Faith, Force, and Reason

Faith, Force, and Reason offers an engaging history of the rule of law ... Beatty renders profound academic debates in terms that general readers will understand ... It should be required reading for entering law students. - T. Alexander Aleinikoff, University Professor, The New School, and Dean Emeritus, Georgetown University Law Center Although the 'rule of law' is often invoked, it is rarely defined or carefully examined. In this beautifully written book, David M. Beatty does just that. At a time when the rule of law is under assault ... this book could not be more timely or important. - Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law At once sweeping and specific, sober and hopeful, and rich with insights that will excite legal scholars and lay readers alike, Faith, Force and Reason is a necessary text for a moment when the rule of law is under incredible strain. - Ronald J. Daniels, President, Johns Hopkins University Both erudite and accessible, David M. Beatty's sweeping ... history of the rule of law illuminates how the ebb and flow of law's supremacy reflects both its resiliency as a bulwark against tyranny and oppression and its stubborn failings. - Gillian Lester, Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law, Columbia Law School David M. Beatty's Faith, Force, and Reason is a love letter to the rule of law ... historically informed, impassioned but not uncritical, and engagingly written for the ordinary reader! - Harry W. Arthurs, Dean Emeritus, Osgoode Hall Law School and President Emeritus, York University With his customary lucidity, David M. Beatty has produced a work that is remarkably accessible, edifying, and insightful. - Honourable Frank Iacobucci, Dean Emeritus, University of Toronto Law School and former Judge, Supreme Court of Canada