Great Christian Jurists in American History

ISBN-13: 9781108475358 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 342 str.

Daniel L. Dreisbach; Mark David Hall

Opis

Profiles nineteen of America's greatest Christian jurists from the early colonial era to the present day.

Recenzje

'This highly readable and invaluable volume is part of an impressive series by Cambridge University Press that describes and analyzes Christianity's enormous role in shaping the history of law. The book analyzes the intersection of faith and law in the lives of nineteen distinguished American jurists. Profiling Winthrop, Penn and Dickinson as well as Jay, Story, David Brewer, Harold Berman, Scalia, Mary Ann Glendon, and Robert P. George among others, it will interest scholars in history, political theory, theology, and law.' Joshua J. Bowman, Religious Studies Review

Spis treści

Introduction. Christianity and American law Daniel L. Dreisbach; 1. Roger Williams and John Cotton Glenn A. Moots; 2. John Winthrop and the covenantal ideal Darren Staloff; 3. Friendly laws: William Penn's Christian jurisprudence Andrew R. Murphy; 4. The friendly jurisprudence and early feminism of John Dickinson Jane E. Calvert; 5. Roger Sherman, Oliver Ellsworth, and the formation of America's constitutional order Mark David Hall; 6. John Jay: the first Chief Justice Wendell Bird; 7. James Wilson Donald L. Drakeman; 8. Was Justice Joseph Story a Christian constitutionalist? James Stoner; 9. Harvard's evangelist of evidence: Simon Greenleaf's Christian common sense Daniel David Blinka; 10. John Marshall Harlan the Elder, Christian jurist Linda Przybyszewski; 11. Judicial conservatism and Protestant faith: the case of Justice David J. Brewer Linda Przybyszewski; 12. John T. Noonan, Jr: Catholic jurist and judge Charles J. Reid, Jr; 13. The integrative Christian jurisprudence of Harold J. Berman John Witte; 14. Antonin Scalia: devout Christian; worldly judge Thomas C. Berg; 15. The insights and transitions of Mary Ann Glendon Paolo G. Carozza; 16. A reformed liberalism: Michael McConnell's contributions to Christian jurisprudence Nathan S. Chapman; 17. The jurisprudence of Robert P. George Gerard V. Bradley.