Recovering self-evident truths : Catholic perspectives on American law / edited by Michael A. Scaperlanda and Teresa Stanton Collett. [electronic resource]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The foundations of Catholic legal theory : a primer / Kevin P. Lee -- A theological anthropology of the human person / Lorenzo Albacete -- A philosophical anthropology of the human person : can we know the nature of human persons? / Benedict M. Ashley -- Truth as the ground of freedom : a theme from John Paul II / Avery Cardinal Dulles -- Solidiarity, subsidiarity, and the consumerist impetus of American law / Robert K. Vischer -- The constitution and the common good : a perspective on the Catholic contribution / Robert John Araujo -- Why we should (and should not) be liberals / Christopher Wolfe -- Reason, freedom, and the rule of law : reflections on their significance in Catholic thought / Robert P. George -- Labor law : "Making life more human" : work and the social question / Thomas C. Kohler -- Contract law : a Catholic approach / James Gordley -- Property law : Catholic social thought and the new urbanism : a shared vision to confront the problem of urban sprawl? / Vincent D. Rougeau -- Tort law : toward a trinitarian theory of products liability / Amelia J. Uelmen -- Criminal law : "Everlasting splendours" : death-row volunteers, lawyers' ethics, and human dignity / Richard W. Garnett -- Family law : natural law, marriage, and the thought of Karol Wojtyla / John J. Coughlin -- Immigration law : a Catholic Christian perspective on immigration justice / Michael A. Scaperlanda -- International law : foundations of human rights : the unfinished business / Mary Ann Glendon.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.