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• An overview of canon law
• Canon law and the sexual abuse crisis : antinomianism, legalism, and the failure of the rule of law
• Canon law and the sexual abuse crisis continued : the consequences of the failure of the rule of law
• Church property : a comparison of the theories of property in canon law and liberal theory
• Church property continued : the diocese and parish; canon law and state law
• Indeterminacy in canon law : the refusal of holy communion to catholic public officials : canon 915 : "a central case"
• The indeterminacy claim continued : canon 915 : "a doubtful or hard case"
• Concluding observations : antinomianism, legalism, and the rule of law.

Canon Law: A Comparative Study with Anglo-American Legal Theory, by the Reverend John J. Coughlin, explores the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church from a comparative perspective. The Introduction to the book presents historical examples of antinomian and legalistic approaches to canon law (antinomianism diminishes or denies the importance of canon law, while legalism overestimates the function of canon law in the life of the Catholic Church). The Introduction discusses these approaches as threats to the rule of law in the Church, and describes the concept of the rule of law in the thought of various Anglo-American legal theorists. Chapter One offers an overview of canon law as the "home system" in this comparative study. The remaining chapters consider antinomian and legalistic approaches to the rule of law in light of three specific issues: the sexual abuse crisis, ownership of church property, and the denial of Holy Communion to Catholic public officials. Chapters Two and Three discuss the failure of the rule of law as a result of antinomian and legalistic approaches to the sexual abuse crisis. Chapters Four and Five compare the concept of property in canon law with that of liberal political theory; they discuss the ownership of parish property in light of diocesan bankruptcies, the relationship between church property and the law of the secular state, and the secularization of Catholic institutions and their property. Chapters Six and Seven raise the indeterminacy claim with regards to canon law and the arguments for and against the denial of Holy Communion to Catholic public officials. Although the three issues arise in the context of the United States, they raise broader theoretical issues about antinomianism, legalism, and the rule of law. Throughout the comparative study, American legal theory functions to clarify these broader issues in canon law. The concluding chapter offers a synthesis of this comparative study.
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Some two thousand years ago, in a small province of the Roman Empire, an obscure Roman governor ordered the execution of a peasant leader. It went virtually unnoticed at the time. No official report of the event has survived, and we would have no memory.

• Preface
• List of abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1. The sources and purposes of ecclesiastical regulation
• 2. The faithful - the laity and lay ministry
• 3. The ordained ministers of the church
• 4. The institutions of ecclesiastical governance
• 5. Ecclesiastical discipline and conflict resolution
• 6. Doctrine and worship
• 7. The rites of passage
• 8. Ecumenical relations
• 9. Church property and finance
• 10. Church, state and society
• General conclusion
• Appendix: the principles of law common to Christian churches
• Bibliography
• Index.
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Christian Law: Contemporary Principles offers a detailed comparison of the laws of churches across ten distinct Christian traditions worldwide: Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Reformed, Presbyterian, United, Congregational and Baptist. From this comparison, Professor Doe proposes that all denominations of the faith share common principles in spite of their doctrinal divisions; and that these principles reveal a concept of 'Christian law' and contribute to a theological understanding of global Christian identity. Adopting a unique interdisciplinary approach, the book provides comprehensive coverage on the sources and purposes of church law, the faithful (lay and ordained), the institutions of church governance, discipline and dispute resolution, doctrine and worship, the rites of passage, ecumenism, property and finance, as well as church, State and society. This is an invaluable resource for lawyers and theologians who are engaged in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, showing how dogmas may divide but laws link Christians across traditions.
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• Preface
• List of abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1. The sources and purposes of ecclesiastical regulation
• 2. The faithful - the laity and lay ministry
• 3. The ordained ministers of the church
• 4. The institutions of ecclesiastical governance
• 5. Ecclesiastical discipline and conflict resolution
• 6. Doctrine and worship
• 7. The rites of passage
• 8. Ecumenical relations
• 9. Church property and finance
• 10. Church, state and society
• General conclusion
• Appendix: the principles of law common to Christian churches
• Bibliography
• Index.
