The Cultures of Canon Law: Global Catholicism, Glocal Legislation, and the Local Churches

Author:   Judith Hahn
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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Pages:   253
Publication Date:   10 February 2026
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The Cultures of Canon Law: Global Catholicism, Glocal Legislation, and the Local Churches


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Author:   Judith Hahn
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:  

9783032148117


ISBN 10:   3032148111
Pages:   253
Publication Date:   10 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 An Exploration of Current Conflicts.- 3 The Cultural Universe of the Law.- 4 Incarnating the Christian Message.- 5 Inculturating Canon Law.- 6 Legal Responses to Cultural Diversity.- 7 Local Responses to Legal Transplants.- 8 Revising Global Legislation.- 9 Conclusion and Outlook.

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Judith Hahn serves as Professor of Canon Law at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, Bonn University (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn). She is a McDonald Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University. She has been a Visiting Scholar at Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University, the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford, and a Fellow at the Käte Hamburger Center for Advanced Study of “Law as Culture” in Bonn. She has published extensively on the theory and sociology of canon law and on the status of religious law in modern societies. Her work in the area of law and religion extends to a variety of topics that examine both legal aspects and theological problems of law and religion from a cultural and social studies perspective.

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