Recovering Self-Evident Truths: Catholic Perspectives on American Law
edited by Michael A. Scaperlanda and Teresa Stanton Collett
Catholic University of America Press, 2007 eISBN: 978-0-8132-2089-5 | Paper: 978-0-8132-1482-5 Library of Congress Classification KF358.R43 2007 Dewey Decimal Classification 349.73
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ABOUT THIS BOOK This book presents an engaging collection of essays exploring "catholic" and "Catholic" perspectives on American law--catholic in their claims of universal truths, and Catholic in their grounding in the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Foreward (Francis Cardinal George)???????????????????????...
Introduction (Scaperlanda and Collett)???????????????????????
Chapter 1 (Kevin Lee)
The Foundations of Catholic Legal Theory: A Primer?????????????????
PART I
FOUNDATIONS: THE NATURE OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Chapter 2 (Lorenzo Albacete)
A Theological Anthropology of the Human Person??????????????????
Chapter 3 (Benedict Ashley)
A Philosophical Anthropology of the Human Person: Can We Know the Nature of
Human Persons?.................................................................................................................................
PART II
FOUNDATIONS: THE PERSON IN COMMUNITY
Chapter 4 (Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.)
Truth as the Ground of Freedom?????????????????????????..
Chapter 5 (Robert Vischer)
Solidiarity, Subsidiarity and the Consumerist Impetus of American Law?????????.
Chapter 6 (Robert Araujo)
The Constitution and the Common Good: A Perspective on the Catholic Contribution???.
PART III
FOUNDATIONS: CATHOLICISM IN DIALOGUE WITH POLITICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE
Chapter 7 (Christopher Wolfe)
Political Theory: Why We Should (or Should Not) Be Liberals???????????.....
Chapter 8 (Robert George)
Reason, Freedom, and the Rule of Law: Reflections on their Significance in
Catholic Thought?????????????????????????????
PART IV
CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVES SUBSTANTIVE AREAS OF LAW
Chapter 9 Labor Law (Thomas Kohler)
?Making Life More Human??Work and the Social Question????????...?????..
Chapter 10 Contract Law (James Gordley)
A Catholic Approach to Contract Law?...........................................................................................
Chapter 11 Property Law (Vincent Rougeau)
Catholic Social Thought and The New Urbanism: A Shared Vision to Confront the
Problem of Urban Sprawl??...????..???????.???????.............................
Chapter 12 Tort Law (Amelia Uelmen)
Toward a Trinitarian Theory of Products Liability...??????????????????.
Chapter 13 Criminal Law (Richard Garnett)
?Everlasting Splendours?: Death-Row Volunteers, Lawyers? Ethics, and Human Dignity???.
Chapter 14 Family Law (John Coughlin)
Natural Law, Marriage, and the Thought of Karol Wojtyla???????????????..
Chapter 15 Immigration Law (Michael Scaperlanda)
Immigration Justice: A Catholic Christian Perspective ???????????????.......
Chapter 16 International Law (Mary Ann Glendon)
Foundations of Human Rights: The Unfinished Business????????????????
Afterward: Catholics and the Two Cultures (Russell Shaw)??????????????...
Epilogue (Randy Lee)??????????.??...?????????????????
Recovering Self-Evident Truths: Catholic Perspectives on American Law
edited by Michael A. Scaperlanda and Teresa Stanton Collett
Catholic University of America Press, 2007 eISBN: 978-0-8132-2089-5 Paper: 978-0-8132-1482-5
This book presents an engaging collection of essays exploring "catholic" and "Catholic" perspectives on American law--catholic in their claims of universal truths, and Catholic in their grounding in the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Foreward (Francis Cardinal George)???????????????????????...
Introduction (Scaperlanda and Collett)???????????????????????
Chapter 1 (Kevin Lee)
The Foundations of Catholic Legal Theory: A Primer?????????????????
PART I
FOUNDATIONS: THE NATURE OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Chapter 2 (Lorenzo Albacete)
A Theological Anthropology of the Human Person??????????????????
Chapter 3 (Benedict Ashley)
A Philosophical Anthropology of the Human Person: Can We Know the Nature of
Human Persons?.................................................................................................................................
PART II
FOUNDATIONS: THE PERSON IN COMMUNITY
Chapter 4 (Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.)
Truth as the Ground of Freedom?????????????????????????..
Chapter 5 (Robert Vischer)
Solidiarity, Subsidiarity and the Consumerist Impetus of American Law?????????.
Chapter 6 (Robert Araujo)
The Constitution and the Common Good: A Perspective on the Catholic Contribution???.
PART III
FOUNDATIONS: CATHOLICISM IN DIALOGUE WITH POLITICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE
Chapter 7 (Christopher Wolfe)
Political Theory: Why We Should (or Should Not) Be Liberals???????????.....
Chapter 8 (Robert George)
Reason, Freedom, and the Rule of Law: Reflections on their Significance in
Catholic Thought?????????????????????????????
PART IV
CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVES SUBSTANTIVE AREAS OF LAW
Chapter 9 Labor Law (Thomas Kohler)
?Making Life More Human??Work and the Social Question????????...?????..
Chapter 10 Contract Law (James Gordley)
A Catholic Approach to Contract Law?...........................................................................................
Chapter 11 Property Law (Vincent Rougeau)
Catholic Social Thought and The New Urbanism: A Shared Vision to Confront the
Problem of Urban Sprawl??...????..???????.???????.............................
Chapter 12 Tort Law (Amelia Uelmen)
Toward a Trinitarian Theory of Products Liability...??????????????????.
Chapter 13 Criminal Law (Richard Garnett)
?Everlasting Splendours?: Death-Row Volunteers, Lawyers? Ethics, and Human Dignity???.
Chapter 14 Family Law (John Coughlin)
Natural Law, Marriage, and the Thought of Karol Wojtyla???????????????..
Chapter 15 Immigration Law (Michael Scaperlanda)
Immigration Justice: A Catholic Christian Perspective ???????????????.......
Chapter 16 International Law (Mary Ann Glendon)
Foundations of Human Rights: The Unfinished Business????????????????
Afterward: Catholics and the Two Cultures (Russell Shaw)??????????????...
Epilogue (Randy Lee)??????????.??...?????????????????