Foreword by John Witte, Jr.; Foreword: John Witte, Jr. Introduction: Kjell A Modeer and Helle Vogt Part 1: The Middle Ages Introduction: The Middle Ages: Bertil Nilsson and Helle Vogt Archbishops Absalon and Anders Sunesen: Legal reforms around 1200 in Denmark: Archbishops Absalon (1128-1201) and Anders Sunesen (d. 1228): Per Andersen and Helle Vogt Swedish Church Law around 1300: Andreas And, Brynolf Algotsson, and Laurentius Olavi: Bertil Nilsson and Stina Sundmark Part 2: Reformation and early modern times; 4. Introduction: Reformation and early modern times: Mia Korpiola and Heikki Pihlajamaki 5. The architect of the Danish-Norwegian reformation: Johannes Bugenhagen (1485-1558): Morten Kjaer and Mattias Skat Sommer 6. Olavus Petri (1493-1552): Transplating foreigh law in reformation Sweden: Heikki Pihlajamaki 7. Archbishop Laurentius Petri (1499-1573): The respected authority of the Swedish reformation: Mia Korpiola 8. The Christian jurisprudence of Niels Hemmingsen (1513-1600): Mattias Skat Sommer and Morten Kjaer Part 3: The enlightenment - secular law in Christian societies 9. Introduction: The enlightenment: Soeren Koch and Kristian Mejrup 10. Natural Law and the struggle with pietism in eighteenth-century Denmark-Norway: Ludvig Holberg (1684-1751): Soeren Koch 11. Andreas Hojer (1690-1751)-the standard-bearer of Danish-Norwegian Pietism: Kristian Mejrup Part 4. National romanticism and constitutionalism 12. Introduction: Anders Jarlert and Kjell A Modeer 13. Shaping the Danish people's church in the context of freedom of religion. A.S. Orsted (1778-1860) and N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872): Lisbet Christoffersen and Niels Henrik Gregersen 14. Christian legal historian and intermediary of Henric Schartau's religious heritage: Carl Johan Schlyter (1795-1888): Kjell A Modeer 15. The Theological Battle for Freedom of Religion in Sweden: Henrik Reuterdahl (1795-1870) and Johan Henrik Thomander (1798-1865): Alexander Maurits 16. Karl Gustaf Ehrstroem(1822-1886): humanity, the Christian spirit, and criminal law in Finland in the nineteenth century: Jussi Sallila Part 5. Modernity: Secularism and positivism/legal realism 17. Introduction: Anders Jarlert and Kjell A Modeer; 18. Absalon Taranger (1858-1930): Legal historian and church politician in Norway around 1900: Egil Morland and Torgeir Landro 19. Swedish Modernity in transition within law and Theology: Halvar G F Sundberg (1894-1973) and Gustaf Aulen (1879-1959): Anders Jarlert 20. Church leader in times of trouble: Eivind Josef Berggrav (1884-1959): Egil Morland 21. Frede Castberg (1893-1977): A counterpoint in modern Nordic legal culture: Kjell A Modeer 22. A late-modern catalyst in Swedish ecclesiastical law: Goeran Goeransson (1925-1998): Kjell A Modeer