Research and Markets: Augustine and Modern Law: Two Bridges from Athens and Jerusalem to the World of Modern Law

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/28418d/augustine_and_mode) has announced the addition of the "Augustine and Modern Law" report to their offering.

St. Augustine and Roman law are the two bridges from Athens and Jerusalem to the world of modern law. Augustine's almost eerily modern political realism was based upon his deep appreciation of human evil, arising from his insights into the human personality, the product of his reflections on his own life and the history of his times. These insights have traveled well through the ages and are mirrored in the pages of Aquinas, Luther and Calvin, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hannah Arendt. The articles in this volume describe the life and world of Augustine and the ways in which he conceived both justice and law. They also discuss the little recognized Augustinian contributions to the field of modern hermeneutics - the discipline which informs the art of legal interpretation. Finally, they include Augustine's valuable discussion of church/state relations, the law of just wars, and proper role and limits of coercion, and the procreative dimensions of marriage. The volume also includes an extremely useful, definitive bibliography of Augustine and the law, and will leave readers with an increased appreciation of the contributions which Augustine has made to the history of jurisprudence. No one can read Augustine and these articles on his view of the law without taking away a new view of the law itself.

Key Topics Covered:

Part I Augustine

Part II Two Cities

B. Justice:

C. Church-State Relations

Part III Augustine's Philosophy of Political Authority and Law

Part IV Selected Fundamental Principles of Jurisprudence and Political Theory

A. Augustine's Political Realism:

B. Augustine's Historical Vision:

C. Interpretation and Rhetoric:

Part V Applications of Augustine's Thought to Selected Legal Topics

A. Law of a Just War

B. Coercion of Heretics

C. Marriage

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