Magna Carta, Religion and the Rule of Law

Archbishop Stephen Langton hoped with Magna Carta to realise an Old Testament, covenantal kingship in England. At the Charter''s 800th anniversary, distinguished jurists, theologians and historians from five faith-traditions and three continents ask how Magna Carta''s biblical foundations have mattered and still matter now. A Lord Chief Justice, a Chief Rabbi, a Grand Mufti of Egypt, specialists i...