Abstract
Nineteenth-century American judges and lawyers often claimed that Christianity was part of the common law. From Kent and Story in the early part of the century, to Cooley and Tiedeman toward the end, the maxim that “Christianity is part and parcel of the common law” (or some variant thereof) was heard so often that later commentators could refer to it as a matter “decided over and over again,” one which “[t]ext writers have reiterated and courts have affirmed.” The maxim even received an endorsement of sorts from the Supreme Court, which in 1844 affirmed that “the Christian religion is part of the common law of Pennsylvania.”
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Cited by
72 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献
1. Index;The Cambridge History of Atheism;2021-09-16
2. Reflections;The Cambridge History of Atheism;2021-09-16
3. Atheism Throughout the World;The Cambridge History of Atheism;2021-09-16
4. Religion for Atheists? Transhumanism, Mindfulness, and Atheist Churches;The Cambridge History of Atheism;2021-09-16
5. Intersectional Atheisms: Race, Gender, and Sexuality;The Cambridge History of Atheism;2021-09-16