Harold J. Berman was Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University and Ames Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

Taken together, Berman’s two volumes offer a sweeping panorama of the rise of modern law in the West, from its medieval beginnings to the start of the eighteenth century. In scope, learning, and ambition there is nothing else quite like them, and they constitute one of the deepest contributions to scholarship to have emerged from the legal academy in decades. In calling attention to these neglected episodes in the history of Western law, Berman has raised a host of difficult questions for historical and philosophical investigation, and one can only hope that others will follow his footsteps and explore the territory he has charted.

• Preface Introduction I. The German Revolution and the Transformation of German Law in the Sixteenth Century 1. The Reformation of the Church and of the State, 1517-1555 2. Lutheran Legal Philosophy 3. The Transformation of German Legal Science 4. The Transformation of German Criminal Law 5. The Transformation of German Civil and Economic Law 6. The Transformation of German Social Law Ii. The English Revolution and the Transformation of English Law in the Seventeenth Century 7. The English Revolution, 1640-1689 8. The Transformation of English Legal Philosophy 9. The Transformation of English Legal Science 10. The Transformation of English Criminal Law 11. The Transformation of English Civil and Economic Law 12. The Transformation of English Social Law Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments Index

Harold J. Berman was Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University and Ames Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

Taken together, Berman’s two volumes offer a sweeping panorama of the rise of modern law in the West, from its medieval beginnings to the start of the eighteenth century. In scope, learning, and ambition there is nothing else quite like them, and they constitute one of the deepest contributions to scholarship to have emerged from the legal academy in decades. In calling attention to these neglected episodes in the history of Western law, Berman has raised a host of difficult questions for historical and philosophical investigation, and one can only hope that others will follow his footsteps and explore the territory he has charted.

• Preface Introduction I. The German Revolution and the Transformation of German Law in the Sixteenth Century 1. The Reformation of the Church and of the State, 1517-1555 2. Lutheran Legal Philosophy 3. The Transformation of German Legal Science 4. The Transformation of German Criminal Law 5. The Transformation of German Civil and Economic Law 6. The Transformation of German Social Law Ii. The English Revolution and the Transformation of English Law in the Seventeenth Century 7. The English Revolution, 1640-1689 8. The Transformation of English Legal Philosophy 9. The Transformation of English Legal Science 10. The Transformation of English Criminal Law 11. The Transformation of English Civil and Economic Law 12. The Transformation of English Social Law Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments Index

Harold J. Berman was Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University and Ames Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

Taken together, Berman’s two volumes offer a sweeping panorama of the rise of modern law in the West, from its medieval beginnings to the start of the eighteenth century. In scope, learning, and ambition there is nothing else quite like them, and they constitute one of the deepest contributions to scholarship to have emerged from the legal academy in decades. In calling attention to these neglected episodes in the history of Western law, Berman has raised a host of difficult questions for historical and philosophical investigation, and one can only hope that others will follow his footsteps and explore the territory he has charted.

• Preface Introduction I. The German Revolution and the Transformation of German Law in the Sixteenth Century 1. The Reformation of the Church and of the State, 1517-1555 2. Lutheran Legal Philosophy 3. The Transformation of German Legal Science 4. The Transformation of German Criminal Law 5. The Transformation of German Civil and Economic Law 6. The Transformation of German Social Law Ii. The English Revolution and the Transformation of English Law in the Seventeenth Century 7. The English Revolution, 1640-1689 8. The Transformation of English Legal Philosophy 9. The Transformation of English Legal Science 10. The Transformation of English Criminal Law 11. The Transformation of English Civil and Economic Law 12. The Transformation of English Social Law Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments Index