Legal Position of Churches and Church Autonomy: v.3 (Scripta Canonica) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9042910844 ISBN 13: 9789042910843

Publisher: Peeters Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

This book includes all papers presented at the colloquium on Church and State on 28 February and 1-2 March 2001. The colloquium, focusing on the legal position of churches, the autonomy of churches in modern societies and recent tendencies in jurisprudence, was organised by the Faculty of Canon Law of the Catholic University Leuven in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology of the University of Stellenbosch. Both the conference and the book have two objectives. The fist is informing about the South African history on Church and State relationships and its current situation under the new Constitution. The second objective is to search for models leading to a new equilibrium between Church and State in South Africa. Models offered by other countries are examined as a point of reference or as a possible source of inspiration. International scholars and academics, church Ministers as well as leading politicians offer their viewpoints and enter into debate with each other.

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Synopsis

This book resulted from a meeting held on Church and State in Spring of this year. The colloquium focused on the legal position of churches, the autonomy of churches in modern society and recent tendencies in jurisprudence. It was organised by the Faculty of Canon Law of the Catholic University Leuven in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology of the University of Stellenbosch. Both the conference and the book have two objectives. The first looks at South African history on Church and State relationships and its current situation under the new Constitution. The second seeks to search for models leading to a new equilibrium between Church and State in South Africa. Examples offered by other countries are examined as a point of reference or a possible source of inspiration. International scholars and academics, Church Minister, as well as leading politicians, offer their viewpoints and arguments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peeters Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9042910844
• ISBN 13: 9789042910843
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 269
• Editor: Warnink Hildegard