Magna Carta, religion and the rule of law /

Magna Carta, religion and the rule of law /

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Meeting name:	Magna Carta, Religion and the Rule of Law (Conference) (2014 : London, England)
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015. ©2015
Description:	xvii, 414 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Magna Carta -- Congresses. Magna Carta. Rule of law -- Congresses. Constitutional law -- Religious aspects -- Congresses. Law -- English influences -- Congresses. Constitutional law -- Religious aspects. Law -- English influences. Rule of law. Conference proceedings.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10337605

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Other authors / contributors:	Griffith-Jones, Robin, editor. Hill, Mark, 1965- editor.
ISBN:	9781107100190 9781107494367 (Paperback) 1107494362 (Paperback) 1107100194 (Hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-388) and index.
Summary:	"On a glorious sunny Saturday in June 2014, we had the pleasure of convening a conference in the Temple, the beating heart of legal London, under the title 'Magna Carta, Religion and the Rule of Law' focusing on the powerful narratives - then and now - of faith and governance. We had in mind a modest gathering, and thus we were delighted that in excess of two hundred people chose to attend"--

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Summary:	Archbishop Stephen Langton hoped with Magna Carta to realise an Old Testament, covenantal kingship in England. At the Charter's 800th anniversary, distinguished jurists, theologians and historians from five faith-traditions and three continents ask how Magna Carta's biblical foundations have mattered and still matter now. A Lord Chief Justice, a Chief Rabbi, a Grand Mufti of Egypt, specialists in eight centuries of law, scholars and advocates committed to the rule of law and to the place of religion in public life all come together in this testimony to Magna Carta's iconic power. We follow the Charter's story in the religious life of the UK, America and now Continental Europe, and reflections on religio-legal traditions far from the Common Law enrich the story. Magna Carta, Religion and the Rule of Law invites all religions to ask what contribution they themselves should make to the rule of law in today's secular, democratic polities.
Physical Description:	xvii, 414 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-388) and index.
ISBN:	9781107100190 9781107494367 1107494362 1107100194