Jr John Witte

Broschiertes Buch

The Sins of the Fathers

Beschreibung

Illegitimate children suffered centuries of discrimination under Western law. This analysis reveals how misinterpretations of biblical texts supported this injustice.

Autor

John Witte, Jr is Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. His most recent publications include Law and Protestantism: The Legal Teachings of the Lutheran Reformation (2002), The Reformation of Rights: Law, Religion and Human Rights in Early Modern Calvinism (2007), and Christianity and Law: An Introduction (2008) co-edited by Frank S. Alexander.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 291g
• ISBN-13: 9780521548243
• ISBN-10: 0521548241
• Artikelnr.: 26032795