Notes on contributors; Acknowledgments; 1. Christianity and international law: an introduction John D. Haskell and Pamela Slotte; 2. The Byzantine commonwealth and the emerging features of a law of nations in the first millennium Peter Petkoff; 3. Christianity and the birth of ambassadorial deontology: some historical notes Tiziana Faitini and Dante Fedele; 4. Formation and refiguration of the canon law on trade with infidels (ca. 1200–ca. 1600) Stefan Stantchev; 5. God, sovereignty, and the morality of intervention outside Europe David M. Lantigua; 6. The significance of Christian charity to international law Jennifer L. Beard; 7. Hugo Grotius on freedom of the seas and human nature Roland Boer; 8. ?Ius gentium et naturae: the human conscience and early modern international law Janne E. Nijman; 9. Legalizing antisemitism? The legacy of Savigny's roman(tic) law Reut Yael Paz; 10. Missionary knowledge and the empirical foundations of modern international legal thought Jedidiah J. Kroncke; 11. Standards for a righteous and civilized world: religion and America's emergence as a global power Andrew Preston; 12. International Protestantism and its changing religious freedoms Udi Greenberg; 13. Beyond the freedom of worship: the contested meaning of religious freedom in international human rights law and politics, 1945–1967 Linde Lindkvist; 14. Truran – process theology and a pluralistic foundation for human rights Mark C. Modak; 15. Christianity and human rights law: orthodox perspectives Elena Namli; 16. Conquest, sacred sites, and 'religion' in a time of crisis Nathaniel Berman; 17. Constantine's legacy: preserving empire while undermining international law Craig Mousin; 18. Hopelessly practicing law: asylum seekers, advocates, and hostile jurisdictions Silas W. Allard; 19. The hidden theology of international legal positivism Akbar Rasulov; Selected bibliography; Index.