is as much intramural as it is extramural. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMorgan explores how new horizons open up for natural law if the theological “unsaid(s)” are allowed to surface and the disremembering power of the secular \u003ci\u003emythos \u003c\/i\u003eis overcome. The final chapter(s) of the book addresses one such horizon- that the theoretical fulcrum of the natural law lies not in its perceptual self-evidence or in its immanent secularity; but rather in its subtle provision of an immanent eschatology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGregory Morgan \u003c\/b\u003eis Parish Priest of St Catherine Labouré   Catholic Church, Australia. He is also Adjunct Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Australia, and at the Catholic Institute of Sydney.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567716989\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936348307596,"sku":"9780567716989","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_68b27b2e-766f-4c0d-828c-2e4e2f8263fd.jpg?v=1786018318","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780567716989","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}