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Christian Law: Contemporary Principles offers a detailed comparison of the laws of churches across ten distinct Christian traditions worldwide: Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Reformed, Presbyterian, United, Congregational and Baptist. From this comparison, Professor Doe proposes that all denominations of the faith share common principles in spite of their doctrinal divisions; and that these principles reveal a concept of 'Christian law' and contribute to a theological understanding of global Christian identity. Adopting a unique interdisciplinary approach, the book provides comprehensive coverage on the sources and purposes of church law, the faithful (lay and ordained), the institutions of church governance, discipline and dispute resolution, doctrine and worship, the rites of passage, ecumenism, property and finance, as well as church, State and society. This is an invaluable resource for lawyers and theologians who are engaged in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, showing how dogmas may divide but laws link Christians across traditions.
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• Introduction / Rafael Domingo and John Witte, Jr.
• St. Paul and the moral law / C. Kavin Rowe
• Augustine and the common good / Josef Lössl
• Thomas Aquinas : definitions and vocabulary in his Treatise on law / Charles J. Reid Jr.
• Francisco de Vitoria and the global commonwealth / Andreas Wagner
• Francisco Suárez on the law of nations and just war / Henrik Lagerlund
• Alberico Gentili and the secularization of the law of nations / Rafael Domingo and Giovanni Minnucci
• Johannes Althusius and the universal rule of natural laws and rights / John Witte, Jr.
• Hugo Grotius and the making of modern natural law / Jon Miller
• Kant's Religion and perpetual peace / Lawrence Pasternack
• Jacques Maritain and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights / William Sweet
• Robert Schuman and the process of European integration / Rafael Domingo
• Christianity and the global rule of law / Neil Walker
• Christianity and the principle of dignity / Martin Schlag
• Christianity and the principle of equality in global law / Julian Rivers
• Christianity and the principle of the common good / George Duke
• Christianity, sovereignty, and global law / Nicholas Aroney
• Christianity and the principle of solidarity / Ana Marta González
• Christianity and the principle of subsidiarity / Thomas C. Kohler
• Christianity and human rights / Samuel Moyn
• Christianity and the international economic order / Daniel A. Crane
• Christianity and a global law for migration / Silas W. Allard
• Christianity, global environmental protection, and animal law / Anne Peters and Mark Somos
• Christianity and the use of force : lex and pax christi / Mary Ellen O'Connell
• Christianity and international criminal law / Johan D. van der Vyver

This book explores both historical and contemporary Christian sources and dimensions of global law and includes critical perspectives from various religious and philosophical traditions. Two dozen leading scholars discuss the constituent principles of this new global legal order historically, comparatively, and currently. The first part uses a historical-biographical approach to study a few of the major Christian architects of global law and transnational legal theory, from St. Paul to Jacques Maritain. The second part distills the deep Christian sources and dimensions of the main principles of global law, historically and today, separating out the distinct Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christian contributions as appropriate. Finally, the authors address a number of pressing global issues and challenges, where a Christian-informed legal perspective can and should have deep purchase and influence. The work makes no claim that Christianity is the only historical shaper of global law, nor that it should monopolize the theory and practice of global law today. But the book does insist that Christianity, as one of the world's great religions, has deep norms and practices, ideas and institutions, prophets and procedures that can be of benefit as the world struggles to find global legal resources to confront humanity's greatest challenges. The volume will be an essential resource for academics and researchers working in the areas of law and religion, transnational law, legal philosophy, and legal history.
