Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on)

Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on)
Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on)
Christianity is essentially an ethical religion; and, although its moral principles were meant directly for the elevation of the individual, still they could not fail to exercise a powerful influence on such a public institution as law, the crystallized rule of human conduct

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