Church Law in Modernity: Toward a Theory of Canon Law Between Nature and Culture

ISBN-13: 9781108716598 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 284 str.

Germany) Hahn Bochum Judith (Ruhr-Universitat

Opis

This book discusses natural law as a traditional but highly contested source of canon law. In doing so it marks a contribution to the heated debates on natural law in general and on the foundation of law, both secular or religious, in legal studies, philosophy, and ethics.

Recenzje

'Hahn's book covers a wide range of topics drawn from various disciplines, assembled coherently and rigourously. Natural law and its relation to Catholic canon law, a global system regulating well over a billion faithful, is examined in a multi-faceted way that is both panoramic and specific, concluding with fifty theses that will generate and facilitate discussion.' Robert Ombres, University of Oxford

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Nature as a source of validity for religious law; 2. Questions from a canonist's point of view; 3. Canon law between nature and culture; 4. Consequences for developing the law; 5. Conclusion.