Christianity and constitutionalism
A groundbreaking new collection, Christianity and Constitutionalism offers a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives on the relationship between Christian thought, history, and practice, and constitutional law and its related fields.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Christianity and constitutionalism] (2024) (Hammond, Jeffrey B., 1975 -)
[Rezension von: Christianity and constitutionalism] (2024) (Spencer, Stephen) [Rezension von: Christianity and constitutionalism] (2023) (Mitralexis, Sotiris) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christianity
/ Constitutional law
/ Constitution
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Constitutional law-Religious aspects-Christianity B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780197587256 |
| Summary: | A groundbreaking new collection, Christianity and Constitutionalism offers a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives on the relationship between Christian thought, history, and practice, and constitutional law and its related fields. Cover -- Half Title -- Christianity and Constitutionalism -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction: Christianity and Constitutionalism -- Part I -- 2. Old Testament: Torah and Constitutionalism -- 3. New Testament: "But our Constitution is in Heaven": New Testament Sketches on the People of God between Divine Law and Earthly Rulers -- 4. Antiquity: Constantine and Constitutionalism -- 5. Patristic Era: Augustine's Constitutionalism: Citizenship, Common Good, and Consent -- 6. Middle Ages: Canon Law Constitutionalism? -- 7. Reformation: The Protestant Reformation of Constitutionalism -- 8. Modernity: Understanding Law and Constitutionalism in Modernity: The Critical Contribution of English Reformation Public Theology -- Part II -- 9. Sovereignty: Dual, Plural, and One -- 10. Rule of Law: The Sacred Roots and Secular Shoots of the Supreme Law -- 11. Democracy: Self-Government and the Kingdom of Heaven -- 12. Separation of Powers: The Biblical Foundations of the Separation of Powers and the Catalytic Judicial Role -- 13. Rights and Freedoms: Christian Constitutional Rights? -- 14. Religious Freedom: Freedom of Conscience: Assessing the Christian Contribution -- 15. Federalism: A Legal, Political, and Religious Archaeology -- Part III -- 16. Revelation: Scripture and Covenant -- 17. Trinity: Against Leviathan: The Implications of Trinitarian Theology for Constitutionalism -- 18. Justice: Constitutional Design and the Purpose of the Political Community -- 19. Christology: Christology and Constitutionalism -- 20. Natural Law: Natural Law and Natural Right Revisited -- 21. Subsidiarity: Origins and Contemporary Aspects -- 22. Eschatology: The Greater Operation of Liberty -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0197587283 |