The Confluence of Law and Religion: Interdisciplinary Reflections on the Work of Norman Doe

by Frank Cranmer (Editor), Mark Hill QC (Editor), Celia Kenny (Editor), Russell Sandberg (Editor)

Overview

Since the early 1990s, politicians, policymakers, the media and academics have increasingly focused on religion, noting the significant increase in the number of cases involving religion. As a result, law and religion has become a specific area of study. The work of Professor Norman Doe at Cardiff University has served as a catalyst for this change, especially through the creation of the LLM in Canon Law in 1991 (the first degree of its type since the time of the Reformation) and the Centre for Law and Religion in 1998 (the first of its kind in the UK). Published to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the LLM in Canon Law and to pay tribute to Professor Doe's achievements so far, this volume reflects upon the interdisciplinary development of law and religion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107105430
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/21/2016
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	6.22(w) x 9.29(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Frank Cranmer is a Fellow of St Chad's College, Durham University, and the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University.

Mark Hill, QC is a Bencher of Inner Temple and holds honorary or visiting chairs at the Centre for Law and Religion at Cardiff University, the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria, the Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London, and Notre Dame University, Sydney.

Celia Kenny, an ordained minister of the Church of Scotland, is a Research Associate at the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University, and Trinity College, Dublin.

Russell Sandberg is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Cardiff University, where he researches at the Centre for Law and Religion.

Table of Contents

Foreword Lord Williams of Oystermouth; 1. Renaissance and re-engagement: Norman Doe's achievement in the discipline of law and religion Mark Hill, QC; Part I. Conceptual Foundations and Historical Development: 2. Law, religion and the curve of reason Celia Kenny; 3. Legal authority in canon law: cases from the notebook of a medieval lawyer Richard H. Helmholz; 4. Trust and conscience in early English law David Seipp; 5. A sociological theory of religious law Russell Sandberg; Part II. Government and Ministry: 6. The rise of ecclesiastical quasi-legislation Paul Colton; 7. The development and influence of Anglican canon law Anthony Jeremy; 8. Ecclesiastical regulation and secular law: a comparative examination Frank Cranmer; Part III. Doctrine, Liturgy and Rites: 9. Justice and mercy: canon law and the sacrament of penance Robert Ombres, OP; 10. Pardon and peace – rights and responsibilities: persuasion not compulsion Edward Morgan; 11. Public law and traditional faith Norman Solomon; Part IV. The Interface of Religious Law and Civil Law: 12. Who needs freedom of religion? Silvio Ferrari; 13. Religion and human rights: principles and practice Carolyn Evans and Timnah Rachel Baker; 14. Coercion, oaths and conscience: conceptual confusion in the right to freedom of religion or belief Alison Mawhinney; 15. Religious freedom and the law Brenda Hale; Part V. Conclusions: 16. The role of religion in building political communities Linda Hogan; 17. The interdisciplinary growth of law and religion John Witte, Jr; 18. New directions in the confluence of law and religion Celia Kenny.