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Law, Religion and Love: Seeking Ecumenical Justice for the Other
This book explores those dimensions of religious and civil law where 'love'-however that is defined by relevant texts-fosters and encourages acceptance of 'the Other' and offers perspectives on the ways in which religious or civil/state law command one to act in the spirit of 'love'.
| Author(s) | Edited by Paul Babie (University of Adelaide, Australia), Vanja-Ivan Savic (University of Zagreb, Croatia). |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 334 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 4 Sept 2017 |
| Availability | Available |
This book explores those dimensions of religious and civil law where 'love'-however that is defined by relevant texts-fosters and encourages acceptance of 'the Other' and offers perspectives on the ways in which religious or civil/state law command one to act in the spirit of 'love'.
Introduction: Law's Love Paul Babie and Vanja-Ivan Savic Part I Religious Perspectives 1. Understanding Love: With and Without God Brett G Scharffs 2. Law and Love in Eden Joshua Neoh 3. Freedom, Responsibility, and Hope in Jewish Thought Steven H Resnico
Paul Babie holds a Personal Chair of Law and is Associate Dean of Law (International) in the Adelaide Law School, The University of Adelaide, Australia. Vanja-Ivan Savic is Assistant Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law of the University of Z
