Law and Religion

The Legal Teachings of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. Hrsg. von Wim Decock, Jordan J. Ballor, Michael Germann und Laurent Waelkens.

The impact of the Reformations on law, jurisprudence and moral theology. 13 contributions by Mathias Schmoeckel, John Witte Jr., Todd Rester, Mia Korpiola, Alain Wijffels, Harald Maihold, Vincenzo Lavenia, Richard H. Helmholz, Charles Donahue Jr, Laurent Waelkens, Jordan J. Ballor, Wim Decock and Michael Germann. - The overall impression conveyed by the essays is that on the level of substantive doctrine (the legal teachings) there seems to be more continuity between Protestant and Catholic, or, for that matter, between medieval and early modern jurisprudence and theology than usually expected. As it is illustrated with regards to topics ranging from just war doctrine over business ethics to marriage law, at the very least there appears to have been an on-going conversation between jurists and theologians across the confessional divide. This does not prevent some contributions from highlighting that on the institutional level, for instance in university politics, radical tensions between Reformers and Counter-Reformers played a paramount role. This book also offers approaches to the relationship between Church(es) and State(s) in the early modern period and to the practical as well as doctrinal use of natural law in both Protestant and Catholic lands. 278 Seiten, gebunden (Refo500 Academic Studies - R5AS; Vol. 20/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2014) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear