Law and The Christian Tradition in Scandinavia: The Writings of Great Nordic Jurists

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This book presents a comprehensive history of law and religion in the Nordic context. The entwinement of law and religion in Scandinavia encompasses an unusual history, not widely known yet important for its impact on contemporary political and international relations in the region. The volume provides a holistic picture from the first written legal sources of the twelfth century to the law of the present secular welfare states. It recounts this history through biographical case studies. Taking the point of view of major influential figures in church, politics, university, and law, it thus presents the principal actors who served as catalysts in ecclesiastical and secular law through the centuries. This refreshing approach to legal history contributes to a new trend in historiography, particularly articulated by a younger generation of experienced Nordic scholars whose work is featured prominently in this volume. The collection will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers working in the areas of Legal History and Law and Religion. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Contributors Foreword Introduction Part 1 The Middle Ages 1 Introduction: The Middle Ages 2 Legal Reforms Around 1200 in Denmark: Archbishops Absalon (1128–1201) and Anders Sunesen (D. 1228) 3 Swedish Church Law Around 1300: Andreas and, Brynolf Algotsson, and Laurentius Olavi Part 2 Reformation and Early Modern Times 4 Introduction: Reformation and Early Modern Times 5 The Architect of the Danish-Norwegian Reformation: Johannes Bugenhagen (1485–1558) 6 Olavus Petri (1493–1552): Transplanting Foreign Law in Reformation Sweden 7 Archbishop Laurentius Petri (1499–1573): The Respected Authority of the Swedish Reformation 8 The Christian Jurisprudence of Niels Hemmingsen (1513–1600) Part 3 The Enlightenment—Secular Law in Christian Societies 9 Introduction: The Enlightenment 10 Natural Law and the Struggle with Pietism in Eighteenth-Century Denmark-Norway: Ludvig Holberg (1684–1751) 11 Andreas Hojer (1690–1739)—the Standard-Bearer of Danish-Norwegian Pietism Part 4 National Romanticism and Constitutionalism 12 Introduction 13 Shaping the Danish People’s Church in the Context of Freedom of Religion: A.S. Ørsted (1778–1860) and N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783–1872) 14 Christian Legal Historian and Intermediary of Henric Schartau’s Religious Heritage: Carl Johan Schlyter (1795–1888) 15 The Theological Battle for Freedom of Religion in Sweden: Henrik Reuterdahl (1795–1870) and Johan Henrik Thomander (1798–1865) 16 Karl Gustaf Ehrström (1822–1886): Humanity, the Christian Spirit, and Criminal Law in Finland in the Nineteenth Century Part 5 Modernity: Secularism and Positivism/Legal Realism 17 Introduction 18 Absalon Taranger (1858–1930): Legal Historian and Church Politician in Norway Around 1900 19 Swedish Modernity in Transition within Law and Theology: Halvar G F Sundberg (1894–1973) and Gustaf Aulén (1879–1977) 20 Church Leader in Times of Trouble: Eivind Josef Berggrav (1884-1959) 21 Frede Castberg (1893–1977): A Counterpoint in Modern Nordic Legal Culture 22 A Late-Modern Catalyst in Swedish Ecclesiastical Law: Göran Göransson (1925–1998) Names and Places Index General Index