On secular governance Lutheran perspectives on contemporary legal issues / edited by Ronald W. Duty and Marie A. Failinger.
| Other author | Duty, Ronald W., 1945- |
| Other author | Failinger, Marie A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016. |
| Description | xvi, 366 pages; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Nomos and narrative in civil law and theological ethics / W. Bradley Wendel -- Why religious freedom? / John R. Stumme -- African Americans and secular law : a paradoxical relationship / Richard J. Perry Jr. -- U.S. property law reconsidered in light of the Lutheran finitum capax infiniti / Mary Gaebler -- Law, grace, climate change, and water rights in the American Southwest / Ronald W. Duty -- A Lutheran feminist critique of American child protection laws : sins of sexual nature / Kirsi Stjerna -- Hiding in plain sight : Lutheran reflections on human trafficking / Wanda Deifelt -- Bearing so much similar fruit : Lutheran theology and comprehensive immigration reform / Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. -- God's uses of the law and the effort to establish a constitutional right to the means to live / Marie A. Failinger and Patrick R. Keifert -- Can Luther help modern lawyers understand fiduciary duty? / Susan R. Martyn -- The legal framework of Lutheran churches : a historical European perspective / Svend Andersen and Morten Kjaer -- Military chaplains and the law / James M. Childs Jr. -- The right to freedom of association : organizing in Rwanda after genocide / Victor Thasiah -- Disturbing unjust peace in Nigeria through the church and legal reforms : the contribution of Luther's critical public theology / Ibrahim Bitrus -- How should modern Lutherans try to shape secular law? / Robert Benne. |
| General note | Based in part on a conference held at Valparaiso University's Chicago location at the Lutheran School of Theology, on March 27-28, 2014. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016006022 |
| ISBN | 9780802872289 (pbk. : alk. paper) |