The Ascent of Christian Law - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ascent of Christian Law write by John Anthony McGuckin. This book was released on 2012. The Ascent of Christian Law available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Ascent Through Christ
The Ascent Through Christ - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ascent Through Christ write by Ebenezer Griffith-Jones. This book was released on 1899. The Ascent Through Christ available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Law and Theology
Law and Theology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Law and Theology write by David W. Opderbeck. This book was released on 2019-11-05. Law and Theology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Law and Theology offers the definitive account of the relationship between law and theology in the Christian tradition. Drawing on diverse biblical texts and classic authors from the early church to contemporary voices from the modern period, David W. Opderbeck examines key legal questions and controversial case studies from an interdisciplinary perspective, breaking new ground for legal scholars and theologians alike. As a law professor, practicing attorney, and theologian, Opderbeck writes as an insider from both disciplines. This unique look brings fresh insight for both fields in a context where questions of theology and law are especially relevant--and increasingly urgent. Going beyond the culture wars, Opderbeck brings these real-world cases to life, examining the ins and outs of the most important legal questions facing American civic and religious life. Scholars and students of law and theology will find this book to be required reading in and outside the legal and theological classrooms.
Christianity and Family Law
Christianity and Family Law - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christianity and Family Law write by John Witte, Jr. This book was released on 2017-10-12. Christianity and Family Law available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Western tradition has always cherished the family as an essential foundation of a just and orderly society, and thus accorded it special legal and religious protection. Christianity embraced this teaching from the start, and many of the basics of Western family law were shaped by the Christian theologies of nature, sacrament, and covenant. This volume introduces readers to the enduring and evolving Christian norms and teachings on betrothals and weddings; marriage and divorce; women's and children's rights; marital property and inheritance; and human sexuality and intimate relationships. The chapters are authoritatively written but accessible to college and graduate students and scholars, as well as clergy and laity. While alert to the hot button issues of sexual liberty today, the contributing authors let the historical figures speak for themselves about what Christianity has and can contribute to the protection and guidance of our most intimate association.
The First Thousand Years
The First Thousand Years - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The First Thousand Years write by Robert Louis Wilken. This book was released on 2012-11-27. The First Thousand Years available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “[A] brilliant survey of the development of Christianity . . . tells a riveting story of a struggling young religion searching for an identity.” —Publishers Weekly This sweeping history begins with the life of Jesus and narrates the remarkable story of Christianity as it unfolded over the next thousand years. Unique in its global scope, the book encompasses the vast geographical span of early Christianity, from the regions around the Mediterranean Sea through the Middle East and beyond to central Asia, India, and China. Robert Louis Wilken, beloved professor and renowned author, selects people and events of particular importance in Christian history to bring into focus the full drama of the new religion’s development. The coming of Christianity, he demonstrates, set in motion one of the most profound revolutions the world has known. Wilken tracks the growth of Christian communities around the ancient world and shows how the influence of Christianity led not only to the remaking of cultures but also to the creation of new civilizations. He explores the powerful impact of the rise and spread of Islam on Christianity and devotes several chapters to the early experiences of Christians under Muslim rule in the Middle East, Egypt, north Africa, and Spain. By expanding the telling of Christian history to encompass perspectives beyond just those of the West, Wilken highlights how interactions with new peoples and languages changed early Christian practices, even as the shared rituals of Christian people bound them in spiritual unity despite their deep cultural differences. “Ambitious and wide-ranging . . . [This] highly accessible volume abounds with lively tales and fascinating connections.” — The Christian Century
