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  • Treatise on Law by Saint Thomas Aquinas, translated by Richard J. Regan
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    This inexpensive volume contains excerpts from the Summa Theologica on the topic of law and natural law.

  • The Trial of Man: Christianity and Judgement in the World of Shakespeare by Craig A. Bernthal
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    Shakespeare often used trials or other scenes in which his characters are subjected to some sort of judgment-especially divine judgment-to convey the meaning of his plays. In The Trial of Man: Christianity and Judgment in the World of Shakespeare, Craig…

  • A Time to Speak: Selected Writings and Arguments by Robert H. Bork
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    Since at least 1971, when he published a seminal article on constitutional interpretation in the Indiana Law Journal, Robert Bork has been the legal and moral conscience of America, reminding us of our founding principles and their cultural foundation. The…

  • A Student's Guide to the Study of Law by Gerard V. Bradley
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    In a society in which courts, and hence lawyers, have achieved extraordinary power, it is not surprising that the discipline of law is contentious and controversial. In A Student's Guide to the Study of Law, Gerard V. Bradley, professor of…

  • Henry Paolucci: Selected Writings on Literature and the Arts; Science and Astronomy; Law, Government, and Political Philosophy by Henry Paolucci
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    During his lifetime, Henry Paolucci taught and wrote in several academic disciplines. The variety of subject presented in this volume bears testimony to Professor Paolucci's wide range of interests and provides an impressive sampling of Professor Paolucci's comprehensive approach to…

  • Living Constitution, Dying Faith: Progressivism and the New Science of Jurisprudence by Bradley C. S. Watson
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    In Living Constitution, Dying Faith, political scientist and legal historian Bradley Watson examines how the contemporary embrace of the "living" Constitution has arisen from the radical transformation of American political thought. This transformation, brought about in the late nineteenth century…