New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law (Study Edition) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809140667 ISBN 13: 9780809140664

Publisher: Paulist Press, 2002

Synopsis

Now in paperback! Here is an entirely new and comprehensive commentary by canon lawyers from North America and Europe, with a revised English translation of the Code. It reflects the enormous developments in canon law since the publication of the original commentary.

New features:

o A focus on the lived experience of the Latin Church since the promulgation of the 1983 Code
o Inclusion of significant canonical developments made since 1983 by the Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, as well as recent Papal statements
o An accounting of disputed canonical questions such as lay exercises of jurisdiction
o An effort to take into consideration the 1990 Eastern Code
o An effort to engage other commentaries on the 1983 code that have been published since its promulgation

An indispensable pastoral reference work, this book belongs in every parish, rectory, university and seminary library.

First Place Winner, Reference Books category, 2001 CPA Awards

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Review:

Clearly an invaluable tool. -- The Jurist

Invaluable to understanding any number of Church issues. This volume is an essential reference work. -- Liturgical Ministry

The commentary is not so much valuable as indispensable. --Ecclesiastical Law Journal

This commentary should be in the library of every major religious institute in the English-speaking world. --Review for Religious

Well-bound, beautifully produced, and easy to consult. --Theological Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0809140667
• ISBN 13: 9780809140664
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1984
• Editor: Beal John P., Coriden James A., Green Thomas J.