Response to Thomas Finegan’s “An Unnoticed Body-Person Dualism: A Rejoinder to Lawler and Salzman” | Synapse
September 29, 2025
Response to Thomas Finegan’s “An Unnoticed Body-Person Dualism: A Rejoinder to Lawler and Salzman”
Key Points
This response clarifies disagreements regarding body-person dualism within the context of same-sex civil unions.
It discusses the ethical implications presented by Finegan's rejoinder and critiques his arguments on morality.
The article references previous discussions in journals, specifically the Irish Theological Quarterly, enhancing the contextual analysis.
Key themes involve morality and dualism, raising broader questions about the ethics of civil unions in modern theology.
Abstract
This article is a brief response to Dr. Finegan’s recent rejoinder to an earlier exchange we had with him in Irish Theological Quarterly on the morality of same-sex civil unions.