Natural law
Subtitle: in search of a common denominator : proceedings of 1st CUEA International Symposium 06-08 February 2007
By: edited by Paul Chummar C.
Contributors: Chummar C., Paul (Chummar Chittilappilly); Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Publisher: CUEA International Symposium
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Nairobi, Kenya
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9789966015136
Subjects: Natural law; Congresses
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: OPENING CEREMONY: WORD OF WELCOME, OPENING ADDRESS, KEYNOTE ADDRESS; title: Word of welcome / John C. Maviiri; title: Opening address / Alain Paul Lebeaupin; title: Keynote address / Gerd Dieter Bossen; title: PART ONE. AFRICAN AND POLITO-ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES; title: The political thought of Thomas Aquinas / Jeffrey R. Adams; title: The value of life in African culture / Joseph M. Nyasani; title: Natura law ethics in Africa: has it a future: / Patrick Ryan; title: PART TWO. PHILOSOPHICAL, PEDAGOGICAL, AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES; title: The natural law in Jean-jacques Rousseau's philosophy and its social and pedogogical consequences / Piotr T. Nowakowski; title: Multiculturalism, ethicity and natural law / Alexander Lucie-Smith; title: Eros and the natural law / Denis Mason; title: Natural law in civil law / Josphat M. Ayamunda; title: PART THREE. BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES; title: What can the creation of narratives contribute to reflection on the natural law in contemporary Africa? / Llance P. Nadeau; title: The "World in front of the text: and the use of the Bible as norma normans in ethics / Jean-bosco Matand Bulembat; title: PART FOUR. THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES; title: Natural law: the foundation for morally good actions and fullness of life / Paul Chummar C.; title: The Trinity as basis for marital behaviour and sexual ethics / Charles Nyamiti; title: Some brief remarks concerning ethical problems in Africa today in the light of the history of Catholic nautrual law-tradition and the present day discussion in Europe / Peter Hünermann; title: Natural law and the meaning of personal existence in Fides et Ratio / Catherine Dean; title: PART FIVE. CHRISTIAN, HINDU AND ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES; title: Openness to transcendence / George Ndemo Osengo; title: Meaning and mystery of human life: a Hindu interpretation / Augustine Thottakara; title: The nature of natural law in Islam / Frederic Ntedika Mvumbi; title: LAST BUT NOT LEAST. CLOSING ADDRESS, REMINISCENCES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NATURAL LAW IN NAIROBI, SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NATURAL LAW; title: Closing address / Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a Nzeki; title: Reminiscences of the International Symposium on Natural Law in Nairobi / Piotr T. Nowakowski; title: Some reflections on the International Symposium on Natural Law / Jeffrey R. Adams.