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Author: John Witte
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-10-12
Total Pages: 491
ISBN-13: 1108415342
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive analysis of Christian influences on Western family law from the first century to the present day.
Author: Carolyn Hamilton (LL.B.)
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 408
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Author: John Witte, Jr.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-04-29
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780521697491
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat impact has Christianity had on the law from its beginnings to the present day? This introduction explores the main legal teachings of Western Christianity, set out in the texts and traditions of scripture and theology, philosophy and jurisprudence. It takes up the weightier matters of the law that Christianity has profoundly shaped - justice and mercy, rule and equity, discipline and love - as well as more technical topics of canon law, natural law, and state law. Some of these legal creations were wholly original to Christianity. Others were converted from Jewish and classical traditions. Still others were reformed by Renaissance humanists and Enlightenment philosophers. But whether original or reformed, these Christian teachings on law, politics and society have made and can continue to make fundamental contributions to modern law in the West and beyond.
Author: John Witte, Jr
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-10-12
Total Pages: 491
ISBN-13: 1108247490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Western tradition has always cherished the family as an essential foundation of a just and orderly society, and thus accorded it special legal and religious protection. Christianity embraced this teaching from the start, and many of the basics of Western family law were shaped by the Christian theologies of nature, sacrament, and covenant. This volume introduces readers to the enduring and evolving Christian norms and teachings on betrothals and weddings; marriage and divorce; women's and children's rights; marital property and inheritance; and human sexuality and intimate relationships. The chapters are authoritatively written but accessible to college and graduate students and scholars, as well as clergy and laity. While alert to the hot button issues of sexual liberty today, the contributing authors let the historical figures speak for themselves about what Christianity has and can contribute to the protection and guidance of our most intimate association.
Author: Michael P. Schutt
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 2009-12
Total Pages: 542
ISBN-13: 1458749053
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBEING A CHRISTIAN LAWYER IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT EASY. Law professor Michael Schutt believes that Christians belong in the legal profession and should regard it as a sacred calling. Schutt offers this book as a vital resource for reconceiving the theoretical foundations of law and gives practical guidance for maintaining integrity within a challenging profession. A hopeful and practical book for law students and those serving in the legal profession.
Author: Jeffrey B. Hammond
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-06-24
Total Pages: 471
ISBN-13: 1108835384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the Christian theological, legal, constitutional, historical, and philosophical meanings of conscience for both scholarly and educated general audiences.
Author: Michael W. McConnell
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 775
ISBN-13: 0300130066
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores for the first time the broad range of ways in which Christian thought intersects with American legal theory. Eminent legal scholars—including Stephen Carter, Thomas Shaffer, Elizabeth Mensch, Gerard Bradley, and Marci Hamilton—describe how various Christian traditions, including the Catholic, Calvinist, Anabaptist, and Lutheran traditions, understand law and justice, society and the state, and human nature and human striving. The book reveals not only the diversity among Christian legal thinkers but also the richness of the Christian tradition as a source for intellectual and ethical approaches to legal inquiry. The contributors bring various perspectives to the subject. Some engage the prominent schools of legal thought: liberalism, legal realism, critical legal studies, feminism, critical race theory, and law and economics. Others address substantive areas, including environmental, criminal, contract, torts, and family law, as well as professional responsibility. Together the essays introduce a new school of legal thought that will make a signal contribution to contemporary discussions of law.
Author: John Witte
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780664255435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnalyzes the interplay between Christian theological norms and Western legal principles concerning marriage, examining the theology and law of marriage in the Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, and Enlightenment traditions.
Author: John Witte, Jr.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-04-11
Total Pages: 457
ISBN-13: 1107184754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a robust defence of the essential place of stable marital families in modern liberal societies.
Author: Lynne Marie Kohm
Publisher:
Published: 2013-05-31
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780976083009
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn overview of key foundational principles of family law from a biblical perspective. Useful as a study guide or supplement for law students, or as a primer for practitioners.
