| God's Joust, God's Justice: Law and Religion in the Western Tradition Contributor(s): Witte, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802844219 ISBN-13: 9780802844217 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $40.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2006 Annotation: 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. "Gods Joust, Gods 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Law | Legal History - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 201.72 |
| LCCN: 2006018222 |
| Series: Emory University Studies in Law and Religion |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.18" W x 9" (1.47 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |