Foreword
Robert Cochran and David VanDrunen, eds., "Law, and the Bible: Justice, Mercy and Legal Institutions" (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2013), 7-11
5 Pages Posted: 2 Nov 2014 Last revised: 9 Feb 2020
Date Written: 2013
Abstract
This text reflects briefly on the precocious rise of Christian legal studies in North American and European law schools, and the past, present, and potential role of Scripture and the Christian tradition in shaping modern understandings of public, private, penal, and procedural law.
Keywords: Christianity; Bible; law; religion and law; critical legal studies
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Witte, John, Foreword (2013). Robert Cochran and David VanDrunen, eds., "Law, and the Bible: Justice, Mercy and Legal Institutions" (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2013), 7-11, Emory Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-306, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2517682
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