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Lawyers And Biblical Prophets, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2016

Lawyers And Biblical Prophets, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

This is part of a broader exploration of the suggestion that the biblical prophets-Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos, Nathan, and the others-are sources of ethical reflection and moral example for modern American lawyers. The suggestion appears to be unusual; I am not sure why. The Prophets were, more than anything else, lawyers-as their successors, the Rabbis of the Talmud, were. They were neither teachers nor bureaucrats, not elected officials or priests or preachers. And the comparison is not an ancient curiosity: Much of what admirable lawyer-heroes have done in modern America has been prophetic in the biblical sense-that is, what they …


Moral Memorandua From John Yoder: Conversations On Law, Ethics, And The Church Between A Mennonite Theologian And A Hoosier Lawyer, Thomas Shaffer Jun 2015

Moral Memorandua From John Yoder: Conversations On Law, Ethics, And The Church Between A Mennonite Theologian And A Hoosier Lawyer, Thomas Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


How I Changed My Mind, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

How I Changed My Mind, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


The Democratic Virtues, Our Common Life And The Common School: Trust In Democracy: Anabaptists, Italian Americans, And Solidarity, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

The Democratic Virtues, Our Common Life And The Common School: Trust In Democracy: Anabaptists, Italian Americans, And Solidarity, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Faith Tends To Subvert Legal Order, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Faith Tends To Subvert Legal Order, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Erastian And Sectarian Arguments In Religiously Affiliated American Law Schools, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Erastian And Sectarian Arguments In Religiously Affiliated American Law Schools, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Slippered Feet Aboard The African Queen, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Slippered Feet Aboard The African Queen, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.


Legal Ethics And Jurisprudence From Within Religious Congregations, Thomas L. Shaffer Nov 2013

Legal Ethics And Jurisprudence From Within Religious Congregations, Thomas L. Shaffer

Thomas L. Shaffer

No abstract provided.