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Full-Text Articles in Legal History
Notre Dame Lawyer - Fall/Winter 1996, Notre Dame Law School
Unjust Laws In A Democratic Society: Some Philosophical And Theological Reflections, John M. Finnis
Unjust Laws In A Democratic Society: Some Philosophical And Theological Reflections, John M. Finnis
Journal Articles
Largely rejecting Christian faith and every other recognition of human dependence upon transcendent intelligence and will, our societies are diverging further and further from every type of Christian commonwealth or "civilization of love." In such a situation, one must ask whether Christians involved in politics can have a reasonable expectation of shaping the main lines of public policy and law. Can they expect to do any more than, sometimes, help limit the damage and, always, bear witness to the faith and to the moral truths which are taught by faith?