test #2 Flashcards
Postmodernism
Critical Legal studies
Cosmic Humanism
self-law
Marxism
proleteriat law
Secular Humanism
positive law
Islam
shariah law
Christianity
natural/divine law
p 285 in what ways has God revealed his law to us
natural law- revealed to us through general revelation
divine law - Comes from the character of God we know this from the Bible (special revelation)
p 287 What are Christian’s law concepts
source- divine law (shows the character of God)
character of God (moral order reflects)
image bearers - having a conscience (we have meaning/we are not an accident)
incarnation (God the creator became God the redeemer, and we now have more meaning)
judgement (God will judge us for what we have done on earth)
p 295 critique of the islamic law Christian v. Islam what is the difference
They are always trying to do good works to get into heaven.
They are not free.
Tyranny within their religion
Limited by the law
p 304 what is the bourgeoisie law?
It is the desires of the class, that makes up the law.
p 304 What is the proletariat law?
A legal system that is established by the state authority that favors the interests of the working people
p 304 Where did the marxist law come from?
Law come about because of the struggle between class divisions, different human beings interaction with each other. We have to get along with each other, so that is why they made up the law.
p 309/10 How does the post modernist see law
It comes from yourself, it is subjective no moral absolutes. They are more concerned with the consequences that happen right away, and not the ones that happen down the road
wb p 195 How does christianity react to entertainment ?
offended-withdraw
distracted - we become like our culture, we forget our morality, or we take what the world is doing and out “Christian” on it
distressed - we need to know both what the Bible says and the world, we are to be in the world not of it
What is the story of Athens
Paul goes to talk to someone…………………….