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.