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• Christianity and international law : an introduction / John D. Haskell and Pamela Slotte
• The Byzantine Commonwealth and the emerging features of a law of nations in the first millennium / Peter Petkoff
• Christianity and the birth of ambassadorial deontology : some historical notes / Tiziana Faitini and Dante Fedele
• Formation and refiguration of the canon law on trade with infidels (c.1200 - c.1600) / Stefan Stantchev
• God, sovereignty, and the morality of intervention outside Europe / David M. Lantigua
• The significance of Christian charity to international law / Jennifer L. Beard
• Hugo Grotius : on freedom of the seas and human nature / Roland Boer
• Ius gentium et naturae : the human conscience and early modern international law / Janne E. Nijman
• Legalizing antisemitism? : the legacy of Savigny's roman(tic) law / Reut Yael Paz
• Missionary knowledge and the empirical foundations of modern international legal thought / Jedidiah J. Kroncke
• Standards for a righteous and civilized world : religion and America's emergence as a global power / Andrew Preston
• International Protestantism and its changing religious freedoms / Udi Greenberg
• Beyond the freedom of worship : the contested meaning of religious freedom in international human rights law and politics, 1945-1967 / Linde Lindkvist
• Process theology and a pluralistic foundation for human rights / Mark C. Modak-Truran
• Christianity and human rights law : Orthodox perspectives / Elena Namli
• Conquest, sacred sites, and "religion" in a time of crisis / Nathaniel Berman
• Constantine's legacy : preserving empire while undermining international law / Craig B. Mousin
• Hopelessly practicing law : asylum seekers, advocates, and hostile jurisdictions / Silas W. Allard
• The hidden theology of international legal positivism / Akbar Rasulov

This cross-disciplinary collaboration offers historical and contemporary scholarship exploring the interface of Christianity and international law. Christianity and International Law aims to understand and move past arguments, narratives and tropes that commonly frame law-religion studies in global governance. Readers are introduced to a range of confessional and critical perspectives explicitly engaging a diverse range of methodological and theoretical orientations to rethink how we experience and find ourselves caught within the phenomena of Christianity and international law.
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• Notes on contributors
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Christianity and international law: an introduction John D. Haskell and Pamela Slotte
• 2. The Byzantine commonwealth and the emerging features of a law of nations in the first millennium Peter Petkoff
• 3. Christianity and the birth of ambassadorial deontology: some historical notes Tiziana Faitini and Dante Fedele
• 4. Formation and refiguration of the canon law on trade with infidels (ca. 1200-ca. 1600) Stefan Stantchev
• 5. God, sovereignty, and the morality of intervention outside Europe David M. Lantigua
• 6. The significance of Christian charity to international law Jennifer L. Beard
• 7. Hugo Grotius on freedom of the seas and human nature Roland Boer
• 8. Ius gentium et naturae: the human conscience and early modern international law Janne E. Nijman
• 9. Legalizing antisemitism? The legacy of Savigny's roman(tic) law Reut Yael Paz
• 10. Missionary knowledge and the empirical foundations of modern international legal thought Jedidiah J. Kroncke
• 11. Standards for a righteous and civilized world: religion and America's emergence as a global power Andrew Preston
• 12. International Protestantism and its changing religious freedoms Udi Greenberg
• 13. Beyond the freedom of worship: the contested meaning of religious freedom in international human rights law and politics, 1945-1967 Linde Lindkvist
• 14. Truran - process theology and a pluralistic foundation for human rights Mark C. Modak
• 15. Christianity and human rights law: orthodox perspectives Elena Namli
• 16. Conquest, sacred sites, and 'religion' in a time of crisis Nathaniel Berman
• 17. Constantine's legacy: preserving empire while undermining international law Craig Mousin
• 18. Hopelessly practicing law: asylum seekers, advocates, and hostile jurisdictions Silas W. Allard
• 19. The hidden theology of international legal positivism Akbar Rasulov
• Selected bibliography
• Index.
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This cross-disciplinary collaboration offers historical and contemporary scholarship exploring the interface of Christianity and international law. Christianity and International Law aims to understand and move past arguments, narratives and tropes that commonly frame law-religion studies in global governance. Readers are introduced to a range of confessional and critical perspectives explicitly engaging a diverse range of methodological and theoretical orientations to rethink how we experience and find ourselves caught within the phenomena of Christianity and international law.
