This volume examines the relationship between Christian legal theory and the fields of private law. Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in private l

This volume examines the relationship between Christian legal theory and the fields of private law. Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in private l

What impact has Christianity had on the law from its beginnings to the present day? This introduction explores the main legal teachings of Western Christianity,

This collection, by leading legal scholars, judges and practitioners, together with theologians and church historians, presents historical, theological, philoso

Combining Jewish, Greek, and Roman teachings with the radical new teachings of Christ and St. Paul, Christianity helped to cultivate the cardinal ideas of digni