God's Joust, God's Justice - Law and Religion in Western Tradition

Informationen zum Autor John Witte Jr . is Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law and Ethics and director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. A specialist in legal history, marriage, and religious liberty, he has authored numerous books. Klappentext There are three things that people will die for -- their faith, their freedom, and their family. This volume focuses on all three, including the interactions among them, in the Western tradition and today. Retrieving and reconstructing a wealth of material from the earliest Hebrew and Greek texts of the West to the latest machinations of the Supreme Court, John Witte explores the legal and theological foundations of authority and liberty, equality and dignity, rights and duties, marriage and family, crime and punishment, and similar topics. God's Joust, God's Justice is a lucid scholarly introduction to the burgeoning field of law and religion and a learned historical inquiry into the weightier matters of the law. Zusammenfassung Surveys the stormy yet lush landscape of the Western tradition. First presenting a history of rights in the West! this work then focuses on a diverse yet coherent series of landmarks! from Luther's Freedom of a Christian to contemporary Russian religious freedom! from battles over the First Amendment to the importance of marriage.

Product details

• Authors: John Witte
• Publisher: Eerdmans wm b pub
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2006
• EAN: 9780802844217
• ISBN: 978-0-8028-4421-7
• No. of pages: 498
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Emory University Studies in La; Emory University Studies in La
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Labour law, social law