| Discipline | Canon law |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | William L. Daniel |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1941-present |
| Publisher | The Catholic University of America Press (United States) |
| Frequency | Biannual |
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| ISO 4 | Jurist |
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| ISSN | 0022-6858 |
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The Jurist: Studies in Church Law and Ministry or simplyThe Jurist is apeer-reviewedacademic journal and the only journal published in the United States devoted to the study and promotion of thecanon law of the Catholic Church. It was initiated in 1940[1] to serve the academic and professional needs of Catholic church lawyers. It originally focused on the canon law of theLatin Church, but came to includeEastern Catholic canon law as well.
The first issue appeared on January 6, 1941.[2] Initial responses to the journal were favorable, as it was declared "We applaud its present performance and while we look forward to the improvement which its initial effort promises and which maturity will bring"[3] and "the first issues warrant the belief that the scholars of the United States will make valuable contributions to the study of Canon Law".[4]
Until 1976, the journal was a quarterly publication, but since then it has been issued twice yearly; beginning with volume 71, the journal has been published byThe Catholic University of America Press for theSchool of Canon Law. Theeditorial board consists of the faculty of the School of Canon Law atThe Catholic University of America inWashington, D.C., the only such school in the United States. The journal is published in print and online atProject MUSE.
Initially the journal focused largely on issues of Latin church law both in terms ofits history, medieval and modern, and contemporary practice. However, within the past few decades since theSecond Vatican Council, it has broadened its horizons and audience. For it also explores questions of interest to theologians,Eastern Catholic church lawyers, civil lawyers, diocesan planners and diocesan finance and personnel officials. Recent issues have contained the decisions of theApostolic Signatura in Latin and English translation.
Previous editors includedJerome Daniel Hannan,Frederick R. McManus (1959-1989), James H. Provost, Thomas J. Green, andKurt Martens. The current editor is William L. Daniel.
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