Law

John Witte

Faith, Freedom, and Family

New Studies in Law and Religion
Edited by Norman Doe and Gary S. Hauk

[Glaube, Freiheit und Familie. Neue Studien zu Recht und Religion.]

2021. XXI, 791 pages.

Untersuchungen über Recht und Religion  2

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This volume retrieves the major legal and theological teachings that have shaped the bedrock institutions of faith, freedom, and family in the West. It defends these teachings against modern critics, and it suggests new ways to reform and restore these foundational institutions for modern pluralistic societies.
Faith, freedom, and family together form the bedrock of a good life and a just society. But this foundation has suffered seismic shocks from vibrant religious pluralism, profound political changes, and new conceptions of marriage. This volume retrieves the major legal and theological teachings that have shaped these institutions and suggests ways to strengthen and integrate them anew. Part I highlights the work of several scholars of law and religion who have defined and defended the place of faith in law, politics, and society. Part II documents the development of freedom in the West and parries the attacks of skeptics of modern rights. Part III reaffirms the family as a cornerstone of faith and freedom historically and today, even while defending some modern marital reforms. Opening essays by the editors and closing interviews of the author place Witte's work in biographical and intellectual context and map some of the new frontiers and challenges of faith, freedom, and family around the globe.
Authors/Editors

John Witte is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor of Religion, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University School in Atlanta.

Norman Doe is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Law and Religion at Cardiff University, UK.

Gary S. Hauk is Senior Editor at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion and Historian of Emory University in Atlanta, Emeritus.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Theologische Rundschau — 89 (2024), pp. 139–143 (Johannes Greifenstein)
In: www.reforc.com — https://reforc.com/news/faith-freedom-and-family-new-studies-in-law-and-religion/
In: http://www.religion-weltanschauung-recht.de — https://religion-weltanschauung-recht.net/2021/12/01/john-witte-faith-freedom-and-family (Georg Neureither)
In: Evangelische Theologie — 84 (2023), pp. 33–44 (Michael Welker)
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