The Teachings of Modern Christianity on Law, Politics, and Human Nature
The Teachings of Modern Christianity on Law, Politics, and Human Nature

Author: John Witte

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 858

ISBN-13: 9780231133586

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"The first volume examines modern Christian thinkers' views on the most pressing political, legal, and ethical questions of our time. The essays present a vital new understanding of the diversity and richness of modern christian legal and political thought from 1880 to the present." "Volume two illustrates the different venues, vectors, and sometimes conflicting visions of what a Christian understanding of law, politics, and society entails."--book jackets.

The Teachings of Modern Orthodox Christianity on Law, Politics, and Human Nature
The Teachings of Modern Orthodox Christianity on Law, Politics, and Human Nature

Author: John Witte (Jr.)

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780231142656

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The Teachings of Modern Orthodox Christianity on Law, Politics, and Human Nature examines how modern Orthodox Christian thinkers have answered the most pressing political, legal, and ethical questions of our time. It discusses the enduring teachings of important Orthodox Christian intellectuals of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Leading contemporary scholars analyze these thinkers' views on the nature and purpose of law and authority, the limits of rule and obedience, the care of the needy and innocent, the ethics of war and violence, and the separation of church and state, among other themes. A diverse and powerful portrait of Orthodox Christian legal and political thought, this volume underscores the various ways Orthodox Christian intellectuals have shaped modern debates over the family, the state, religion, and society. The book concentrates on Russian philosophers Vladimir Soloviev (1853-1900) and Vladimir Lossky (1903-1958); Russian theologian Nicholas Berdyaev (1874-1948); Russian nun and social reformer Mother Maria Skobtsova (1891-1945); and Romanian theologian Dumitru St'niloae (1903-1993).

The Teachings of Modern Protestantism on Law, Politics, and Human Nature
The Teachings of Modern Protestantism on Law, Politics, and Human Nature

Author: John Witte (Jr.)

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 507

ISBN-13: 0231142633

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The Teachings of Modern Protestantism on Law, Politics, and Human Nature examines how modern Protestant thinkers have answered the most pressing political, legal, and ethical questions of our time. It discusses the enduring teachings of important Protestant intellectuals of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Leading contemporary scholars analyze these thinkers' views on the nature and purpose of law and authority, the limits of rule and obedience, the care of the needy and innocent, the ethics of war and violence, and the separation of church and state, among other themes. A diverse and powerful portrait of Protestant legal and political thought, this volume underscores the various ways Protestant intellectuals have shaped modern debates over the family, the state, religion, and society. The book focuses on the work of Abraham Kuyper (1827-1920); Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906); Karl Barth (1886-1968); Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945); Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971); Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968); William Stringfellow (1928-1985); and John Howard Yoder (1927-1997).

Christianity and Natural Law
Christianity and Natural Law

Author: Norman Doe

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-07-20

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1107186447

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This book compares historical and modern natural law ideas across global Christian traditions and explores their use in church law.

The End of the Law?
The End of the Law?

Author: David W. Opderbeck

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-08-12

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1498223893

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Does neuroscience show that all our ideas about law and ethics are false? David Opderbeck answers this question with a broad and deep survey of the relationship between theology, science, and ethics. He proposes that Christian theology, which narrates the humanity and divinity of Christ, in conversation with the new Aristotelianism in the philosophy of science, provides a path through secular and religious fundamentalisms alike.

Christian Perspectives on Legal Thought
Christian Perspectives on Legal Thought

Author: Michael W. McConnell

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 775

ISBN-13: 0300130066

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This 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.

Christianity and Law
Christianity and Law

Author: John Witte, Jr.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-04-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780521697491

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What 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.

Christianity and International Law
Christianity and International Law

Author: Pamela Slotte

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-05-20

Total Pages: 535

ISBN-13: 1108474551

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This volume offers a many-sided introduction to the theme of Christianity and international law. Using a historical and contemporary perspective, it will appeal to readers interested in key topics of international law and how they intersect with Christianity.

Biblical Natural Law
Biblical Natural Law

Author: Matthew Levering

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2008-03-21

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0191538663

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Natural law theory is controversial today because it presumes that there is a stable 'human nature' that is subject to a 'law.' How do we know that 'human nature' is stable and not ever-evolving? How can we expect 'law' not to constrict human freedom and potential? Furthermore if there is a 'law,' there must be a lawgiver. Matthew Levering argues that natural law theory makes sense only within a broader worldview, and that the Bible sketches both such a persuasive worldview and an account of natural law that offers an exciting portrait of the moral life. To establish the relevance of biblical readings to the wider philosophical debate on natural law, this study offers an overview of modern natural law theories from Cicero to Nietzsche, which reverse the biblical portrait by placing human beings at the center of the moral universe. Whereas the biblical portrait of natural law is other-directed, ordered to self-giving love, the modern accounts turn inward upon the self. Drawing on the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, Levering employs theological and philosophical investigation to achieve a contemporary doctrine of natural law that accords with the biblical witness to a loving Creator who draws human beings to share in the divine life. This book provides both an introduction to natural law theory and a compelling challenge to re-think current biblical scholarship on the topic.