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God's Joust, God's Justice: Law and Religion in the Western Tradition

There are three things that people will die for: their faith, their freedom, and their family. This volume studies all three, and the interactions among them... more

Leuven Lectures on Religious Institutions, Religious Communities and Rights

Religious institutions such as churches are founded on organizational structures, constitute distinct entities in human society, and in their capacity as legal... more

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Book Series

Emory University Studies in Law and Religion

Published in collaboration with the Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, this series is intended to foster exploration of the religious dimensions of law, the legal dimensions of religion, and the interaction of legal and religious ideas, institutions, and methods. Written by leading scholars of law, political science, and related fields, these volumes will help meet the growing demand for literature in the burgeoning interdisciplinary study of law and religion. 

Title Author, Editor, or Contributor Research Project Research Perspective Links
Early New England: A Covenanted Society, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005 New David A. Weir       
The Fabric of Hope: An Essay, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003 Glenn Tinder 
         		    
    Faith and Order: The Reconciliation of Law and Religion, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993     Legal Perspectives    
    God's Joust, God's Justice: Law and Religion in the Western Tradition, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006 New John Witte, Jr.    Historical Perspectives    
    The Idea of Natural Rights: Studies on Natural Rights, Natural Law, and Church Law 1150-1625, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1997 Brian Tierney    Historical Perspectives    
    Liberty: Rethinking an Imperiled Ideal, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007 New Glenn Tinder       
    Political Order and the Plural Structure of Society, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1991 James W. Skillen, Rockne M. McCarthy 
             		    
      Power Over the Body, Equal Rights in the Family: Rights and Domestic Relations in Medieval Canon Law, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004 Charles J. Reid, Jr.    Historical Perspectives    
      Rediscovering the Natural Law in Reformed Theological Ethics, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006 New Stephen Grabill       
      Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Legal Perspectives, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996 John Witte, Jr., Johan D. van der Vyver    Legal Perspectives    
      Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Religious Perspectives, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996 John Witte, Jr., Johan D. van der Vyver    Philosophical Perspectives    
      Religious Liberty in Western Thought, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996 W. Cole Durham, Jr., Noel B. Reynolds    Historical Perspectives    
      Suing for America's Soul: John Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute, and Conservative Christians in the Courts, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007 New R. Jonathan Moore    Legal Perspectives    
      The Ten Commandments in History: Mosaic Paradigms for a Well-Ordered Society , William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004 Paul Kuntz 
                 		    
        Theology of Law and Authority in the English Reformation, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1991 Joan O'Donovan 
                     		    

          Religion, Marriage and Family Series

          Published in collaboration with Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company this new series investigates marriage and family as major theological and cultural issues. Given that both society and the church have debated these topics intensely but have actually studied them very little, this series attempts to correct recent theological neglect of these important matters.

          Title Author, Editor, or Contributor Research Project Research Perspective Links
          The Book of Marriage, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001 Dana Mack, David Blankenhorn 
                         		 Matters of Concern    
            The Child in Christian Thought, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001 Marcia J. Bunge    Religious Perspectives    
            Christian Ethics and the Moral Psychologies, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006 New Don S. Browning       
            Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005 New John Witte, Jr., Eliza Ellison    Historical Perspectives    
            Does Christianity Teach Male Headship? The Equal-Regard Marriage and Its Critics, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004 Don S. Browning, David Blankenhorn, Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen    Religious Perspectives    
            Early Christian Families in Context, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003 David L. Balch, Carolyn Osiek 
                             		    
              The Equal-Regard Family and its Friendly Critics: Don Browning and the Practical Theological Ethics of the Family, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007 New M Christian Green, Amy Wheeler, John Witte, Jr.       
              Equality and the Family: A Fundamental Practical Theology of Children, Mothers, and Fathers in Modern Societies, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007 New Don S. Browning       
              Marriage - Just a Piece of Paper?, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002 Don S. Browning, Katherine Anderson, Brian Boyer 
                                 		    
                Marriage and Modernization: How Globalization Threatens Marriage and What to Do about It, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003 Don S. Browning       
                The Morality of Adoption: Social-Psychological, Theological, and Legal Perspectives , William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005 New Timothy P. Jackson    Religious Perspectives    
                More Lasting Unions: Christianity, the Family, and Society, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000 Stephen G. Post 
                                     		    
                  The Mystery of the Child, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007 New Martin E. Marty       
                  Sex, Marriage, and Family in John Calvin's Geneva I: Courtship, Engagement, Marriage, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005 New John Witte, Jr., Robert M. Kingdon    Historical Perspectives    
                  The Vocation of the Child, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008 New Patrick M. Brennan    Legal Perspectives