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• 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.
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Historically, natural law has played a pivotal role in Christian approaches to the law, and a contested role in legal philosophy generally. However, comparative study of natural law across global Christian traditions is largely neglected. This book provides not only the history of natural law ideas across mainstream Christian traditions worldwide, but also an ecumenical comparison of the contemporary natural law positions of different traditions. Its focus is not solely theoretical: it tests the practical utility of natural law by exploring its use in the legal systems of the churches studied. Alongside analysis of the assumptions underlying the concept, it also proposes a jurisprudence of Christian law itself. With chapters written by distinguished lawyers and theologians across the world, this book is designed for those studying and teaching law or theology, those who practice and study ecumenism, and those involved in the practice of church law.
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• Preface
• Natural law and Christianity: a brief history / R.H. Helmholz
• Natural law in the Roman Catholic tradition / Helen Costigane
• Natural law in the Orthodox tradition / Paul Babie
• Natural law in the Anglican tradition / Will Adam
• Natural law in the Lutheran tradition / Antti Raunio
• Natural law in the Methodist tradition / John A. Harrod
• Natural law in the Reformed tradition / Mary Anne Plaatjies van Huffel
• Natural law in the Baptist tradition / Paul Goodliff
• Natural law in the Ecumenical movement / Leo J. Koffeman
• Natural law in an interfaith context : the Abrahamic religions / Norman Doe
• Natural law and philosophical presuppositions / Owen Anderson
• Towards a jurisprudence of Christian law / Russell Sandberg.

Historically, natural law has played a pivotal role in Christian approaches to the law, and a contested role in legal philosophy generally. However, comparative study of natural law across global Christian traditions is largely neglected. This book provides not only the history of natural law ideas across mainstream Christian traditions worldwide, but also an ecumenical comparison of the contemporary natural law positions of different traditions. Its focus is not solely theoretical: it tests the practical utility of natural law by exploring its use in the legal systems of the churches studied. Alongside analysis of the assumptions underlying the concept, it also proposes a jurisprudence of Christian law itself. With chapters written by distinguished lawyers and theologians across the world, this book is designed for those studying and teaching law or theology, those who practice and study ecumenism, and those involved in the practice of church law.
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• Part I. Themes in Understandings of Conscience in Christianity: 1. New Testament on conscience Wendell Willis
• 2. Conscience and natural law in scripture David VanDrunen
• 3. Conscience in early Christian thought John Anthony McGuckin
• 4. Sensus Fidei, the magisterium, and the formation of conscience E. Christian Brugger
• Part II. Conscience According to Major Figures and Traditions: 5. Conscience in the early church fathers Alexis Torrance
• 6. St Thomas Aquinas on conscience Cajetan Cuddy, OP
• 7. Reforming the conscience: magisterial reformers on the theory and practice of conscience John L. Thompson
• 8. Toward a theology of a redeemed conscience Jeffrey B. Hammond
• 9. Pierre Bayle: an enlightened alternative to John Locke Edward Andrew
• 10. Freedom of conscience and its right to constitutional protection: the contribution of Roger Williams David Little
• 11. Jonathan Edwards on conscience Michael McClymond
• 12. Obeying God rather than men: uneasy evangelicals, conscience, and politics Micah Watson
• 13. Mormonism and conscience Rosalynde Welch and Nathan B. Oman
• 14. Culture and conscience in the thought of Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI Peter J. Casarella
• Part III. Applied Topics in Law and Conscience: 15. Liberty of conscience, free exercise of religion, and the U.S. constitution Nathan S. Chapman
• 16. Religious conscience protections in American state constitutions Michael J. DeBoer
• 17. Forced conformity or accommodation? How to reconcile conscience and difference in a pluralistic democracy Mark Rienzi
• 18. Christian conscience and sexual expression rights Helen M. Alvare
• 19. Conscience and war Joseph Capizzi
• 20. Institutional conscience, corporate persons, and Hobby Lobby Christopher Tollefsen
• 21. Religion, conscience, and the law: reasons, bases, and limits for exemptions R. Kent Greenawalt
• Index.
