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almahu_9949721556902882
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portrait
ISBN:
90-04-54618-9
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9004546189
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9789004546189
Content:
"Across four decades, John Witte, Jr. has advanced the study of law and religion by retrieving religious sources of law, renewing timeless teachings of religion for today, and reengaging with the difficult issues confronting society. Interdisciplinary, international, and interfaith in scope, Witte's work has generated an enormous body of scholarship. This collection of essays by leading scholars examines his impact and maps new directions for future exploration"--
Content:
"Across four decades, John Witte, Jr. has advanced the study of law and religion by retrieving religious sources of law, renewing timeless teachings of religion for today, and reengaging with the difficult issues confronting society. Interdisciplinary, international, and interfaith in scope, Witte's work has generated an enormous body of scholarship. This collection of essays by leading scholars examines his impact and maps new directions for future exploration"--
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John Witte, Jr. and the field of law and religion /
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John Witte, Jr. on Christianity and law /
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John Witte, Jr. and the study of legal history /
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John Witte, Jr.'s Contributions to the study of human rights and religious freedom /
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John Witte, Jr.'s Contributions to the study of sex, marriage, and family law /
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John Witte, Jr.'s Contributions to legal and political thought /
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Building an interdisciplinary university from the center out /
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What Christianity and law can learn from each other /
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Christian teachings on obligations /
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Law, Christianity, and good samaritanism /
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Can laws and rights teach? John Witte and the uses of the law /
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Nomos, agape, and a sacramental jurisprudence /
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When Catholicism was part of the common law : the influence of the Catholic intellectual tradition /
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The reception of the medieval Ius Commune in the protestant reformation /
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Church laws as a means of ecumenical dialogue /
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Bearing witness to truth : Christianity at the crossroads of race and law /
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Human dignity and the Christian foundations of law and liberty /
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Calvinism and the logic of self-defense : rights, religion, and revolution /
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Scriptural interpretation and the New England tradition of rights after the glorious revolution : the example of Cotton Mather /
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Religious liberty in the Thirteenth Colony /
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"A wall of separation" : church-state relations in America and beyond /
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The shifting law and logic behind mandatory bible reading in American public schools /
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An integrative approach to government religious speech /
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Freedom of the church : religious autonomy in a secular age /
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Obeying conscience : the commands and costs of resisting the law /
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The legal basis of the sacramental theology of marriage /
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Law, religion, and education /
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Christianity, child well-being, and corporal punishment /
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To ratify or not to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child : gains and losses /
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Faith-based family law arbitration in secular democracies-is the end near? /
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Cosmic disorder : angelic rebellion, the sin of Sodom, and the epistle of Jude /
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Counting my blessings : a response /
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Language:
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