Recovering Self-Evident Truths: Catholic Perspectives on American Law. Edited by Michael A. Scaperlanda and Teresa Stanton Collett. Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2007. 403pp. np.
This is a wonderful collection of essays edited by two of the finest Catholic legal scholars writing today. Professors Michael A. Scaperlanda and Teresa Stanton Collettt have assembled an august group of scholars and legal practitioners who offer a readable account of what the Catholic legal tradition may contribute, and has contributed, to American law.
I say "has contributed," even though America, from its infancy, has been predominately a Protestant nation. But …