Christianity and Private Law.
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- 9781000225051
- 346.00099999999998
- K3280 .C475 2021
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Contributing Authors -- Part I: Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Christian Origins of Private Law -- 3 Biblical Understandings of Private Law -- Part II: Property -- 4 Christian Thought and Property Law -- 5 Augustinian Property -- 6 English Property Law and Christianity, 1500-1700 -- 7 The Boundaries of Dominion -- 8 Housing and Hope: Private Property and Catholic Social Teaching -- Part III: Contracts -- 9 Christian Contract Law and the Morality of the Market: A Historical Perspective -- 10 Private Law in Christian Perspective: The Example of Dooyeweerd on Contracts -- 11 Revisiting Unconscionability: Reciprocity and Justice -- 12 Christianity, Freedom, and the Doctrine of Consideration -- 13 Privatization and Pluralism in Dispute Resolution: Promoting Religious Values through Contract -- Part IV: Torts -- 14 The Moral of Torts -- 15 Tort Law and its Three Christian Pillars -- 16 John Calvin's Quarrel with Civil Recourse Theory -- 17 Tort Law and Intermediate Communities: Catholic and Calvinist Theories -- Index.
This volume examines the relationship between Christian legal theory and the fields of private law. It will be of special interest to the many law faculty in property, contracts, and torts, as it provides a set of often overlooked historical and theoretical perspectives on these fields.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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