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Conscience has long been a foundational theme in Christian ethics, but it is a notoriously slippery and contested term. This volume works to define conscience and reveal the similarities and differences between different Christian traditions' thinking on the subject. In a thorough and scholarly manner, the authors explore Christian theological, legal, constitutional, historical, and philosophical meanings of conscience. Covering a range of historical periods, major figures in the development of conscience, and contemporary applications, this book is a vital source for scholars from a wide variety of disciplines seeking to understand conscience from a range of perspectives.
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• Introduction / Helen M. Alvaré and Jeffrey B. Hammond
• Part I. Themes in understandings of conscience in Christianity
• Conscience in the New Testament / Wendell Willis
• Conscience and natural law in scripture / David VanDrunen
• Conscience in early Christian thought / John Anthony McGuckin
• Sensus fidei, the magisterium, and the formation of conscience / E. Christian Brugger
• Part II. Conscience according to major figures and traditions
• Conscience in the early church fathers / Alexis Torrance
• St. Thomas Aquinas on conscience / Cajetan Cuddy OP
• Reforming the conscience : magisterial reformers on the theory and practice of conscience / John L. Thompson
• Toward a theology of a redeemed conscience / Jeffrey B. Hammond
• Pierre Bayle : an enlightened alternative to John Locke / Edward Andrew
• Freedom of conscience and its right to constitutional protection : the contribution of Roger Williams / David Little
• Jonathan Edwards on conscience / Michael McClymond
• Obeying God rather than men : uneasy evangelicals, conscience, and politics / Micah Watson
• Mormonism and conscience / Rosalynde Welch and Nathan B. Oman
• Culture and conscience in the thought of Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI / Peter J. Casarella
• Part III. Applied topics in law and conscience
• Liberty of conscience, free exercise of religion, and the US Constitution / Nathan S. Chapman
• Religious conscience protections in American state constitutions / Michael J. DeBoer
• Forced conformity or accommodation? : reconciling conscience and difference in a pluralistic democracy / Mark Rienzi
• Christian conscience and sexual expression rights / Helen M. Alvaré
• Conscience and the Roman Catholic "just war" tradition / Joseph E. Capizzi
• Institutional conscience, corporate persons, and Hobby Lobby / Christopher Tollefsen
• Religion, conscience, and the law : reasons, bases, and limits for exemptions / R. Kent Greenawalt

Conscience has long been a foundational theme in Christian ethics, but it is a notoriously slippery and contested term. This volume works to define conscience and reveal the similarities and differences between different Christian traditions' thinking on the subject. In a thorough and scholarly manner, the authors explore Christian theological, legal, constitutional, historical, and philosophical meanings of conscience. Covering a range of historical periods, major figures in the development of conscience, and contemporary applications, this book is a vital source for scholars from a wide variety of disciplines seeking to understand conscience from a range of perspectives.
