WhatimpacthasChristianityhadonlawandpoliciesintheLowlandsfromtheeleventhcenturythroughtheendofthetwentiethcentury?Takingthegradual’secularization’ofEuropeanlegalcultureasaframework,thisvolumeexploresthelivesandtimesoftwentylegalscholarsandprofessionalstostudythehistoricalimpactoftheChristianfaithonlegalandpoliticallifeintheLowCountries.TheprocesswherebyChristianbeliefsystemsgraduallylosttheirimpactontheregulationofsecularaffairspassedthroughseveralstages,notintheleasttheProtestantReformation,whichledtotheseparationoftheLowCountriesinaProtestantNorthandaCatholicSouthinthefirstplace.Thecontributionstakeupgeneralissuessuchastherelationshipbetweenjusticeandmercy,Christianityandpoliticsaswellasmoretechnicaltopicsofstate-churchlaw,criminallawandsocialpolicy.
