Philip L. Reynolds is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Medieval Christianity and Aquinas Professor of Historical Theology at Emory University, Atlanta. A senior fellow of Emory's Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Reynolds directed the Center's project on the Pursuit of Happiness (2006–11). Reynolds was a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology (2013–14) for his work on contemplative and apophatic theology and on the medieval reception of the pseudo-Dionysius. His books include Food and the Body (1999) and How Marriage Became One of the Sacraments (Cambridge, 2016).

• Part I: 1. Normative texts and practices of the first millennium Philip L. Reynolds; 2. The many voices of Roman law Jill Harries; 3. The law of the post-Roman kingdoms Alexander Callander Murray; 4. Ecclesiastical councils Gregory I. Halfond; 5. The papacy Clemens Gantner and Stefan Schima; 6. The sacred palace, public penance, and the Carolingian polity Mayke de Jong; 7. Canonical collections Roy Flechner; 8. The practice and literature of penance Rob Meens; 9. Monastic rules Albrecht Diem; Part II: 10. Lactantius Elizabeth De Palma Digeser; 11. Ambrosiaster David Hunter; 12. Augustine Brian Gronewoller; 13. Leo I Susan Wessel; 14. Gelasius I Bronwen Neil; 15. Dionysius Exiguus David Heith-Stade; 16. The rule of Benedict Hugh Feiss; 17. Gregory the Great Carole Straw; 18. Isidore of Seville Luca Loschiavo; 19. Pseudo-Isidorus Mercator Clara Harder; 20. Jonas of Orléans Francesco Veronese; 21. Hincmar of Reims Charles West; 22. Regino of Prüm Greta Austin; 23. Burchard of Worms Greta Austin; 24. New horizons in church law Robert Somerville.

'Until recently scholars have not devoted the same attention to the first millennium of law as they have to the law schools of the next millennium. Philip L. Reynolds' splendid volume restores some balance. He has assembled a superb group of scholars who presented the most important elements of law in the early Middle Ages, and had shaped medieval and early modern jurisprudence. This book is a treasure trove for the history of law.' Ken Pennington, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC