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Books

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The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law
The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law (2023)
Table Talk
Table Talk (2023) - OPEN ACCESS available
In Defense of the Marital Family
In Defense of the Marital Family (2023)

Raíces protestantes del Derecho
Raíces protestantes del Derecho (2023)
Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment: Essential Rights and Liberties
Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment (2022)
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The Blessings of Liberty (2021)

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Faith, Freedom, and Family (2021)
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The Impact Series on Character Formation, 10 vols. (2020-2023)
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Christianity and Criminal Law (2020)

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Great Christian Jurists in German History (2020)
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Christianity and Global Law (2020)
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Church, State, and Family: Reconciling Traditional Teachings and Modern Liberties (2019)

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The Protestant Reformation of the Church and the World (2018)
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Christianity and Family Law: An Introduction (2017)
Essays in Honour of Charles Donahue
Texts and Contexts in Legal History: Essays in Honour of Charles Donahue (2016)

The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy
The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy (2015)
Law and Language: Effective Symbols of Community
Law and Language: Effective Symbols of Community (2013)
No Establishment of Religion: America’s Original Contribution to Religious Liberty
No Establishment of Religion: America’s Original Contribution to Religious Liberty (2012)

Religion and Human Rights: An Introduction
Religion and Human Rights: An Introduction (2012)
From Sacrament to Contract: Marriage, Religion and Law in the Western Tradition
From Sacrament to Contract: Marriage, Religion and Law in the Western Tradition (2012)
Christianity and Human Rights: An Introduction
Christianity and Human Rights: An Introduction (2010)

The Sins of the Fathers: The Law and Theology of Illegitimacy Reconsidered
The Sins of the Fathers: The Law and Theology of Illegitimacy Reconsidered (2009)
Christianity and Law: An Introduction
Christianity and Law: An Introduction (2008)
The Reformation of Rights: Law, Religion, and Human Rights in Early Modern Calvinism
The Reformation of Rights: Law, Religion, and Human Rights in Early Modern Calvinism (2007)

The Equal Regard Family and its Friendly Critics
The Equal Regard Family and its Friendly Critics (2007)
To Have and to Hold: Marrying and its Documentation in Western Christendom, 400-1600
To Have and to Hold: Marrying and its Documentation in Western Christendom, 400-1600 (2007)
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The Teachings of Modern Roman Catholicism on Law, Politics, and Human Nature (2007)

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The Teachings of Modern Protestantism on Law, Politics, and Human Nature (2007)
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The Teachings of Modern Orthodox Christianity on Law, Politics, and Human Nature (2007)
God’s Joust, God’s Justice: Law and Religion in the Western Tradition
God’s Joust, God’s Justice: Law and Religion in the Western Tradition (2006)

Sex, Marriage, and Family in the World Religions
Sex, Marriage, and Family in the World Religions (2006)
Family Transformed: Religion, Values, and Family Life in Interdisciplinary Perspective
Family Transformed: Religion, Values, and Society in American Life (2005)
Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective
Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective (2005)

Sex, Marriage and Family in John Calvin’s Geneva I: Courtship, Engagement and Marriage
Sex, Marriage and Family in John Calvin’s Geneva I: Courtship, Engagement and Marriage (2005)
Law and Protestantism: The Legal Teachings of the Lutheran Reformation
Law and Protestantism: The Legal Teachings of the Lutheran Reformation (2002)
Sharing the Book: Religious Perspectives on the Rights and Wrongs of Proselytism
Sharing the Book: Religious Perspectives on the Rights and Wrongs of Proselytism (1999)

Proselytism and Orthodoxy in Russia: The New War for Souls
Proselytism and Orthodoxy in Russia: The New War for Souls (1999)
Human Rights in Judaism: Cultural, Religious and Political Perspectives
Human Rights in Judaism: Cultural, Religious and Political Perspectives (1998)
Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Religious Perspectives
Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Religious Perspectives (1996)

Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Legal Perspectives
Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Legal Perspectives (1996)
Christianity & Democracy in Global Context
Christianity & Democracy in Global Context (1993)
The Weightier Matters of the Law
The Weightier Matters of the Law (1988)

A Christian Theory of Social Institutions
A Christian Theory of Social Institutions (1986)

Forthcoming Books


Le origini e il futuro della libertà religiosa in Europa e negli Stati Uniti (Milan/Bologna: Il Mulino) (with Andrea Pin)
 
Sex, Marriage & Family in John Calvin’s Geneva 2: The Christian Household (with Robert M. Kingdon) (William B. Eerdmans)
 
John Calvin the Lawyer
 
A New Reformation of Rights: Calvinist Contributions to Modern Human Rights
 
The Religious Vindication of Law: The Uses of Law in Modern Society

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