Theonomy

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The theonomy (from ancient Greek θεός Theos , German , God ' and νόμος nomos , German , Act ' ) describes in Christian ethics (by Graf, see below) the submission of actions under the laws of God as an authority. In theonomy, God is the only source for human-ethical reflections. In Christian theonomy, the Bible is the only or most important source of ethical thought. The reason for this is the belief that humans belong to God because God created the earth like humans. Theonomic dogmatics is a component of Calvinist federal theology, especially of Anglo-Saxon character.

The opposite of theonomy is also antinomism or autonomy .

literature

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Graf: Theonomy. Case studies on the integration requirements of modern theology. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 1987, ISBN 978-3-579-00265-1 .