Format:
1 online resource (383 pages)
ISBN:
9781000070569
Series Statement:
Law and Religion Ser.
Content:
This collection, by leading legal scholars, presents historical, theological, philosophical, and legal perspectives on Christianity and Criminal Law. The book will be an invaluable resource for students and academics working in the areas of Law and Religion, Legal Philosophy and Theology.
Content:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The immediate interests of the subject -- 1.2 The wider interests of the subject -- 1.3 Conclusion -- Part I Historical contributions of Christianity to criminal law -- Chapter 2 Criminal law in the Old Testament: Homicide, the problem of mens rea and God -- 2.1 The biblical sources for criminal law and a few of their interpretive problems -- 2.2 Homicide in the biblical degree -- 2.2.1 The Book of the Covenant: Exodus 21:12-14 -- 2.2.2 The Deuteronomic Code: Deuteronomy 19:1-13 -- 2.2.3 The Priestly Law: Numbers 35:9-34 -- 2.2.4 A Coda on Joshua 20 -- 2.3 The mental element: the problem of intention -- 2.4 God(s) and/as law, law and/as god(s) -- Further reading -- Chapter 3 Conflicting criminal jurisdictions in early Christianity -- 3.1 Overlapping criminal jurisdictions in the Jesus tradition -- 3.1.1 Pharisaic disputes -- 3.1.2 Roman judgment and execution -- 3.1.3 Preceded by a conflicting Jewish trial -- 3.1.4 Guilty as charged? -- 3.1.5 Messianic criminal law? -- 3.2 Paul's engagement with Jewish and Roman criminal law -- 3.2.1 Paul prior to Christ? -- 3.2.2 Paul the Apostle -- 3.2.2.1 Paul in Acts -- 3.2.2.2 The Pauline letters -- 3.3 Concluding outlook -- Further reading -- Chapter 4 Crime and the canon law -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The sources and character of the Church's criminal law -- 4.3 The contents of the canon law of crimes -- 4.4 Historical importance of the canon law -- 4.4.1 Specific historical examples -- 4.4.2 General themes -- 4.5 Conclusion -- Further reading -- Chapter 5 Retaliation: Christian reasons for punishment: an overview -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Foundations in antiquity: the writings of Augustine -- 5.3 Frankish law.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367858254
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Christianity and criminal law London : Routledge, 2020 ISBN 9780367858254
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367495787
Language:
English
Keywords:
Christentum
;
Strafrecht
;
Strafbarkeit
;
Kanonisches Recht
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Witte, John 1959-
Author information:
Helmholz, Richard H. 1940-
Author information:
Hill, Mark 1965-
