Great Christian jurists in American history
This book profiles nineteen of America's most influential Christian jurists from the early colonial era to the present day. It will be of interest to anyone interested in American legal history and jurisprudence, the role Christianity has played throughout the nation's history, and the rel...
| Summary: | This book profiles nineteen of America's most influential Christian jurists from the early colonial era to the present day. It will be of interest to anyone interested in American legal history and jurisprudence, the role Christianity has played throughout the nation's history, and the relationship between faith and law. Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: Christianity and American Law -- 1 John Cotton and Roger Williams -- 2 John Winthrop and the Covenantal Ideal -- 3 Friendly Laws: William Penn's Christian Jurisprudence -- 4 The Friendly Jurisprudence and Early Feminism of John Dickinson -- 5 Roger Sherman, Oliver Ellsworth, and the Formation of America's Constitutional Order -- 6 John Jay: The First Chief Justice -- 7 James Wilson -- 8 Was Justice Joseph Story a Christian Constitutionalist? -- 9 Harvard's Evangelist of Evidence: Simon Greenleaf's Christian Common Sense -- 10 John Marshall Harlan the Elder -- 11 Judicial Conservatism and Protestant Faith: The Case of Justice David J. Brewer -- 12 John T. Noonan, Jr.: Catholic Jurist and Judge -- 13 The Integrative Christian Jurisprudence of Harold J. Berman -- 14 Antonin Scalia: Devout Christian -- Worldly Judge? -- 15 The Insights and Transitions of Mary Ann Glendon -- 16 A Reformed Liberalism: Michael McConnell's Contributions to Christian Jurisprudence -- 17 The Jurisprudence of Robert P. George -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781108609937 |
