Systems of law: ecclesiastical (canon) law

The year 1998 was the 800th anniversary of the election of Lotario dei Conti di Segni as Pope.

Reflecting the focus but also range of their honorand's work in medieval canon law in the era before Gratian, the essays in this volume explore the creation and transmission of canonical texts and the motives of their compilers but also address the issues of how the law was interpreted and used by diverse audiences in the earlier middle ages, with especial focus on the eleventh and early twelfth centuries.

Reflecting the focus but also range of their honorand's work in medieval canon law in the era before Gratian, the essays in this volume explore the creation and transmission of canonical texts and the motives of their compilers but also address the issues of how the law was interpreted and used by diverse audiences in the earlier middle ages, with especial focus on the eleventh and early twelfth centuries.

Collected Studies CS1071The central figure in this volume is that of Gratian, whose monumental compilation of canon law sparked off the revival of legal studies in the medieval West.

Collected Studies CS1071The central figure in this volume is that of Gratian, whose monumental compilation of canon law sparked off the revival of legal studies in the medieval West.

This volume brings together papers by a group of scholars, distinguished in their own right, in honour of James Brundage.

This volume brings together papers by a group of scholars, distinguished in their own right, in honour of James Brundage.

'I study power' - so Robert Louis Benson described his work as a scholar of medieval history.

'I study power' - so Robert Louis Benson described his work as a scholar of medieval history.

Much has been written on specific religious legal systems, yet substantial comparative studies that strive to compare systems, identifying their analogies and differences, have been relatively few.

First Published in 1988.

First Published in 1988.

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

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

It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned and, in turn, influenced the lay world within its care without understanding "e;canon law"e;.

It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned and, in turn, influenced the lay world within its care without understanding "e;canon law"e;.

The Unheard Voice of Law in Bartolome de las Casas's Brevisima relacion de la destruicion de las Indias reinterprets Las Casas's controversial treatise as a legal document, whose legal character is linked to civil and ecclesial genres of the Early Modern and late Renaissance juridical tradition.

The Unheard Voice of Law in Bartolome de las Casas's Brevisima relacion de la destruicion de las Indias reinterprets Las Casas's controversial treatise as a legal document, whose legal character is linked to civil and ecclesial genres of the Early Modern and late Renaissance juridical tradition.

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.

Published in 1998, these essays focus on Rome and the curia in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Are Eastern Orthodoxy and evangelicalism at all compatible?

Despite a strong belief in the institution and sacredness of marriage, studies show that Christian spouses experience divorce at least as much as the secular population.

A Development of the Doctrine of Scripture and Its Interpretation.

How has a legal tradition determined by men affected the lives of women?

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.

This fourth collection by Professor Andre Gouron presents a set of twenty studies on jurisprudence, jurists and legal practice in the 12th and 13th centuries.