ISBN:
9789004536579
,
9789004681453
Language:
Undetermined
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Keywords:
International human rights law
;
Religion & beliefs
;
abortion
;
Alonzo McDonald
;
children's rights
;
free speech
;
Harold Berman
;
Johan van der Vyver
;
law school
;
marriage and family life
;
monogamy versus polygamy
;
prophet, priet, and king
;
religious freedom
;
rights and liberties
;
separation of church and state
;
sinne and saint
;
the legal profession
;
the power of silence
Abstract:
"Table talks" have long been a familiar genre of writing for jurists, theologians, politicians, and novelists. In this little volume, leading law and religion scholar John Witte offers thirty sage reflections on how to thrive in law school and in the legal profession; short commentaries on controversial matters of faith, freedom, and family; pithy sermons on difficult biblical texts about law and justice; and touching tributes to a few of his fallen heroes. Most of the thirty texts gathered here were made at seminar tables, academic roundtables, editorial tables, and Eucharist tables. Cast in avuncular form, these texts probe what makes life worth living, work worth doing, history worth reading, and Scripture worth heeding. They aim to provide inspiration and edification for readers at different stages of their lives
Note:
English
