Law, Love and Freedom: From the Sacred to the Secular

Law, Love, and Freedom explores the relationship between law, love, and freedom in the Judeo-Christian tradition and how these ideas have evolved from the sacred to the secular. It traces the moral vision that underlies our modern legal order and connects it to its theological origins.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 219 pages
\n Publication date: 05 August 2021
\n Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This profound question has its origins in the Judeo-Christian tradition, and the diverse responses to it signify the transition from Judeo to Christian beliefs. This book delves back to those roots to explore the evolution of these ideas as they transitioned from the sacred to the secular realm. It establishes a connection between our primary social structure, law, and two of our most cherished values, love and freedom. In this book, Joshua Neoh unveils the moral framework that underpins our modern legal order and traces the historical roots of our secular legal concepts, such as constitutionalism versus anarchism, to their theological origins, including monasticism versus antinomianism.

Law, Love, and Freedom brings together a diverse array of characters, including figures such as Paul, Luther, Augustine, Aquinas, monks, Gnostics, and constitutionalists, each with their unique perspectives and contributions. This book holds immense value for lawyers, philosophers, theologians, and historians who are interested in law as a humanistic discipline. By examining the interplay between law, love, and freedom, this book offers insights into the complex dynamics that shape our society and provides a deeper understanding of the values that guide our legal and moral systems.

\n Weight: 328g\n
Dimension: 151 x 228 x 16 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781108446624\n \n