Christianity and the Laws of Conscience: An Introduction (Law and Christianity) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108793312 ISBN 13: 9781108793315

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Conscience has long been a foundational theme in Christian ethics, but it is a notoriously slippery and contested term. This volume works to define conscience and reveal the similarities and differences between different Christian traditions' thinking on the subject. In a thorough and scholarly manner, the authors explore Christian theological, legal, constitutional, historical, and philosophical meanings of conscience. Covering a range of historical periods, major figures in the development of conscience, and contemporary applications, this book is a vital source for scholars from a wide variety of disciplines seeking to understand conscience from a range of perspectives.

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About the Authors

Jeffrey B. Hammond is Associate Professor of Law at Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University. He is also a Fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. He writes in the fields of law and Christian theology, religion clauses, health law, and law and bioethics and teaches in the fields of constitutional law and health law.

Helen M. Alvare is Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University. She has taught law and religion for 20 years and has published over 30 scholarly articles. Her previously published books include Putting Children's Interests First in U.S. Family Law and Policy (2017) and The Conscience of the Institution (2014).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108793312
• ISBN 13: 9781108793315
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 469
• Editor: Hammond Jeffrey B., Alvare Helen M.