{"product_id":"justice-and-mercy-moral-theology-and-the-exercise-of-law-in-twelfth-century-england-9781526155900","title":"Justice and Mercy: Moral Theology and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines one of the most fundamental issues in twelfth-century English politics: justice. It demonstrates that during the foundational period for the common law, the question of judgement and judicial ethics was a topic of heated debate – a common problem with multiple different answers. How to be a judge, and how to judge well, was a concern shared by humble and high, keeping both kings and parish priests awake at night. Using theological texts, sermons, legal treatises and letter collections, the book explores how moralists attempted to provide guidance for uncertain judges. It argues that mercy was always the most difficult challenge for a judge, fitting uncomfortably within the law and of disputed value. Shining a new light on English legal history, \u003ci\u003eJustice and mercy\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the moral dilemmas created by the establishment of the common law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Justice and Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable book…the book resounds with the historiographic traditions and conflicts among the different schools of legal history and of intellectual history, both in Britain and on the continent. While the author is obviously well aware of them, she manages to avoid the pitfalls of adding to these ongoing conflicts.’\u003cbr\u003eEsther Cohen, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, \u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: the vanishing adulteress\u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction\u003cbr\u003e2 The problem with mercy: the schools\u003cbr\u003e3 The problem with mercy: the courts\u003cbr\u003e4 Twelfth-century models of justice and mercy\u003cbr\u003e5 Who should be merciful?\u003cbr\u003e6 Judgement in practice: the Church\u003cbr\u003e7 Histories of justice: the crown, persuasion and lordship\u003cbr\u003e8 Love your enemies? Popular mercy in a vengeance culture\u003cbr\u003e9 Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041020117335,"sku":"9781526155900","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526155900.jpg?v=1750948629","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/justice-and-mercy-moral-theology-and-the-exercise-of-law-in-twelfth-century-england-9781526155900","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}