Law, Religion, and Human Rights
Providing online access to 20 years of research, assessing current issues, and exploring future challenges
The Center for the Study of Law and Religion is home to world-class scholars and forums on the religious foundations of law, politics, and society
Our Research
The Center for the Study of Law and Religion sponsors several research projects on discrete themes that have religion at their core but command the analysis of several other disciplines, not the least law and legal theory.
Current Projects
Recent Publications
Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective
The doctrine of covenant has re-emerged in a number of contemporary Jewish, Christian, and Islamic circles as a common trope to map and measure the spiritual... more
Islam and Human Rights: Advocacy for Social Change in Local Contexts
This book reflects the outcome of the Islam and Human Rights Fellowship Program, a three-year CSLR project. The program brought 10 scholars and activists... more
Featured Scholar
John Witte, Jr.
John Witte, Jr. is Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law, Alonzo L. McDonald Distinguished Service Professor, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion Center at Emory University. A specialist in legal history, marriage law, and religious liberty, he has published 180 articles, 11 journal symposia, and 23 books – including recently Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment (2000, 2d. ed. 2005); Law and... MORENews & Events
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Visiting Professor Compares Italian and American Church-State Issues
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Christianity and Law Book is Best Seller
When Law and Religion Meet Lecture Series 2009-2010
The Pursuit of Happiness
Is true happiness possible? Distinguished speakers will explore Eastern and Western religious perspectives on this eternal question.
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