Discussion on — MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN NATURAL LAW: Aquinas

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Discussion on — MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN NATURAL LAW: Aquinas

Discussion Board Forum Instructions

 

Please answer the assigned prompt for the relevant module, using ideas and citations from the required readings, presentations, and additional research.

  • Your findings must be presented in a 500- to 700-word thread formatted according to Turabian Author-Date style and posted within the Discussion Forum.
  • A title page is not required, but please include your name and title above the post.
  • All sources used must be identified in a Reference List at the end of the thread.*
  • A minimum of 5 scholarly sources, in addition to the required readings, is required.

Question:

How does Aquinas’ idea of Christian kingship build on previous Natural Law concepts?  Be sure to include a discussion of justice, covenantal statesmanship, and Christian kingship, especially as seen in the relationship between medieval religious and civil offices.

Submit your post by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday

 

 

Aquinas: On Law (Questions 90-108): Link below

https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~ST.I-II.Q106