Table Talk : Short Talks on the Weightier Matters of Law and Religion / John Witt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Witte, John, author.

Series:

Brill research perspectives in Jesuit studies.

Brill Research Perspectives in International Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and law.

Physical Description:

1 volume ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2023]

Summary:

John Witte offers sage reflections on how to thrive in law school; short commentaries on hard questions of faith, freedom, and family; pithy sermons on difficult biblical texts on law; and touching tributes to a few of his fallen heroes.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Abstract

Keywords

Introduction

1 Talks to Law Students

1.1 The Vocation of the Lawyer

1.2 Always Take a Day Off on the Weekend

1.3 Assists and the Legal Profession

1.4 Emancipation in Life and the Law

1.5 The Freedom of Silence

1.6 A Whale for the Killing

1.7 Beehive Republics

1.8 The Vocation of Law and Religion

1.9 The Cathedral of the Law

1.10 The Routes and Roots of the Law

1.11 The Song of the Law

2 Talks on Public Issues

2.1 The Superstition of Separation of Church and State

2.2 Keeping the Commandments

2.3 Lift High the Cross

2.4 Scopes II and Beyond

2.5 Go Tell It to the … Mosque?

2.6 Why Monogamy Is Natural

2.7 The Legal Challenges of Religious Polygamy

2.8 Unwanted Children

2.9 Sex May Be Free, but Children Are Not

2.10 Spare the Rod!

3 Talks from Pulpits

3.1 Our Twofold Human Nature

3.2 Christ the King

3.3 "Compel Them to Come In"

3.4 Resurrection Pluralism

3.5 Confessions of a Christian Historian

3.6 Christian Legal Studies

4 Words of Remembrance

4.1 In Memory of Harold J. Berman

4.2 In Memory of Alonzo L. McDonald

4.3 In Memory of Johan David Van der Vyver

4.4 In Memory of Dad.

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ISBN:

90-04-53657-4

9004681450

9789004681453