"Through their translations, with commentaries, of prefaces to medieval canonical collections, the authors trace the development of medieval ecclesiastical law. The first edition of this book was published by Yale University Press in 1998. This second edition includes additional…
"Just as the four books of the holy gospel, so also I confess to receive and venerate four councils." With these words Pope St Gregory the Great of Rome (Ep. I.24) expressed his respect for the authority of the four most ancient ecumenical councils: Nicea (325 AD), Constantinopl…
"Just as the four books of the holy gospel, so also I confess to receive and venerate four councils." With these words Pope St Gregory the Great of Rome (Ep. I.24) expressed his respect for the authority of the four most ancient ecumenical councils: Nicea (325 AD), Constantinopl…
"The problem of absolutes" refers to the difficulty of grounding and defending absolute prohibitions in a legal system that is rationalized on the basis of means-ends rationality. (An example might be the difficulty in identifying an absolute prohibition on torture that is not s…
"The problem of absolutes" refers to the difficulty of grounding and defending absolute prohibitions in a legal system that is rationalized on the basis of means-ends rationality. (An example might be the difficulty in identifying an absolute prohibition on torture that is not s…
"The conventional approach to law and religion assumes that these are competing domains, which raises questions about the freedom of, and from, religion; alternate commitments of religion and human rights; and respective jurisdictions of civil and religious courts. This volume m…
"The problem of absolutes" refers to the difficulty of grounding and defending absolute prohibitions in a legal system that is rationalized on the basis of means-ends rationality. (An example might be the difficulty in identifying an absolute prohibition on torture that is not s…
It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned and, in turn, influenced the lay world within its care without understanding "canon law". This book examines its development from its beginnings to the end of the Middle Ages, updating its findings in light of rec…
