For Christian ethicist Oliver O’Donovan, God’s revelation in the gospel is the basis and primary authority of Christian ethics. So it is also the means Christians can discern the truths about the natural world through the work done in the resurrection of Christ. In other words, the renewed order, revealed through the resurrection of Christ, allows us to be aware and understand fully the created order. Here we note that O’Donovan defends an objective and realized-eschatological approach to Christian ethics, including his approach to human sexuality. This allows him to claim a clear distinctive differentiation between the creator and the …
