Legal Theology: The Turn to Conceptualism in Nineteenth-Century Jewish Law

Common-Law Background of Nineteenth-Century Tort Law, The

The quick demise of a nineteenth-century Jewish hospital in London

Throughout the centuries, the hardships of the poor have always been apparent but those who are ill as well as down-and-out have even less chance of survival unless individuals or groups voluntarily decide to help these unfortunates. An example of such philanthropic aid occurred on 16 February 1812 when seven Jewish gentlemen met in London to establish a hospital for Jewish Ashkenazi indigent p...

The medical construction of homosexuality and its relation to the law in nineteenth-century England.

as illegal.2 "Unnatural practices" were regarded as a felony in England following Henry VIII's 1533 decree that the "offenders being hereof convict by verdict confession or outlawry shall suffer such paynes ofdeath and losses and penalties oftheir goods chattles debts lands tenaments and hereditaments as felons being accustomed to do accordynge to the order of the Common Lawes of this Realme".3...

COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY AS CHALLENGE FOR THE THEOLOGY OF THE 21ST CENTURY

In this article the author first gives an introduction to his own approach to comparative theology (CT). After some introductory considerations, an outline of the idea and foundation of CT is given and is contrasted with traditional approaches to other religions; the methods, goals, and also the limits of CT are discussed; CT is differentiated from religious studies and the theology of religion...

The Nineteenth Psalm in the Criticism of the Nineteenth Century

2 The heavens declare the glory of God, And the firmament showeth his handiwork. 3 Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night showeth knowledge. 4 There is no speech nor language, Their voice is unheard. 5 Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 6 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamb...