Table Talk : : Short Talks on the Weightier Matters of Law and Religion / / John Witt.

• Superior document: Brill Research Perspectives in International Law Series
• VerfasserIn: Witte, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill research perspectives in Jesuit studies.
• Physical Description: 1 volume ;; 24 cm.

John Witte offers sage reflections on how to thrive in law school; short commentaries on hard questions of faith, freedom, and family; pithy sermons on difficult biblical texts on law; and touching tributes to a few of his fallen heroes.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Keywords -- Introduction -- 1 Talks to Law Students -- 1.1 The Vocation of the Lawyer -- 1.2 Always Take a Day Off on the Weekend -- 1.3 Assists and the Legal Profession -- 1.4 Emancipation in Life and the Law -- 1.5 The Freedom of Silence -- 1.6 A Whale for the Killing -- 1.7 Beehive Republics -- 1.8 The Vocation of Law and Religion -- 1.9 The Cathedral of the Law -- 1.10 The Routes and Roots of the Law -- 1.11 The Song of the Law -- 2 Talks on Public Issues -- 2.1 The Superstition of Separation of Church and State -- 2.2 Keeping the Commandments -- 2.3 Lift High the Cross -- 2.4 Scopes II and Beyond -- 2.5 Go Tell It to the … Mosque? -- 2.6 Why Monogamy Is Natural -- 2.7 The Legal Challenges of Religious Polygamy -- 2.8 Unwanted Children -- 2.9 Sex May Be Free, but Children Are Not -- 2.10 Spare the Rod! -- 3 Talks from Pulpits -- 3.1 Our Twofold Human Nature -- 3.2 Christ the King -- 3.3 "Compel Them to Come In" -- 3.4 Resurrection Pluralism -- 3.5 Confessions of a Christian Historian -- 3.6 Christian Legal Studies -- 4 Words of Remembrance -- 4.1 In Memory of Harold J. Berman -- 4.2 In Memory of Alonzo L. McDonald -- 4.3 In Memory of Johan David Van der Vyver -- 4.4 In Memory of Dad.