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Pilgrim Law
Robert E. Rodes
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Overview
Robert E. Rodes, Jr. presents a general theory of law based on the principles of liberation theology. Taking a systematic approach, he points up the compatibility of this theology with traditional doctrines of natural law and traditional Catholic social teaching. His work advocates using law to make the ruling class accountable to the wider society, alleviating class tensions with a justice based on universal solidarity and the provision of useful services. Rodes establishes a new category, pilgrim law, which expands the confines of natural law and complements the traditional understanding to include an eschatological dimension. Philosophers, political theorists, economists, and social scientists as well as lawyers and theologians will find in this volume an engaging look at the theoretical underpinnings of law. The reader will explore how paths of church and state, justice and empowerment, class and poverty, history and consciousness have intersected along the pilgrim journey.Book Details
Published
June 30, 1998
Publisher
Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c1998.
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780268038229