SYL Resources
We hope these resources will equip, encourage and challenge Christian law students and qualified lawyers to seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God.
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The Law of Love
The Bible is clear that to love God involves seeking to be obedient to God. Being God’s people involves seeking to make wise decisions about the way in which God wants us to live...
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A Biblical Approach to Human Rights
To understand human rights today we need some basic knowledge about their history, especially how they have evolved and changed over time - with significant severance from Biblical truth and a progression towards placing man...
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Restoring the Foundations
On the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act at the Royal Albert Hall, London, five million petals were dropped from the vast dome of the roof - one for each child killed since 1967. One observer said, “They seemed to fall forever!”
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Natural Law [from Justice Seeker]
Whether you see God behind nature depends on whether you have your eyes open to look for Him or not...Christians believe that there is an objective moral order discernable in nature...
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God at Work Amongst Lawyers in Central Asia
God does indeed move in mysterious ways. In the first week of November 2007, I went to Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia to visit Christians working in that country...
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Bible Studies
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Dig Deeper Bible Study Tools MindMap
In September 08 I read and really enjoyed Dig Deeper by Nigel Beynon & Andrew Sach (IVP: Nottingham, 2005).
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Law and Justice Bible Studies
These studies are intended to encourage, inspire and equip Christians, especially Christian lawyers, to seek justice and live righteously from a Biblical understanding of law and justice and an intimate relationship with God.
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Godly Justice - Amos 5
It was a time of peace and plenty. The northern kingdom of Israel in 770-750 BC, under the rule of King Jeroboam II had risen to the pinnacle of her prosperity...
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Books
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Excellent Reading List for Law Students
This is an excellent bibliography put together by Michael Schutt, author of Redeeming Law and Associate Professor of Law at Regent University,
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Law and Justice Bible Studies Book
These studies are intended to encourage, inspire and equip Christians, especially Christian lawyers, to seek justice and live righteously from a Biblical understanding of law and justice and an intimate relationship with God.
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Good News About Injustice
Interspersed with individual stories of specific abuse, this book chronicles the vision behind International Justice Mission’s work and seeks to tackle tragic injustices with practical insight.
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A Biblical View of Law and Justice
The Bible is not written as a handbook for lawyers, setting out a theology of human law. Its concern is the dealings of God with human beings and of human beings with God. What then does the Bible have to say about human laws and legal systems?
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Old Testament Ethics for the People of God
Some Christians distinguish the moral laws in the Old Testament from the ceremonial and civil laws. Others prefer a strictly New Testament ethic. Neither option, argues Chris Wright, does justice to the Old Testament...
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Conferences
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SYL Conference November 2009 [SYL]
Over 70 students and young lawyers gathered together once again at Cliff College in the Peak District to explore, through the book of Amos, God’s heart for Justice. Laughter, food and bonfires were the order of the day!
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SYL Conference November 2008
More than sixty students and young lawyers gathered at Cliff College to enjoy some excellent teaching and have lots of fun together; it was an inspiring weekend.
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SYL Conference March 2008
More than fifty students and young lawyers gathered at Cliff College to enjoy some excellent teaching and have lots of fun together; it was an inspiring weekend.
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Litigation Academy May 2007
DVD Teaching Series.
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SYL Conference 2007
Much fun and fellowship took place at this years’ conference amidst some great teaching from Sir Jeremy Cooke, Mark Barrell and a team of lawyers.
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Seminars and Talks
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Working Without Wilting [SYL]
An interactive seminar with Jago Wynne (author of the book ‘Working without Wilting’) encouraging us to thrive as Christians in the workplace and exploring how this may look.
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Easter Justice 09 Presentation
A brief introduction to the Easter Justice Mission trip by a participant in the 2009 team.
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Euthanasia Law and Christian Ethics [SYL]
24th March 2009
The announcement of the Coroners and Justice Bill in the Queen‘s Speech coincided with renewed calls for ’modernisation’ in the law surrounding assisted suicide and/or euthanasia...
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Reflections from Africa - the Gospel in Word and Deed [SYL]
3rd March 2009
We want to bring the good news of Christ to those around us both by what we say and what we do. How does this work where there are desperate practical needs as well as desperate spiritual needs?
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Conscience Obedience and the Christian Lawyer [SYL]
2nd December 2008
Seminar addressing how Christian lawyers should respond to a changing culture, where our professional responsibilities may require us to administer law which is not consistent either with the Bible or our consciences...
