Redeeming Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession

Redeeming Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession
by Michael P. Schutt

Redeeming Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession
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Book Summary Information

Author: Michael P. Schutt
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-14
ISBN: 0830825991
Number of pages: 290
Publisher: IVP Academic

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Book Review: A Wake-up Call for Christian Lawyers
Summary: 5 Stars

Mike Schutt pulls no punches in this provocative and inspiring challenge to those of us lawyers who claim to be followers of Christ. While undergirded by faithful optimism, this isn't some shallow feel-good book offering easy answers. To the contrary, Schutt calls Christian attorneys to a comprehensive and thoroughly transformative model of redemptive legal thinking.

To get a sense of how Mike cuts straight to the hearts of those who practice the profession of law, consider just one of the many blunt questions he asks: "How do we know that the lawyer's calling is - or can be - legitimate love of and service to neighbor rather than simply respectable prostitution?" Ouch.

If you, like me, are a lawyer honestly seeking to serve and honor Jesus in and through your legal vocation, then you need to open this book, the sooner the better. You will be blessed in your ongoing struggle to genuinely integrate your faith and your career.

While I might consider my own book, The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues, to be a "must read" for Christian laypersons facing common legal issues, "Redeeming Law" is absolutely a "must read" for Christian lawyers!

Summary of Redeeming Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession

Being a Christian lawyer is possible, but not easy.

Law professor Michael Schutt believes that although there are significant obstacles, Christians belong in the legal profession and should regard it as a sacred calling. The Christian God is, after all, a God concerned with justice, both divine and human. However, the pathway beginning with law school and leading to the daily demands of practice doesn't provide much guidance for pursuing law as a Christian calling. Schutt offers this book as a vital resource for reconceiving the theoretical foundations of law and gives practical guidance for maintaining integrity within a challenging profession. A hopeful and practical book for law students and those serving in the legal profession.


Market/Audience
  • Lawyers
  • Students and professors of law

Endorsements

"Mike Schutt has written a very accessible account of what it should mean for a Christian to study and practice law. Neither law school nor the practice of law directly offers sincere Christians an open door to bring their faith into their profession. But Mike shows why Christian integrity demands more than getting good grades and billing lots of hours. He demonstrates why and how bringing our confession of Christ's lordship into the law is vitally important." C. SCOTT PRYOR, Regent University School of Law


Features and Benefits
  • Written by a practicing lawyer who also teaches law students
  • Gives advice for meeting the daily practical challenges of the legal profession
  • Presents the legal profession as a Christian calling, while acknowledging the real challenges that still exist

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