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Law and The Christian Tradition in Scandinavia: The Writings of Great Nordic Jurists book cover

1st Edition

Law and The Christian Tradition in Scandinavia The Writings of Great Nordic Jurists

Edited By Kjell Å Modéer, Helle Vogt Copyright 2021
402 Pages
by Routledge

402 Pages
by Routledge

402 Pages
by Routledge
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This book presents a comprehensive history of law and religion in the Nordic context. The entwinement of law and religion in Scandinavia encompasses an unusual history, not widely known yet important for its impact on contemporary political and international relations in the region. The volume provides a holistic picture from the first written legal sources of the twelfth century to the law of... Read more

Foreword by John Witte, Jr.;

  1. Foreword: John Witte, Jr.

    Introduction: Kjell Å Modéer and Helle Vogt

    Part 1: The Middle Ages

    1. Introduction: The Middle Ages: Bertil Nilsson and Helle Vogt

    2. Archbishops Absalon and Anders Sunesen: Legal reforms around 1200 in Denmark: Archbishops Absalon (1128–1201) and Anders Sunesen (d. 1228): Per Andersen and Helle Vogt

    3. Swedish Church Law around 1300: Andreas And, Brynolf Algotsson, and Laurentius Olavi: Bertil Nilsson and Stina Sundmark

    Part 2: Reformation and early modern times;

    4. Introduction: Reformation and early modern times: Mia Korpiola and Heikki Pihlajamäki

    5. The architect of the Danish-Norwegian reformation: Johannes Bugenhagen (1485–1558): Morten Kjær and Mattias Skat Sommer

    6. Olavus Petri (1493–1552): Transplating foreigh law in reformation Sweden: Heikki Pihlajamäki

    7. Archbishop Laurentius Petri (1499–1573): The respected authority of the Swedish reformation: Mia Korpiola

    8. The Christian jurisprudence of Niels Hemmingsen (1513–1600):  Mattias Skat Sommer and Morten Kjær

    Part 3: The enlightenment – secular law in Christian societies

    9. Introduction: The enlightenment: Sören Koch and Kristian Mejrup

    10. Natural Law and the struggle with pietism in eighteenth-century Denmark-Norway: Ludvig Holberg (1684–1751):  Sören Koch

    11. Andreas Hojer (1690–1751)—the standard-bearer of Danish-Norwegian Pietism: Kristian Mejrup

    Part 4. National romanticism and constitutionalism

    12. Introduction: Anders Jarlert and Kjell Å Modéer

    13. Shaping the Danish people’s church in the context of freedom of religion. A.S. Ørsted (1778–1860) and N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783–1872): Lisbet Christoffersen and Niels Henrik Gregersen

    14. Christian legal historian and intermediary of Henric Schartau’s religious heritage: Carl Johan Schlyter (1795–1888): Kjell Å Modéer

    15. The Theological Battle for Freedom of Religion in Sweden: Henrik Reuterdahl (1795–1870) and Johan Henrik Thomander (1798–1865): Alexander Maurits

    16. Karl Gustaf  Ehrström(1822–1886): humanity, the Christian spirit, and criminal law in Finland in the nineteenth century: Jussi Sallila

    Part 5. Modernity: Secularism and positivism/legal realism

    17. Introduction: Anders Jarlert and Kjell Å Modéer;

    18. Absalon Taranger (1858–1930): Legal historian and church politician in Norway around 1900: Egil Morland and Torgeir Landro

    19.  Swedish Modernity in transition within law and Theology: Halvar G F Sundberg (1894–1973) and Gustaf Aulén (1879–1959): Anders Jarlert

    20. Church leader in times of trouble: Eivind Josef Berggrav (1884–1959): Egil Morland

    21. Frede Castberg (1893–1977): A counterpoint in modern Nordic legal culture: Kjell Å Modéer

    22. A late-modern catalyst in Swedish ecclesiastical law: Göran Göransson (1925–1998): Kjell Å Modéer

Biography

Kjell Å Modéer is Professor Emeritus of Legal History at Lund University, Sweden.

Helle Vogt holds the Chair in Legal History at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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