The fall of the priests and the rise of the lawyers. (2016 copyright 2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philip R Wood.
• Authors: Wood, Philip (Philip R.), 1942-
• Contents: The questions -- The purpose of morality and law -- The past and the future -- What is religion? -- What is the rule of law? -- The families of religion : western religions -- The families of religion : eastern religions -- The families of law -- A brief tour of secular law -- Money, banks and corporations -- Secularisation and religious decline -- Reasons for the decline of religiosity -- Secularisation of government -- The rise of the lawyers -- Who rules the world : lawyers or economists? -- What is wrong with the law? -- Scientific progress and the law -- A way of living -- A billion years from now.
• Publisher Details: London : Hart Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Subjects: 340/.1; Law -- General; Law -- Philosophy; Religion and law; Rule of law; Law -- History; Law
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781509905560; 1509905561
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.