This book critically and constructively explores the resources offered for natural law doctrine by classical thinkers from three traditions: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic. Three scholars each offer a programmatic essay on natural law doctrine in their particular religious tradition and then respond to the other two essays.

The three programmatic essays provide a sense for how natural law doctrine arises and functions in each tradition, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic.The volume, as a whole, reflects upon natural law doctrine and the religious other, giving a sense for why this topic is important.Each contributor responds to the other two contributors, revealing the particular points of tension/interest between the traditions (and between the three authors).Each essay includes extensive interaction with and reliance upon classical sources from the particular tradition, explaining the key sources and terms for natural law doctrine in these three traditions.Footnotes provide key bibliographic resources for going further in the study of natural law doctrine in each of these traditions.

Anver M. Emon is Professor of Law, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he teaches and researches in the areas of Islamic law and legal theory, statutory interpretation, and Common Law Torts. He is an internationally recognized scholar of Islamic law, having published widely in the field. He is the editor in chief of Middle East Law and Governance, a peer reviewed journal, and a general editor of the Oxford Islamic Legal Studies Series. In addition to his academic work, he regularly consults with government agencies and NGOs on issues of law, governance, and development in legally pluralist countries.Matthew Levering has recently been appointed to a newly formed chair at Mundelein Seminary. Before coming to Mundelein, he taught at the University of Dayton and Ave Maria University. He is the author or editor of more than thirty books in the fields of Catholic theology and Aquinas studies including Biblical Natural Law.David Novak holds the J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair in Jewish Studies as Professor of Religion and Philosophy, University of Toronto, since 1997. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and of the American Academy for Jewish Research. He has taught at the University of Virginia, City University of New York, and Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is the author of sixteen books and has served as a consultant to the governments of Canada, the United States, Israel, and Poland.Contributors: David NovakAnver M. EmonMatthew Levering

The three programmatic essays provide a sense for how natural law doctrine arises and functions in each tradition, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic.The volume, as a whole, reflects upon natural law doctrine and the religious other, giving a sense for why this topic is important.Each contributor responds to the other two contributors, revealing the particular points of tension/interest between the traditions (and between the three authors).Each essay includes extensive interaction with and reliance upon classical sources from the particular tradition, explaining the key sources and terms for natural law doctrine in these three traditions.Footnotes provide key bibliographic resources for going further in the study of natural law doctrine in each of these traditions.