
Christianity, Ethics and the Law
The Concept of Love in Christian Legal Thought
$154.12
- Paperback
242 pages
- Release Date
26 August 2024
Summary
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 addresses how love can shape our understanding of law. This reflects, in part, a comm…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780367710071 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0367710072 |
| Author: | Zachary R. Calo, Joshua Neoh, A. Keith Thompson |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 242 |
| Release Date: | 26 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 470g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | Law and Religion |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘This impressive volume probes several hard dialectics that have occupied Christianity from its biblical beginnings… The authors reflect both the hard-nosed realism of seasoned lawyers with the faith-based imagination of sincere believers. The authors toe no party line, herd no sacred cows, and trade in no naïve nostalgia… St. Paul, Martin Luther, and other titans take several hits… This is rigorous law and theology scholarship of a rare and refined sort.’
John Witte, Jr., Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University
About The Author
Zachary R. Calo
Zachary R. Calo is Professor of Law at Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar. He is also Professor of Law (Adj.) at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Visiting Professor at The Open University (UK), Visiting Professor at Tashkent State University of Law (Uzbekistan), and Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University, Qatar, as well as Research Scholar in Law and Religion at Valparaiso University and Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University.
Joshua Neoh is Associate Professor of Law at the Australian National University (ANU), Australia.
A. Keith Thompson is Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA), Australia.
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