American Law from a Catholic Perspective: Through a Clearer Lens (Catholic Social Thought)
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (749 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442261684 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 326 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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. In addition to serving as an advisor to the Holy See’s mission to the United Nations, he has authored or coauthored eight books on law and modern Catholic history. Rychlak is the Jamie L. Professor Ronald J. Whitten Chair of Law and Government at the University of Mississippi School of Law
Five Stars Short, concise and informative chapters.
Anyone interested in that endeavor will be well served by consulting American Law from a Catholic Perspective. The contributors to American Law from a Catholic Perspective are well acquainted with the nuance and sophistication of Catholic social teaching. (The University Bookman)American Law from a Catholic Perspective is just what its title promises and so much more: a brilliant collection of essays from some of the country’s best legal thinkers. In this fine collection of essays, they evaluate the American legal system against the values that animate the Church’s vision of a just and humane society. Catholic legal thinkers have awakened only slowly to the task of bringing new horizons into the national dialogue on law, and are only at the beginnings of doing so. Because the justifying
Based on well-developed and established ideas in Catholic social thought, the evaluations, suggestions, and remedies offer ample food for thought and a basis for action in the realm of legal scholarship.. Contributors explore bankruptcy, corporate law, environmental law, family law, immigration, labor law, military law, property, torts, and several different aspects of constitutional law, among other subjects. Readers will find probing arguments that bring to bear the critical perspective of Catholic social thought on American le