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Recovering self-evident truths : Catholic perspectives on American law / edited by Michael A. Scaperlanda and Teresa Stanton Collett.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church--Influence.
- Catholic Church.
- Law--United States.
- Law.
- Religion and law--United States.
- Religion and law.
- Christianity and justice--Catholic Church.
- Christianity and justice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (425 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : Catholic University of America Press, [2007]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book presents an engaging collection of essays exploring "catholic" and "Catholic" perspectives on American law--catholic in their claims of universal truths, and Catholic in their grounding in the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Contents:
- The foundations of Catholic legal theory : a primer / Kevin P. Lee
- A theological anthropology of the human person / Lorenzo Albacete
- A philosophical anthropology of the human person : can we know the nature of human persons? / Benedict M. Ashley
- Truth as the ground of freedom : a theme from John Paul II / Avery Cardinal Dulles
- Solidiarity, subsidiarity, and the consumerist impetus of American law / Robert K. Vischer
- The constitution and the common good : a perspective on the Catholic contribution / Robert John Araujo
- Why we should (and should not) be liberals / Christopher Wolfe
- Reason, freedom, and the rule of law : reflections on their significance in Catholic thought / Robert P. George
- Labor law : "Making life more human" : work and the social question / Thomas C. Kohler
- Contract law : a Catholic approach / James Gordley
- Property law : Catholic social thought and the new urbanism : a shared vision to confront the problem of urban sprawl? / Vincent D. Rougeau
- Tort law : toward a trinitarian theory of products liability / Amelia J. Uelmen
- Criminal law : "Everlasting splendours" : death-row volunteers, lawyers' ethics, and human dignity / Richard W. Garnett
- Family law : natural law, marriage, and the thought of Karol Wojtyla / John J. Coughlin
- Immigration law : a Catholic Christian perspective on immigration justice / Michael A. Scaperlanda
- International law : foundations of human rights : the unfinished business / Mary Ann Glendon.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-2089-0
- OCLC:
- 608039179
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