Christianity and Law : An Introduction /
Witte Jr, John,
- New York : Cambridge University ; 2008
- 343 p. ;
includes index and biblioraphy
1. Law and religion in judaism ...33 2. Law in early christianity ...53 3. Western canon law ...71 4. Natural law and natural rights ...89 5. Conscientious objection, civil disobedience, and resistance ...105 6. The christian sources of general contract law ...125 7. Proof, procedure, and evidence ...143 8. Family law and christian jurisprudence ...163 9. Poverty, charity and social welfare ...185 10. Property and christian theology ...205 11. Christian love and criminal punishment ...219 12. Christianity and human rights ...237 13. Religious liberty ....249 14. Modern church law ...271 15. Religious organizations and the state : The laws of eclesiastical polity and the civil courts ...293 16. Christianity and the large- scale corporation ...311