Systems of law: ecclesiastical (canon) law

This book surveys the textual representation of Cuthbert, the premier northern English saint, from the seventh to fifteenth centuries.

This book surveys the textual representation of Cuthbert, the premier northern English saint, from the seventh to fifteenth centuries.

Investigates papal government in the later-twelfth century, focusing on the decrees issued at papal councils, and their reception.

Discusses natural law as a traditional but highly contested source of canon law.

Accessible translations, with editions of papal documents from Late Antiquity, addressing key themes such as marriage, celibacy, ritual and heresy.

Discusses natural law as a traditional but highly contested source of canon law.

Accessible translations, with editions of papal documents from Late Antiquity, addressing key themes such as marriage, celibacy, ritual and heresy.

Comparing church laws within ten Christian traditions worldwide, Christianity emerges as a religion of law as well as of faith.

Comparing church laws within ten Christian traditions worldwide, Christianity emerges as a religion of law as well as of faith.

The Canons of the Church of England are an essential reference for anyone responsible for the legal aspects of running a church

The Canons of the Church of England are an essential reference for anyone responsible for the legal aspects of running a church.

This book explains and illustrates a variety of semiotic issues in the study of biblical law.

This highly useful book provides quick reference and accessibility to the current canon law of both churches.

Major new study of Ivo of Chartres, providing a new interpretation of the authorship of works attributed to him.

Major new study of Ivo of Chartres, providing a new interpretation of the authorship of works attributed to him.

Tracing the history of growth and then the slow disappearance of English law and social regulation.

A critique of the treatment of the right to freedom of religion within the UN and Europe, first published in 2005.

An interpretation of Gratian''s Decretum, based on the discovery of a shorter, original version.

An exploration of the influence of gender on the workings of memory in the Middle Ages, focussing on the non-elite.

Christ's Fulfillment of Torah and Temple is a concise introduction to the Christian theology of salvation in light of the contributions of Thomas Aquinas.

Das Kirchenrecht ist kein unveränderbarer monolithischer Block, sondern stets ein Ius semper reformandum.

Anhand eines konkreten Rechtsstreites wird das bestehende System von Verwaltungsbeschwerde und kirchlicher Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit auf seine Effizienz hin befragt: Stärken und Schwächen sowie Vorzüge und Grenzen werden dabei aufgezeigt.

Law, Person, and Community: Philosophical, Theological, and Comparative Perspectives on Canon Law takes up the fundamental question "e;What is law?

International Transactions in Goods: Global Sales in Comparative Context explains the complex transactional structures common in international sales, from both an international and a domestic legal perspective.

Canon Law: A Comparative Study with Anglo-American Legal Theory, by the Reverend John J.

The sexual abuse of children and teens by rogue priests in the U.

The foundation for all study of biblical law is the assumption that the Covenant Code is the oldest legal code in the Hebrew Bible and that all other laws are revisions of that code.

Augustine's Early Thought on the Redemptive Function of Divine Judgement considers the relationship between Augustine's account of God's judgment and his theology of grace in his early works.

Augustine's Early Thought on the Redemptive Function of Divine Judgement considers the relationship between Augustine's account of God's judgment and his theology of grace in his early works.

Ecclesiastical Law has established itself as the leading authority on the laws of the Church of England.

Ecclesiastical Law has established itself as the leading authority on the laws of the Church of England.

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Marsilius of Padua is conventionally seen as a thinker ahead of his time: the first secular political theorist, and the first post-classical thinker to espouse republicanism.

This book approaches the subject of late Roman law from the perspective of legal practice revealed in courtroom processes, as well as more 'informal' types of dispute settlement.

Enchantment and Creed in the Hymns of Ambrose of Milan offers the first critical overview of the hymns of Ambrose of Milan in the context of fourth-century doctrinal song and Ambrose's own catechetical preaching.

Enchantment and Creed in the Hymns of Ambrose of Milan offers the first critical overview of the hymns of Ambrose of Milan in the context of fourth-century doctrinal song and Ambrose's own catechetical preaching.

This work offers a detailed reconstruction of the campaigns for and trials resulting in the beatification (in 1626) and subsequent canonization in 1169 of the Florentine mystic nun, Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi (1566-1607).

This work offers a detailed reconstruction of the campaigns for and trials resulting in the beatification (in 1626) and subsequent canonization in 1169 of the Florentine mystic nun, Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi (1566-1607).

Law was central to the ancient Roman's conception of themselves and their empire.

This book explores the taxation and exemption of churches and other religious institutions, both empirically and normatively.

This book explores the taxation and exemption of churches and other religious institutions, both empirically and normatively.

The foundation for all study of biblical law is the assumption that the Covenant Code is the oldest legal code in the Hebrew Bible and that all other laws are revisions of that code.