Natural Law and Protestant Reform: Lessons from the Forgotten Reformer

Pro Ecclesia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-319
Author(s):  
J. Daryl Charles
Keyword(s):  
Natural Law ◽  
16Th Century ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Natural Law Ethics

Despite Protestants’ suspicion of natural law ethics in their recent history, there are signs that in some Protestant circles a re-awakening to the importance of natural law is occurring. This is as it should be, given the fact that the magisterial reformers of the 16th century all affirmed without equivocation the natural law. Foremost among these champions was the forgotten reformer, Phillip Melanchthon, whose remarkable output and influence during the 16th century were unparalleled and whose emphasis on natural law reasoning was notable.

scholarly journals Fomes Pecatti y sindéresis en Santo Tomás de Aquino / Fomes pecatti and Synderesis in Saint Thomas Aquinas

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Fabio MORANDÍN AHUERMA
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Natural Law ◽  
Saint Thomas Aquinas ◽  
Moral Evil ◽  
Thomas Aquinas ◽  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
The Problem Of Evil ◽  
The Individual

This paper addresses the problem of evil from the perspective of St. Thomas Aquinas. It argues that, for Aquinas, the nature of moral evil is in the individual who, due to a disordered reason, departs from the pursuit of the good that is inherent to being. Synderesis is the only indissoluble bridge that man has with natural law and even with the eternal. Will converted into noluntas guides man intrinsically to evil acts, but synderesis, as a power with a natural habit, is the best guide for the contingent decision-making under the rubric of the first practical principles from the transcendent.

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