Conscience has long been a foundational theme in Christian ethics, but it is a notoriously slippery and contested term. This volume works to define conscience and reveal the similarities and differences between different Christian traditions' thinking on the subject. In a thorough and scholarly manner, the authors explore Christian theological, legal, constitutional, historical, and philosophical meanings of conscience. Covering a range of historical periods, major figures in the development of conscience, and contemporary applications, this book is a vital source for scholars from a wide variety of disciplines seeking to understand conscience from a range of perspectives.

This book explores the Christian theological, legal, constitutional, historical, and philosophical meanings of conscience for both scholarly and educated general audiences.

About the Author
Jeffrey B. Hammond is Associate Professor of Law at Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University. He is also a Fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. He writes in the fields of law and Christian theology, religion clauses, health law, and law and bioethics and teaches in the fields of constitutional law and health law. Helen M. Alvare is Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University. She has taught law and religion for 20 years and has published over 30 scholarly articles. Her previously published books include Putting Children's Interests First in U.S. Family Law and Policy (2017) and The Conscience of the Institution (2014).

Reviews
'This engaging collection of beautifully written essays provides the reader with a broad array of topics relating to Christian understandings of conscience.' Angela C. Carmella, Journal of Church and State



Book Information
ISBN 9781108835381
Author Jeffrey B. Hammond
Format Hardback
Page Count 450
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 830g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 158mm * 26mm