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		Law and Ultimate Concerns: An Introduction to Jurisprudence Author: John Warwick Montgomery Law is fundamental to human society, and is one of the grand themes of Holy Scripture. Dr. John Warwick Montgomery taught the full-year course in Jurisprudence - the Philosophy of Law - at the University of Bedfordshire in England. Here is the full cycle of those lectures covering the history of legal thought from ancient times to the present, and the central topics in the field (legal reasoning, legal ethics, the foundation of law, etc.). The orientation is unashamedly that of Biblical Christianity, taught with verve, humor, and a total abstinence of "political correctness." Introduction to the Course Introduction to Philosophy Definition of Law Morality and Legal Theory Legal Reasoning Interpretation of Legal Documents Natural Law Theories Classic Legal Positivism lackstone-Bentham, Burke, and Kent Scandinavian Legal Realism American Legal Realism Contemporary Philosophy of Law: Hans Kelsen Contemporary Philosophy of Law: H.L.A. Hart Contemporary Philosophy of Law: Ronald Dworkin History of Jurisprudence: Biblical Jurisprudence History of Jurisprudence: Greek and Roman Jurisprudence History of Jurisprudence: Medieval Theology of Law History of Jurisprudence: Renaissance & Reformation Jurisprudence History of Jurisprudence: 17th and Early 18th Century History of Jurisprudence: 18th Century Rawls & Neo-Kantians Critical Legal Studies, Post-Modernism & Deconstructionism Conclusion to Course 34 CDs
		Modern Theology and Contemporary Legal Theory: A Tale of Ideological Collapse Author: John Warwick Montgomery This recording bridges an intellectual chasm often regarded as impassable, that between modern jurisprudence (philosophy of law) and contemporary theology. Dr. Montgomery's thesis is that remarkably similar developmental patterns exist in these two areas of the history of ideas, and that lessons learned in the one are of the greatest potential value to the other. The five-fold movement in the history of modern theology (classical liberalism, neo-orthodoxy, Bultmannian existentialism, Tillichian ontology, and secular/death-of-God viewpoints) has been remarkably paralleled in legal theory (realism/positivism, the jurisprudence of H.L.A. Hart, the philosophy of Ronald Dworkin, the neo-Kantian political theorists, and Critical Legal Studies' deconstructionism.) From this comparative analysis the theologian and the legal theorist can learn vitally important lessons for their own professional endeavors. 1 CD
		Law and Morality: Friends or Foes? Author: John Warwick Montgomery Dr. Montgomery's inaugural lecture on the occasion of his appointment as Professor of Law and- Humanities at the University of Luton, England. Do law and morals have an essential interrelationship? If so, from where can moral values justifiably be derived? For a transcript of this lecture, see Law and Morality 1 tape / 1 CD
		Law and Christian Theology: Some Foundational Principles Author: John Warwick Montgomery An introductory lecture on jurisprudence (philosophy of law) delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta on March 26, 1993. A transcript of the lecture appears in Christians in the Public Square 1 tape
		Law and Gospel: How They Relate in a Pluralistic Society Author: John Warwick Montgomery A treatment of the concepts of "law", "gospel" and the classic "three uses of the law", together with their application to the crucial question of the appropriateness of legislating a "Christian agenda" in a pluralistic society. 1 tape / 1CD
		Law at the Movies: Sidney Lumet and Robert Bolt; Legal Novels from Turow and Grisham Author: John Warwick Montgomery A look at select legal issues raised in recent books and movies. 1 tape, 2 lectures
		Critical Legal Studies: Postmodern Deconstruction in the Law Good and Bad Legal Reasoning: Thinking Straight as a Lawyer Author: John Warwick Montgomery An analysis and critique of “deconstructionism” in the field of law, and a sometimes hilarious examination of examples of lawyers’ reasoning. 1 tape, 2 lectures
		Lord Denning at 100 Years of Age English Parliamentary Sovereignty V. American Constitutionalism Author: John Warwick Montgomery An appreciation of the “greatest common law jurist of the 20th Century.” [See also the book by Lord Denning, the Influence of Religion on Law, in the Institute’s Book catalogue.] Includes a comparison and contrast of the Parliamentary system of Commonwealth countries within which Lord Denning operated and American constitutionalsim. 1 tape, 2 lectures
		Pinochet and War Crimes Trials Smoking and the Law Author: John Warwick Montgomery An examination of the basis and justification for war crimes trials, including international law and the ‘rule of law,” while protecting the rights of the individual and the desire to achieve a “common good.” 1 tape, 2 lectures

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