The Snail in the Bottle and the Good Samaritan

Posted on August 24, 2025 
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Neil Foster writes –

“As mentioned recently, I was invited to address a group of Christian lawyers and law students on a key tort case, the famous ‘snail in the bottle’ case of Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562, and its connections to the Biblical parable of the Good Samaritan. The paper I presented can be downloaded here…

One further comment: in the second half of the paper I address the question that Jesus was asked before telling the story of the Good Samaritan: ‘What must I do to inherit eternal life’? I was interested to see that the President of the United States seemed to be addressing this question recently in terms of a hope for heaven. For those interested in the answer to the question, I recommend not only my paper, but also this excellent recent comment by my friend Murray Campbell: ‘Will Donald Trump be welcomed into heaven?’ (22 Aug 2025). Spoiler alert: President Trump may have the wrong approach! But Jesus can provide the answer.”

– Download the paper and follow the links mentioned at Law and Religion Australia.