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Christianity and constitutionalism /

A groundbreaking new collection, 'Christianity and Constitutionalism' offers a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives on the relationship between Christian thought, history, and practice, and constitutional law and its related fields.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Aroney, Nicholas (Editor), Leigh, I. (Ian) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Constitutional law > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Droit constitutionnel > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Constitutional law > Religious aspects > Christianity
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Christianity and Constitutionalism
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • 1. Introduction: Christianity and Constitutionalism
  • Part I
  • 2. Old Testament: Torah and Constitutionalism
  • 3. New Testament: "But our Constitution is in Heaven": New Testament Sketches on the People of God between Divine Law and Earthly Rulers
  • 4. Antiquity: Constantine and Constitutionalism
  • 5. Patristic Era: Augustine's Constitutionalism: Citizenship, Common Good, and Consent
  • 6. Middle Ages: Canon Law Constitutionalism?
  • 7. Reformation: The Protestant Reformation of Constitutionalism
  • 8. Modernity: Understanding Law and Constitutionalism in Modernity: The Critical Contribution of English Reformation Public Theology
  • Part II
  • 9. Sovereignty: Dual, Plural, and One
  • 10. Rule of Law: The Sacred Roots and Secular Shoots of the Supreme Law
  • 11. Democracy: Self-​Government and the Kingdom of Heaven
  • 12. Separation of Powers: The Biblical Foundations of the Separation of Powers and the Catalytic Judicial Role
  • 13. Rights and Freedoms: Christian Constitutional Rights?
  • 14. Religious Freedom: Freedom of Conscience: Assessing the Christian Contribution
  • 15. Federalism: A Legal, Political, and Religious Archaeology
  • Part III
  • 16. Revelation: Scripture and Covenant
  • 17. Trinity: Against Leviathan: The Implications of Trinitarian Theology for Constitutionalism
  • 18. Justice: Constitutional Design and the Purpose of the Political Community
  • 19. Christology: Christology and Constitutionalism
  • 20. Natural Law: Natural Law and Natural Right Revisited
  • 21. Subsidiarity: Origins and Contemporary Aspects
  • 22. Eschatology: The Greater Operation of Liberty
  • Index.