Book contents
- The Blessings of Liberty
- Law and Christianity
- The Blessings of Liberty
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Christian Contributions to the Development of Rights and Liberties in the Western Legal Tradition
- 2 Magna Cartas Old and New
- 3 Natural Law and Natural Rights in the Early Protestant Tradition
- 4 “A Most Mild and Equitable Establishment of Religion”
- 5 Historical Foundations and Enduring Fundamentals of American Religious Freedom
- 6 Balancing the Guarantees of No Establishment and Free Exercise of Religion in American Education
- 7 Tax Exemption of Religious Property
- 8 Faith in Strasbourg?
- 9 Meet the New Boss of Religious Freedom
- Concluding Reflections Toward a Christian Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom Today
- Index
- References
Law and Christianity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 October 2021
Book contents
- The Blessings of Liberty
- Law and Christianity
- The Blessings of Liberty
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Christian Contributions to the Development of Rights and Liberties in the Western Legal Tradition
- 2 Magna Cartas Old and New
- 3 Natural Law and Natural Rights in the Early Protestant Tradition
- 4 “A Most Mild and Equitable Establishment of Religion”
- 5 Historical Foundations and Enduring Fundamentals of American Religious Freedom
- 6 Balancing the Guarantees of No Establishment and Free Exercise of Religion in American Education
- 7 Tax Exemption of Religious Property
- 8 Faith in Strasbourg?
- 9 Meet the New Boss of Religious Freedom
- Concluding Reflections Toward a Christian Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom Today
- Index
- References
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