Articles, Essays, Books Chapters and Book Reviews
Law and Religion
“Counting My Blessings: A Response,” in Rafael Domingo, Gary S. Hauk, and Timothy P. Jackson, eds., Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on the Work of John Witte, Jr. (Leiden: Brill, 2024), 639-672 https://brill.com/edcollbook-oa/title/64872?language=en
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“The Oxford Handbook on Christianity and Law,” Canopy Forum (January 22, 2024) https://canopyforum.org/2024/01/22/the-oxford-handbook-of-christianity-and-law/ (with Rafael Domingo)
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“Table Talks on Law and Religion,” Canopy Forum (January 9, 2024) https://canopyforum.org/2024/01/09/table-talks-on-law-and-religion-by-john-witte-jr/
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“In Memoriam: Johan D. Van der Vyver (1934-2023),” Journal of Law and Religion 38 (2023): 351-353
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“Law and Theology in the Western Legal Tradition,” St. Andrews On-Line Encyclopaedia of Theology (2022)
https://www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity/LawandTheologyintheWesternLegalTradition
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“Foreword,” to Festschrift for Michael J. Perry,” Emory Law Journal 71 (2022): i-iv
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“Law at the Backbone: The Christian Legal Ecumenism of Norman Doe,” Ecclesiastical Law Journal 24 (2022): 192-208
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“Foreword,” to Paul Valliere and Randall Poole, eds., Law and the Christian Tradition in Modern Russia (London: Routledge, 2021), ix-xi
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“Foreword,” to M.C. Mirow and Rafael Domingo, eds., Law and Christianity in Latin America: The Work of Great Jurists (London: Routledge, 2021), xii-xvi
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“The Educational Values of Law and Religion Study,” in William Schweiker, et al., eds., The Impact of Academic Research on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies (Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt GmbH, 2021), 67-98
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“Foreword,” to Robert F. Cochran, Jr. and Michael Moreland, eds., Christianity and Private Law (London: Routledge, 2020), viii-x
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“A Tribute to Frank S. Alexander,” Journal of Law and Religion 35 (2020): 193-197
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“Foreword,” to Norman Doe, ed., Church Laws and Ecumenism: A New Path for Christian Unity (London: Routledge, 2020), vii-ix
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“Foreword,” to Kjell Å Moedéer and Helle Vogt, eds., Law and the Christian Tradition in Scandinavia: The Writings of Great Nordic Jurists (London: Routledge, 2020), xi-xiii
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“The Uses of Law for the Formation of Character: A Classic Protestant Doctrine for Late-Modern Liberal Societies?” in Michael Welker, et al., eds., The Impact of Religion on Character Formation in Late Modern Societies (Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanhalt, 2020), 261-283
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“Foreword,” to Orazio Condorelli and Rafael Domingo, eds., Law and the Christian Tradition in Italy: The Legacy of the Great Jurists (London: Routledge, 2020), x-xiii
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“Introduction,” to Rafael Domingo and John Witte, Jr., eds. Christianity and Global Law (London: Routledge, 2020), xii-xiii (with Rafael Domingo)
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“Preface and Acknowledgements,” to Rafael Domingo and John Witte, Jr., eds. Christianity and Global Law (London: Routledge, 2020), xii-xiii (with Rafael Domingo)
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“Preface” to Mathias Schmoeckel and John Witte, Jr., eds., Great Christian Jurists in German History (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2020), ix-xiv (with Mathias Schmoeckel)
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“Afterword,” to Russell Sandberg, ed., Leading Works in Law and Religion (London: Routledge, 2019), 197-205
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“Foreword,” to Rex Ahdar, ed., Research Handbook on Law and Religion (Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2018), xii-xviii
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“Foreword: What Christianity Offers to the World of Law,” Journal of Law and Religion 32 (2017): 4-8
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“Learning the Word in Geneva: John Calvin the Catechist,” in Douglas Gragg and John Weaver, eds., Reading for Faith and Learning: Essays on Scripture, Community, and Libraries in Honor of M. Patrick Graham (Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press, 2017), 115-128
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“The Legal Turn of the Reformation,” in Luther – 95 Treasures, 95 People (Wittenberg: Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt, 2017), 451-455
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“The Long History of Human Rights: Review of Samuel Moyn, Christian Human Rights,” Books and Culture 22(2) (March/April, 2016): 22-24
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“From Gospel to Law: The Lutheran Reformation and its Impact on Legal Culture,” in Thomas Albert Howard and Mark A. Noll, eds., Protestantism After 500 Years (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016), 52-74
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“The Interdisciplinary Growth of Law and Religion,” in Frank Cranmer, et al, eds., The Confluence of Law and Religion: Interdisciplinary Reflections on the Work of Norman Doe (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016), 247-261
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“The Freedom of a Christian: Martin Luther’s Reformation of Law & Liberty,” Evangelische Theologie 74 (2014): 127-135
