Common Law and Natural Law in America (Law and Christianity)

Common Law and Natural Law in America is a groundbreaking narrative that re-assesses the varied American interactions of 'common law' and 'natural law', offering a counter-narrative to the dominant story of these legal traditions.

Drawing widely from theological and philosophical accounts of natural law, as well as primary and secondary work in legal and intellectual history, this book explores the thought of influential figures such as Puritans, Revolutionary Americans, William Blackstone, Joseph Story, Christopher Langdell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and legal realists.

With consequences for both ethicists and legal historians, Common Law and Natural Law in America is an essential read for anyone interested in the connections between law, religion, and morality in America's past and present.