Book contents
- Great Christian Jurists in American History
- Law and Christianity
- Great Christian Jurists in American History
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction: Christianity and American Law
- 1 John Cotton and Roger Williams
- 2 John Winthrop and the Covenantal Ideal
- 3 Friendly Laws: William Penn’s Christian Jurisprudence
- 4 The Friendly Jurisprudence and Early Feminism of John Dickinson
- 5 Roger Sherman, Oliver Ellsworth, and the Formation of America’s Constitutional Order
- 6 John Jay: The First Chief Justice
- 7 James Wilson
- 8 Was Justice Joseph Story a Christian Constitutionalist?
- 9 Harvard’s Evangelist of Evidence: Simon Greenleaf’s Christian Common Sense
- 10 John Marshall Harlan the Elder
- 11 Judicial Conservatism and Protestant Faith: The Case of Justice David J. Brewer
- 12 John T. Noonan, Jr.: Catholic Jurist and Judge
- 13 The Integrative Christian Jurisprudence of Harold J. Berman
- 14 Antonin Scalia: Devout Christian; Worldly Judge?
- 15 The Insights and Transitions of Mary Ann Glendon
- 16 A Reformed Liberalism: Michael McConnell’s Contributions to Christian Jurisprudence
- 17 The Jurisprudence of Robert P. George
- Index
4 - The Friendly Jurisprudence and Early Feminism of John Dickinson
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 June 2019
- Great Christian Jurists in American History
- Law and Christianity
- Great Christian Jurists in American History
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction: Christianity and American Law
- 1 John Cotton and Roger Williams
- 2 John Winthrop and the Covenantal Ideal
- 3 Friendly Laws: William Penn’s Christian Jurisprudence
- 4 The Friendly Jurisprudence and Early Feminism of John Dickinson
- 5 Roger Sherman, Oliver Ellsworth, and the Formation of America’s Constitutional Order
- 6 John Jay: The First Chief Justice
- 7 James Wilson
- 8 Was Justice Joseph Story a Christian Constitutionalist?
- 9 Harvard’s Evangelist of Evidence: Simon Greenleaf’s Christian Common Sense
- 10 John Marshall Harlan the Elder
- 11 Judicial Conservatism and Protestant Faith: The Case of Justice David J. Brewer
- 12 John T. Noonan, Jr.: Catholic Jurist and Judge
- 13 The Integrative Christian Jurisprudence of Harold J. Berman
- 14 Antonin Scalia: Devout Christian; Worldly Judge?
- 15 The Insights and Transitions of Mary Ann Glendon
- 16 A Reformed Liberalism: Michael McConnell’s Contributions to Christian Jurisprudence
- 17 The Jurisprudence of Robert P. George
- Index
Summary
John Dickinson (1732–1809) was a Founder of the United States whose jurisprudence was greatly influenced by Quakerism. Although he never joined the Religious Society of Friends, Dickinson adopted the basic tenets of their religion, particularly the belief in the Light of Christ in the conscience, which caused them to consider all people spiritually equal, regardless of gender, race, or socio-economic status. The strong and outspoken Quaker women in Dickinson’s life—his mother, wife, daughters, and a range of other female friends and relatives—influenced him to advocate for women in his legal practice and in his work to found the nation. Among the leading Founders, Dickinson was the only one to press for women’s rights, making him an early feminist.
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- Great Christian Jurists in American History , pp. 72 - 89Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019