Présentation de l’éditeur
It is clear that the Lutheran Reformation greatly contributed to changes in theological and legal ideas – but what was the extent of its impact on the field of contract law? Legal historians have extensively studied the contract doctrines developed by Roman Catholic theologians and canonists; however, they have largely neglected Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Johann Aepinus, Martin Chemnitz, Friedrich Balduin and many other reformers. This book focuses on those neglected voices of the Reformation, exploring their role in the history of contract law. These men mapped out general principles to counter commercial fraud and dictated norms to regulate standard economic transactions. The most learned jurists, such as Matthias Coler, Peter Heige, Benedict Carpzov, and Samuel Stryk, among others, studied these theological teachings and implemented them in legal tenets. Theologians and jurists thus cooperated in resolving contract law problems, especially those concerning interest and usury.
Editorial Board: Herman J. Selderhuis, Wim Deckock, Igor Kakolewski, Heiner Lück and Tarald Rasmussen
Sommaire
Christian Spirituality and Law: Developments and Sources
Care for the Souls before the Reformation and in the Early Modern Roman Catholic World
The Engagement of the Lutheran Theologians with Contract Law: Principles and Literature
A Biblical Framework for Contract Law: Basic Elements
The Conceptualization of Agreements
The Seventh Commandment: The Lawfulness and Right Use of Contracts
The Eighth Commandment: Contractual Fidelity
Selected Issues from Particular Types of Contract
Sale, Lease and Restitution
Lending and the Interest Prohibition
From Lutheran Theology to Legal Practice
The Dispute of Regensburg (1587)
The Contribution of the Jurists
Law and Religion in the Early Modern Period
, Vol. 1
, 585 pages.
119,63 €