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“Church, State, and Family in John Calvin’s Geneva: Domestic Disputes and Sex Crimes in Geneva’s Consistory and Council,” in Per Andersen, ed., Law and Disputing in the Middle Ages (Copenhagen: Djóf Publishing, 2013), 245-280
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“The Study of Law and Religion in the United States: An Interim Report,” Ecclesiastical Law Journal 14 (2012): 327-354
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“Calvin the Lawyer,” in David Hall, ed., Tributes to John Calvin: A Celebration of his Quincentennary (Louisville, KY: Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Company, 2010), 34-58
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“Rechte, Widerstand und Revolution in westlicher Tradition: Frühe protestantische Grundlagen,” Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung: Kanonisches Abteilung 127 (2010): 1485-1519
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“A Demonstrative Theory of Natural Law: Johannes Althusius and the Rise of Calvinist Jurisprudence,” in Deirdre King Hainsworth and Scott R. Paeth, eds., Public Theology for a Global Society: Essays in Honor of Max L. Stackhouse (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2009), 21-36
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“Introduction,” to John Witte, Jr. and Frank S. Alexander, eds., Christianity and Law: An Introduction (Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008), 1-32
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“Rights, Resistance, and Revolution in the Western Tradition: Early Protestant Foundations,” Law and History Review 26 (2008): 545-570
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“Prophets, Priests, and Kings of Liberty: John Milton and the Reformation of Rights and Liberties in England,” Emory Law Journal 57 (2008): 1527-1604
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“Introduction,” to John Witte, Jr. and Frank S. Alexander, eds., Modern Christian Teachings on Law, Politics, and Human Nature (New York/London: Columbia University Press, 2006), ix-xvi
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“Law and Religion: The Challenges of Christian Jurisprudence,” St. Thomas Law Journal 2 (2005): 439-452
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“Covenant Liberty in Puritan New England,” in Frederick S. Carney, Heinz Schilling, and Dieter Wyduckel, eds., Jurisprudenz, Politische Theorie und Politische Theologie (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2004), 169-189
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“Between Sanctity and Depravity: Human Dignity in Protestant Perspective,” in Robert P. Kraynak and Glenn Tinder, eds., In Defense of Human Dignity: Essays for our Times (Notre Dame/London: University of Notre Dame Press, 2003), 119-138
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“Between Sanctity and Depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther’s Two Kingdoms,” Villanova Law Review 48 (2003): 727-762
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“Protestantism, Law and Legal Thought,” in A.E. McGrath and D.C. Marks, eds., The Blackwell Companion to Protestantism (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2002), 298-305
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“Freedom of a Christian: The Lutheran Reformation as Revolution,” Journal of the Historical Society 2 (Summer, 2001): 109-121
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“God's Joust, God's Justice: The Revelations of Legal History,” Princeton Theological Seminary Bulletin 20 (1999): 295-313
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Review of Gϋnther Haas, The Concept of Equity in Calvin's Ethics (1997), Studies in Christian Ethics 12 (1999): 107-110
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“The Biology and Biography of Liberty: Abraham Kuyper and the American Experiment,” in Luis E. Lugo, ed., Religion, Pluralism, and Public Life: Abraham Kuyper's Legacy for the 21st Century (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000), 243-262
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“The Costs and Benefits of a Christian Coalition: A Response to Ralph Reed,” Ethics at Emory 1(1) (1996): 41-43
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“The Civic Seminary: The Sources of Modern Public Education in the Lutheran Reformation of Germany,” Journal of Law and Religion 12 (1995-1996): 173-223
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"The Educational Value of Law and Religion," Occasional Papers Issued by the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry, No. 92 (October 1, 1994), 1-13
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“The Three Uses of the Law: A Protestant Source of the Purposes of Criminal Punishment?” Journal of Law and Religion 10 (1994): 433-465 (with Thomas C. Arthur)
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“A New Concordance of Discordant Canons: Harold J. Berman on Law and Religion,” Emory Law Journal 42 (1993): 523-560
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“Christianity and Democracy: Past Contributions and Future Challenges,” Emory International Law Review 6 (1992): 55-69
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“How to Govern a City on the Hill: The Early Puritan Contribution to American Constitutionalism,” Emory Law Journal 39 (1990): 41-64
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“Introduction,” to John Witte, Jr. and Frank S. Alexander, eds., The Weightier Matters of the Law: Essays on Law and Religion, (Atlanta, GA: American Academy of Religion Studies in Religion Series, 1988), xiii-xxii
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“The Study of Law and Religion: An Apologia and Agenda,” Ministry and Mission 14 (Fall, 1988): 4-15 (with Frank S. Alexander)
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“Blest Be the Ties That Bind: Covenant and Community in Puritan Thought,” Emory Law Journal 36 (1987): 579-601
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