Christian Law

Contemporary Principles

Bibliographic Data

ID19916753
AuthorsNorman Doe (0000-0003-1464-3130, Cardiff University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Publication date2013-09-12
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueChristian Law (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781139021906
OpenAlexW4254649617
ISBN9781139021906
Open LibraryOL34492235M
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Christian Law: Contemporary Principles offers a detailed comparison of the laws of churches across ten distinct Christian traditions worldwide: Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Reformed, Presbyterian, United, Congregational and Baptist. From this comparison, Professor Doe proposes that all denominations of the faith share common principles in spite of their doctrinal divisions; and that these principles reveal a concept of 'Christian law' and contribute to a theological understanding of global Christian identity. Adopting a unique interdisciplinary approach, the book provides comprehensive coverage on the sources and purposes of church law, the faithful (lay and ordained), the institutions of church governance, discipline and dispute resolution, doctrine and worship, the rites of passage, ecumenism, property and finance, as well as church, State and society. This is an invaluable resource for lawyers and theologians who are engaged in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, showing how dogmas may divide but laws link Christians across traditions

Doctrine · Ecumenism · Faith · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Worship · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · Religious Freedom and Discrimination · Anglican communion · Canon law · Comparative canon law · Ecclesiastical law · Government · Orthodox Eastern Church · Protestant churches

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