@article{ART003297191},
author={Lee, bong-seok},
title={A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness},
journal={The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics},
issn={1229-8387},
year={2025},
number={63},
pages={443-479}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, bong-seok
TI - A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness
JO - The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 63
PB - The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
SP - 443
EP - 479
SN - 1229-8387
AB - This study begins by recognizing that the “righteousness of God” cannot be fully embodied in legal systems, as no legal framework is sufficient to establish true justice. A significant gap exists between divine righteousness and secular understandings of justice. Historically, this divergence arose when Western European societies separated divine law from public law, relegating it to the private sphere. As law became grounded not in divine authority but in indeterminate concepts such as the “will of all” or the “general will,” legislation came to reflect practical civic needs rather than the will of God. In pursuit of universal fairness, divine righteousness gradually lost its meaning in the legislative process.
Yet, the internal aporia of law keeps alive the question of justice and righteousness for humanity as a whole. To address this, the study applies the dual Protestant understanding of law: the law of reason, universally rooted in human nature as a principle of regulation, and the law of love, given from the beginning but now obscured. By acknowledging their coexistence in distinction, this framework envisions a fuller integration of justice and love.
KW - Righteousness of God;Law outside the law;aporia of Law;determinism;general will;sovereignty
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Lee, bong-seok. (2025). A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 63, 443-479.
Lee, bong-seok. 2025, "A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness", The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, no.63, pp.443-479.
Lee, bong-seok "A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics 63 pp.443-479 (2025) : 443.
Lee, bong-seok. A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness. 2025; 63 : 443-479.
Lee, bong-seok. "A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.63(2025) : 443-479.
Lee, bong-seok. A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 63, 443-479.
Lee, bong-seok. A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics. 2025; 63 443-479.
Lee, bong-seok. A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness. 2025; 63 : 443-479.
Lee, bong-seok. "A Study on the Process of Legal Secularization and the Necessity of God’s Righteousness" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.63(2025) : 443-479.
