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Law, Higher Law, And Human Making, William S. Brewbaker Iii Feb 2012

Law, Higher Law, And Human Making, William S. Brewbaker Iii

Pepperdine Law Review

This paper is a preliminary investigation of what Christian theology might teach us about the nature of human creative activity and its relationship to judging and lawmaking. Rather than attempt to survey and synthesize multiple theological accounts of human making, it focuses on just one - Dorothy Sayers' The Mind of the Maker. The foundational analogy that drives Sayers' account of human creativity is the relation between God's creative activity and that of human beings made in his image. Sayers argues that human creative activity has a Trinitarian structure, which she identifies as Idea, Energy and Power. These three elements …


Law And Redemption: Political Judgment And The Church's Proclamation , Joan Lockwood O'Donovan Feb 2012

Law And Redemption: Political Judgment And The Church's Proclamation , Joan Lockwood O'Donovan

Pepperdine Law Review

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What Can We Hope For From Law?, Ellen S. Pryor Feb 2012

What Can We Hope For From Law?, Ellen S. Pryor

Pepperdine Law Review

What can a lawyer of faith hope for, and expect from, law? This Essay, based on the 2008 Louis Brandeis Lecture given at Pepperdine University, discusses why and how this question matters not just as a matter of theory but to our real-world lawyering journeys. The Essay discusses two of the frameworks that can shape our answer to the question: a natural law viewpoint and what the Essay calls a “Lutheran” view. After explaining how these two perspectives might lead to different expectations about the effects of law, the Essay discusses whether either of these approaches is more sustaining or …


Cain's Law, Elizabeth Mensch Feb 2012

Cain's Law, Elizabeth Mensch

Pepperdine Law Review

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For Peter, With Love, John Henry Schlegel Feb 2012

For Peter, With Love, John Henry Schlegel

Pepperdine Law Review

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Critical Legal Studies As A Spiritual Practice, Peter Gabel Feb 2012

Critical Legal Studies As A Spiritual Practice, Peter Gabel

Pepperdine Law Review

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Law And Economics: Is There A Higher Law?, Kenneth G. Elzinga Feb 2012

Law And Economics: Is There A Higher Law?, Kenneth G. Elzinga

Pepperdine Law Review

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From Blackstone To Holmes: The Revolt Against Natural Law, Albert W. Alschuler Feb 2012

From Blackstone To Holmes: The Revolt Against Natural Law, Albert W. Alschuler

Pepperdine Law Review

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Persons, Participating, And "Higher Law", Patrick Mckinley Brennan Feb 2012

Persons, Participating, And "Higher Law", Patrick Mckinley Brennan

Pepperdine Law Review

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Higher Law Questions: A Prelude To The Symposium, Steven D. Smith Feb 2012

Higher Law Questions: A Prelude To The Symposium, Steven D. Smith

Pepperdine Law Review

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Introduction, Robert F. Cochran Jr Feb 2012

Introduction, Robert F. Cochran Jr

Pepperdine Law Review

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