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• Introduction / Zachary R. Calo, Joshua Neoh, and A. Keith Thompson
• John Calvin and the law of love / Constance Youngwon Lee
• "To heal the wounds of sinners" : law, love, and forgiveness / Zachary R. Calo
• Why secularism is no option for a Christian citizen : Augustine's analysis of love in the city / Renée Köhler-Ryan
• Why Lutheranism is no option for a meaningful jurisprudence of love / Augusto Zimmermann
• Law and love in monasticism / Joshua Neoh
• The law of love as principles of civility : secular translation or religious contribution? / Alex Deagon
• The loving sword : the implications of divine simplicity for civil law / Benjamin B. Saunders
• Aquinas on love, law, and happiness : the interconnection between divine law, human law, and rational love / Stefanus Hendrianto SJ
• From alterity to proximity : Emmanuel Levinas on the natural law of love / Jonathan Crowe
• "Proving contraries" : Joseph Smith on law and love / Donlu Thayer
• From coercion to covenant : what kind of higher law did Jesus have in mind? / A. Keith Thompson
• The forgiveness of love in charity : getting conversationally opened up / Patrick McKinley Brennan

"This book examines how Christian love can inform legal thought. The work introduces love as a way to advance the emergent conversation between constructive theology and jurisprudence that will also inform conversations in philosophy and political theory. Love is the central category for Christian ethical understanding. Yet, the growing field of law and religion, and relatedly law and theology, rarely address how love can shape our understanding of law. This reflects, in part, a common assumption that law and love stand in necessary tension. Love applies to the private and the personal. Law, by contrast, applies to the public and the political, realms governed by power. It is thus a mistake to envisage love as having anything but a negative relationship to law. This conclusion continues to govern Christian understandings of the meaning and vocation of law. The animating idea of this volume is that the concept of love can and should inform Christian legal thought. The project approaches this task from the perspective of both historical and constructive theology. Various contributions examine how such thinkers as Augustine, Aquinas, and Calvin utilised love in their legal thought. These essays highlight often neglected aspects of the Christian tradition. Other contributions examine Christian love in light of contemporary legal topics including civility, forgiveness, and secularism. Love, the book proposes, not only matters for law but can transform the terms on which Christians understand and engage it. The book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of legal theory; law and religion; law and philosophy; legal history; theology and religious studies; and political theory"-- Provided by publisher

• Introduction / Zachary R. Calo, Joshua Neoh, and A. Keith Thompson
• John Calvin and the law of love / Constance Youngwon Lee
• "To heal the wounds of sinners" : law, love, and forgiveness / Zachary R. Calo
• Why secularism is no option for a Christian citizen : Augustine's analysis of love in the city / Renée Köhler-Ryan
• Why Lutheranism is no option for a meaningful jurisprudence of love / Augusto Zimmermann
• Law and love in monasticism / Joshua Neoh
• The law of love as principles of civility : secular translation or religious contribution? / Alex Deagon
• The loving sword : the implications of divine simplicity for civil law / Benjamin B. Saunders-- Aquinas on love, law, and happiness : the interconnection between divine law, human law, and rational love / Stefanus Hendrianto SJ
• From alterity to proximity : Emmanuel Levinas on the natural law of love / Jonathan Crowe
• "Proving contraries" : Joseph Smith on law and love / Donlu Thayer
• From coercion to covenant : what kind of higher law did Jesus have in mind? / A. Keith Thompson
• The forgiveness of love in charity : getting conversationally opened up / Patrick McKinley Brennan

"This book examines how Christian love can inform legal thought. The work introduces love as a way to advance the emergent conversation between constructive theology and jurisprudence that will also inform conversations in philosophy and political theory. Love is the central category for Christian ethical understanding. Yet, the growing field of law and religion, and relatedly law and theology, rarely address how love can shape our understanding of law. This reflects, in part, a common assumption that law and love stand in necessary tension. Love applies to the private and the personal. Law, by contrast, applies to the public and the political, realms governed by power. It is thus a mistake to envisage love as having anything but a negative relationship to law. This conclusion continues to govern Christian understandings of the meaning and vocation of law. The animating idea of this volume is that the concept of love can and should inform Christian legal thought. The project approaches this task from the perspective of both historical and constructive theology. Various contributions examine how such thinkers as Augustine, Aquinas, and Calvin utilised love in their legal thought. These essays highlight often neglected aspects of the Christian tradition. Other contributions examine Christian love in light of contemporary legal topics including civility, forgiveness, and secularism. Love, the book proposes, not only matters for law but can transform the terms on which Christians understand and engage it. The book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of legal theory; law and religion; law and philosophy; legal history; theology and religious studies; and political theory"-- Provided by publisher