Church Law in Modernity

Toward a Theory of Canon Law between Nature and Culture

Judith Hahn (Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany)

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Cambridge University Press
30 June 2022

Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Ecclesiastical (canon) law

Series: Law and Christianity

Natural law has long been considered the traditional source of Roman Catholic canon law. However, new scholarship is critical of this approach as it portrays the Catholic Church as static, ahistorical, and insensitive to cultural change. In its attempt to stem the massive loss of effectiveness being experienced by canon law, the church has to reconsider its theory of legal foundation, especially its natural law theory. Church Law in Modernity analyses the criticism levelled at the church and puts forward solutions for reconciling church law with modernity by revealing the historical and cultural authenticity of all law, and revising the processes of law making. In a modern church, there is no way of thinking of the law without the participation of the faithful in legislation. Judith Hahn therefore proposes a reformed legislative process for the church in the hope of reconciling the natural law origins of church law with a new, modern theology.

By: Judith Hahn (Ruhr-Universität Bochum Germany)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 387g
ISBN: 9781108716598
ISBN 10: 1108716598
Series: Law and Christianity
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 30 June 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Judith Hahn is a Catholic theologian and Professor of Canon Law at the Faculty of Catholic Theology of Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany. In 2015 and 2016, she was a Fellow at the Käte Hamburger Center 'Law as Culture', Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, and she has published extensively on legal theory, law and religion, and Church and State.

Reviews for Church Law in Modernity: Toward a Theory of Canon Law between Nature and Culture

'Judith Hahn's Church Law in Modernity is the best study of Catholic canon law I have seen. It ably makes the key concepts in canon law interesting to a more general audience, especially those interested in jurisprudence and comparative law.' David Novak, J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Professor of Jewish Studies and Philosophy, University of Toronto 'This book provides a fascinating window into the condition of the doctrines of natural law and ecclesiology in German Catholicism.' Matthew Levering, James N. and Mary D. Perry, Jr Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary 'Hahn's book covers a wide range of topics drawn from various disciplines, assembled coherently and rigourously. Natural law and its relation to Catholic canon law, a global system regulating well over a billion faithful, is examined in a multi-faceted way that is both panoramic and specific, concluding with fifty theses that will generate and facilitate discussion.' Robert Ombres, University of Oxford