| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 291 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This publication takes up the fundamental question 'What is law?' through a comparative study of canon law and secular legal theory. The book also includes comparative consideration of the failure of canon law to address the clergy sexual abuse crisis the canon law of marriage, administrative law, the rule of law and much more. |
| Contents |
Canon law and anthropology -- Canon law and theology -- Canon law and natural law -- Canonical equity -- Development in canon law -- Personalism in marriage -- Canon law and the secular state -- The impact of neutral rules on hierarchical churches. |
| Language |
English. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Canon law -- Social aspects.
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Canon law -- History.
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Catholics -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Canon law |
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Catholics -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version 9780199756773 |
| ISBN |
9780199932177 (ebook) |
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0199932174 (ebook) |
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0199877181 |
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9780199877188 |
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