The Natural Law in John Chrysostom

Constantine A. Bozinis

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Chapter 14 The Natural Law in John Chrysostom

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Pages:: 493–524

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004390041_015

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The topic of this chapter is not unknown to Chrysostom scholars. Already in the early 60s Stephan Verosta considered natural law (primäres und sekundäres Naturrecht) to be the foundation for any examination of John Chrysostom’s political thought, whereas two decades later Arnold Stötzel connects it to the Church Father’s vision of the restoration of equality among all the peoples of earth within the bosom of the Church (Kirche als neue Gesellschaft). The positions of the above scholars constitute the starting point in the line of thought and argument developed in the pages that follow. Through examining the plethora of relevant testimonies in the corpus Chrysostomicum, we attempt to outline John’s general conception of natural law and the significance it has for his argumentation from the pulpit of the Church. At the same time through John’s understanding of natural law, we attempt to highlight the philosophical background of his rhetoric. The way in which this Church Father understands Nature and the law immanent in it demonstrates the affinity of his thought with Stoicism and the cultural/philosophical trends in general that spring from Ancient Greece.

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Revisioning John Chrysostom

New Approaches, New Perspectives

Series: Critical Approaches to Early Christianity, Volume: 1

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004390041

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Mar 2019

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