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How should Christians think about law?
In every age, this is one of the most difficult questions faced by followers of Christ. Within the modern church, there is little unity on how Scripture addresses issues like gun control, abortion, and whether we should disobey unjust laws. In The Crisis of Civil Law, legal scholar Benjamin B. Saunders draws from Scripture and the Christian tradition to provide valuable guidance on contemporary legal questions and the role of civil government. We can gain greater clarity by wisely applying the moral law found in Scripture—as well as the universal standards of the natural law—to the changing circumstances of human societies.
The Crisis of Civil Law includes detailed discussion of the biblical material on law as well as practical case studies that contextualize scriptural principles in modern Western society.
224 pages.
A superb primer on biblical law and its meaning in a world desperately hungry for the justice of God.
—Michael F. Bird, deputy principal, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia
At a time of considerable controversy over Christians’ relationship to civil law, Ben Saunders’s new contribution is very welcome. He encourages Christians to avoid simplistic answers and charts a levelheaded course that’s both theoretically informed and practically insightful.
—David VanDrunen, Robert B. Strimple Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics, Westminster Seminary California
Crisis of Civil Law, The: What the Bible Teaches about Law and What It Means Today is in the following collections:
