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Ball takes an experimental journey into the inner life of law and the careers of men and women who use it to help disadvantaged people and to strengthen the fabric of the communities in which they live. The book concentrates on seven contemporary lawyers, judges, and advocates who have devoted their lives to an unconventional vision of the law.

Table of Contents
Introduction 1: Seven Practices in Law 2: Dilsey, Baby Suggs, and the Nonreligious Word 3: What of Ethics, Faith, Christian Religion? 4: Mark, Isaiah, and the Empty Place 5: Aesthetic Meaning and Political Freedom 6: Morbidity and Viability in Law Acknowledgments Notes Index

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226036250, 978-0226036250
      ISBN10: 0226036251
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Ball takes an experimental journey into the inner life of law and the careers of men and women who use it to help disadvantaged people and to strengthen the fabric of the communities in which they live. The book concentrates on seven contemporary lawyers, judges, and advocates who have devoted their lives to an unconventional vision of the law.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1: Seven Practices in Law 2: Dilsey, Baby Suggs, and the Nonreligious Word 3: What of Ethics, Faith, Christian Religion? 4: Mark, Isaiah, and the Empty Place 5: Aesthetic Meaning and Political Freedom 6: Morbidity and Viability in Law Acknowledgments Notes Index

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