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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.

Christianity and law --- Law --- Love

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"Christians have often neglected the wisdom of the Old Testament laws because they have been viewed as irrelevant, obscure, disturbing, or only useful as "moral laws". In Old Testament Law for Christians, Roy E. Gane, a leading evangelical expert in biblical law, helps readers understand the Old Testament law, how it functioned in the Old Testament, and how it is and is not instructive for contemporary Christians. This is accomplished by providing a detailed explanation of the law's purpose, as well as looking at the literary and historical background of ancient Israel. Gane proceeds to analyze extensively both the application and value of the Old Testament law. The aim of this work is to aid Christians, especially those who teach others, in understanding how Old Testament laws reveal wise and enduring values and principles, even when certain laws might not directly apply to us today." -- ‡c From publisher's description. "The Old Testament law is foundational for our understanding of the Bible, but for many it remains some of the Old Testament's most foreign and exotic material. This book by a leading evangelical expert in biblical law helps readers understand Old Testament law, how it functioned in the Old Testament, and how it is (and is not) instructive for contemporary Christians. The author explicates the often confusing legal system of ancient Israel, differentiates between time-bound cultural aspects of Israelite law and universally applicable aspects of the divine value system, and shows the ethical relevance of Old Testament law for Christians today." -- ‡c From amazon.com.

Law (Theology) --- Christianity and law

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Die Frage nach der Begründbarkeit des Rechts zeigt gegenwärtig ihre bleibende Aktualität. Obwohl offensichtliche Parallelen bestehen, sind theologische Beiträge zur Ethik des Rechts bis heute alles andere als selbstverständlich.Im ersten Teil der Untersuchung wird der Einfluß des christlichen Glaubens auf die europäische Rechtsentwicklung von der Christianisierung des römischen Reiches bis zur Diskussion universeller Menschenrechte in der Gegenwart gezeigt. Im zweiten Teil widmet sich das Werk der Rechtfertigungslehre bezüglich der für die neuzeitliche Entwicklung verantwortlichen drei Hauptschübe »Theodizee«, »Anthropodizee« und »Soziodizee«. Der dritte Teil behandelt die neuere Diskussion zur Rechtfertigungslehre, wobei die spezifische Verbindung von Rechtfertigung und Recht am Werk des aus der Schweiz stammenden evangelischen Theologen Karl Barth expliziert wird. Abschließend wird die Unterscheidung von Person und ihrem Handeln hervorgehoben. Dies läßt zu, die Sinnhaftigkeit des Lebens auch bei denjenigen Menschen noch zu bejahen, die im Handeln gescheitert sind. Der Vorrang der Person vor ihren Werken bietet die Grundlage für eine Personenwürde, unabhängig von Geschlecht, Alter, Fähigkeiten und Wohlstand.

Christianity and law. --- Church and state --- History.

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British jurist considers suicide, euthanasia, homosexuality, sterilization, artificial insemination and birth control from the historical, legal and moral standards.

Christianity and law. --- Law and ethics.

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Christianity and law --- Ecclesiastical law --- Law (Theology)