Christianity and Natural Law - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Norman Doe is a professor and director of the LL.M. in Canon Law at Cardiff University Law School. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Paris and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium and Chancellor of the Diocese of Bangor. His books include Fundamental Authority in Late Medieval English Law (1990), Canon Law in the Anglican Communion (1998), Law and Religion in Europe (2011) and Christian Law (2013). Klappentext This book compares historical and modern natural law ideas across global Christian traditions and explores their use in church law. Zusammenfassung This book is designed for those studying and teaching law or theology! those who practice and study ecumenism! those involved in the practice of church law! and those studying and teaching law or theology to understand how different Christian traditions have historically approached natural law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Norman Doe; 1. Natural law and Christianity: a brief history R. H. Helmholz; 2. Natural law in the Roman Catholic tradition Helen Costigane; 3. Natural law in the Orthodox tradition Paul Babie; 4. Natural law in the Anglican tradition Will Adam; 5. Natural law in the Lutheran tradition Antti Raunio; 6. Natural law in the Methodist tradition John A. Harrod; 7. Natural law in the Reformed tradition Mary Anne Plaatjies van Huffel; 8. Natural law in the Baptist tradition Paul Goodliff; 9. Natural law in the Ecumenical movement Leo J. Koffeman; 10. Natural law in an interfaith context: the Abrahamic religions Norman Doe; 11. Natural law and philosophical presuppositions Owen Anderson; 12. Towards a jurisprudence of Christian law Russell Sandberg.

Product details

• Authors: Norman Doe, Norman (Cardiff University) Doe
• Assisted by: Norman Doe (Editor), Norman (Cardiff University) Doe (Editor), Doe Norman (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781107186446
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18644-6
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Law and Christianity; Law and Christianity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; LAW / Jurisprudence, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Religion & politics, Jurisprudence & general issues, Religion and Politics, Jurisprudence and general issues