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Christianity and Law: An Introduction (Paperback)
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Short Description for Christianity and LawAn authoritative 2008 introduction to some of the main legal teachings of the Western Christian tradition.
Full description- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 30 June 2008
- Format: Paperback 360 pages
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- Categories: History Of Ideas | Law | Religion: General | Christian Social Thought & Activity
- ISBN 13: 9780521697491 ISBN 10: 0521697492
- Sales rank: 221,987
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Full description for Christianity and Law
What impact has Christianity had on the law from its beginnings to the present day? This 2008 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.
