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I highly recommend this book for both academics and general readers interested in the connections between Christianity and the Constitution. * Michael W. McConnell, Richard \u0026amp; Frances Mallery Professor, Stanford Law School; Director, Stanford Constitutional Law Center; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution *\u003cbr\u003eThe relationship between religious thought and constitutionalism is the focus of this book...the contribution it makes to an understanding of the important connections between religion, specifically Christianity, and constitutionalism, are worthy of attention. * Commonwealth Lawyers' Association and Contributors *\u003cbr\u003eHighly recommended. 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Richard Helmholz  7 REFORMATION: The Protestant Reformation of Constitutionalism John Witte Jr. 8 MODERNITY: Understanding Law and Constitutionalism in Modernity: The Critical Contribution of English Reformation Public Theology Joan Lockwood O'Donovan    Part II: Christian Perspectives on Constitutionalism  9 SOVEREIGNTY: Dual, Plural and One Joel Harrison 10 RULE OF LAW: The Sacred Roots and Secular Shoots of the Supreme Law Li-ann Thio 11 DEMOCRACY: Self-Government and the Kingdom of Heaven Richard Ekins  12 SEPARATION OF POWERS: Biblical Foundations of the Separation of Powers and the Catalytical Judicial Role Carlos Bernal  13 RIGHTS: Christian Constitutional Rights? 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The Passion (Isaiah 53:5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Some Things I Just Don’t Understand (Jeremiah 1:5) . . . . . . . . . 131\u003cbr\u003e26. King Nebuchadnezzar’s First Dream (Daniel 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134\u003cbr\u003e27. The Men Who Liked to Say “NO!” (Daniel 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137\u003cbr\u003e28. Dinner in the Lion’s Den (Daniel 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141\u003cbr\u003e29. The Runaway’s Tale (Jonah) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144\u003cbr\u003eThe New Testament\u003cbr\u003e1. Lights and Bells (Matthew 1–2, Luke 1–2:1–21) . . . . . . . . . . . . 151\u003cbr\u003e2. Foxes, Fish Food, and Flying Things (Matthew 8:19–27) . . . . . . 153\u003cbr\u003e3. A Table Story (Matthew 9:9–13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155\u003cbr\u003e4. Peter Walks on Water (Matthew 14:22–33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158\u003cbr\u003e5. 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