Download This PaperProtestant Law
Rabiat Akande, Maurits Berger, and Vishal Vora, eds. Concise Encyclopaedia of Religion and Law (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026), __
6 Pages Posted: 11 Mar 2026
Date Written: December 31, 2025
Abstract
This is my encyclopedic entry for "Protestant law." The entry summarizes historical and modern Lutheran, Anglican, and Calvinist church law.
Keywords: Protestant Law, Lutheran, Anglican, Calvinist, Church Law, Reformation
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Witte, John, Protestant Law (December 31, 2025). Rabiat Akande, Maurits Berger, and Vishal Vora, eds. Concise Encyclopaedia of Religion and Law (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026), __ , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6269598 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6269598
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