奥古斯丁与神学自然法的奠基

St. Augustine and the Foundations of Catholic Natural Law Theory

基督教的基本教义包括创世、原罪、自由意志这几个焦点问题。奥古斯丁借用希腊哲学为这些基本教义提供了理论框架,成为此后基督教正统教义的基础。奥古斯丁在自然法之上提出了永恒法的概念,为中世纪神学自然法划定了前提,并系统论述了"恶法非法"的含义。永恒法根本上是一种宗教道德法则,其终极目的是人死后的得救,而实现途径则是精神生活中秉持爱上帝和爱人如己的法则,正义之根本是符合永恒法的爱的秩序。

The fundmental Christian Doctrine has focused on theories of creationism, original sin and freewill St. Augustine framed these theories with Greek philosophies and based fundmental Christian Doctrine henceforth. St. Augustine invented the concept of eternal law beyond the natural law, laying the premises of Catho- lic Natural Law theory in the Middle Ages. He also discussed the meanings of Lex iniusta non est lex systemi- cally. Eternal law is a kind of religionary moral rule, with the ultimate objective of redemption after death, which can be achieved by adhering to the rule of loving God and loving the neighbour as thyself in spiritual life, and the foundation of justice is an order of loving which conformed with eternal law