Redeeming law Christian calling and the legal profession / [electronic resource] :
Michael P. Schutt.
- Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2007.
- 1 online resource (290 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The lost lawyer -- The American law school experience -- Vocation and the local church -- Thinking about lawyering -- Integrity -- Unity and the integrated lawyer -- Community and trinitarian lawyering -- Truth and the integrated lawyer -- Integrity in practice : spiritual disciplines -- Integrity in practice -- Professional identity, integrity and modernity -- Lawyers' vices-lawyers' virtues -- Law and truth.
Being a Christian lawyer is possible, but not easy. Law professor Michael Schutt believes that although there are significant obstacles, Christians belong in the legal profession and should regard it as a sacred calling. The Christian God is, after all, a God concerned with justice, both divine and human. However, the pathway beginning with law school and leading to the daily demands of practice doesn't provide much guidance for pursuing law as a Christian calling. Schutt offers this book as a vital resource for reconceiving the theoretical foundations of law and gives practical guidance for maintaining integrity within a challenging profession. A hopeful and practical book for law students and those serving in the legal profession. - Publisher.
Christian lawyers--United States. Practice of law--Religious aspects. Christianity and justice. LAW / Essays LAW / General Practice LAW / Jurisprudence LAW / Paralegals & Paralegalism LAW / Practical Guides LAW / Reference