Divine Covenants and Moral Order:A Biblical Theology of Natural Law, David VanDrunen, Eerdmans, 2014 (ISBN 978-0-8028-7094-0), xii + 582 pp., pb $45

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 406-408
Author(s):  
Casey B. Hough
Keyword(s):  
Natural Law ◽  
Biblical Theology

Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Nuovo
Keyword(s):  
Natural Law ◽  
Logical Empiricism ◽  
Biblical Theology ◽  
Standard System ◽  
Divine Revelation ◽  
Natural Philosopher ◽  
Philosophical Work

The purpose of this work has been to present Locke’s philosophical work as the product of a Christian virtuoso, of an experimental natural philosopher who is also a sincere and committed Christian. This approach to Locke has the advantage of integrating the theological and philosophical parts of his thought. It is concluded that Locke fashioned a standard system of philosophy, comprising logic, physics, and ethics. Locke’s logic was a system of logical empiricism from which he drew skeptical conclusions concerning the possibility of a science of nature. Unlike Hobbes, he lacked the daring to embrace materialism. And, although like Hobbes he was a natural law theorist, moral pessimism led him to doubt the possibility of moral realization. Only by enlarging reason through divine revelation was Locke able to discover a way to transcend the limitations of reason and human intransigence. Locke’s greatest achievements may have been in biblical theology.

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