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Authors: James A. Coriden
ISBN-13: 9780809142569, ISBN-10: 0809142562
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Paulist Press
Date Published: July 2004
Edition: REV

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Author Biography: James A. Coriden

Book Synopsis

This new edition of An Introduction to Canon Law has been updated to reflect changes and adaptations in canon law, as well as to uncover new resources in the field. It offers an introductory orientation to all of canon law, it outlines and overviews the various specialized areas of the law, and it sketches the structure and function of the offices within the church and how they relate to one another. The book gives historical perspectives, and focuses on the rights and duties of Catholics in the church.

Table of Contents

Introductory issues1
Rules in a church community3
New testament roots of the rules7
The history of canon law10
Canonical sources, forms, and distinctions33
The code of canon law38
A canonical constitution of the church45
The people of God : book two of the code57
The Christian faithful59
Hierarchical structures71
Consecrated and apostolic life99
The teaching function : book three of the code107
The sanctifying function : book four of the code119
The governing function : book one of the code (general norms)155
Temporal goods of the church : book five of the code173
Sanctions in the church : book six of the code181
Processes : book seven of the code191
App. IDoing research in canon law209

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