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‘Under God and the Law’: The Biblical Foundations of the Coronation

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‘Under God and the Law’: The Biblical Foundations of the Coronation
King Charles III attends his coronation at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6, 2023. Richard Pohle/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Augusto Zimmermann
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On Saturday, King Charles III was solemnly crowned in Westminster Abbey in a ceremony whose roots remote to the coronation of King Edgar the Peaceful in 973. The central act of this is when the king accepts his calling from God and receives the grace and powers to fulfil his responsibilities according to the law.

Augusto Zimmermann
Augusto Zimmermann
Ph.D.
Augusto Zimmermann, PhD, LLD, is a professor and head of law at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education in Perth. He is also president of the Western Australian Legal Theory Association and served as a commissioner with the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia from 2012 to 2017. Mr. Zimmermann has authored numerous books, including “Western Legal Theory: History, Concepts and Perspectives" and “Foundations of the Australian Legal System: History, Theory, and Practice.”
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