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Sarah Gerwig-Moore (JD/MTS ‘02), associate professor of law at Mercer Law, has been awarded tenure. Her teaching and scholarship interests center around constitutional criminal law, appellate and post-conviction practice and procedure, prisoners’ rights, and other practical matters relating to... Read More
Witte Honored by Library of Congress, Emory Law Students
CSLR Director John Witte, Jr. has won two prestigious honors this spring: he’s been appointed to the Scholars Council of the Library of Congress’ Kluge Center, and Emory Law’s Class of 2012 Student Bar Association has named him Most Outstanding Professor of the Year, the 11th time he will receive... Read More
New Book Enlightens about ‘No’ Establishment Clause
A forthcoming book edited by CSLR Director John Witte, Jr. and CSLR Senior Fellow T. Jeremy Gunn examines the rich, complex history of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, which forbids the creation of a state-sanctioned religion. No Establishment of Religion: America’s Original... Read More
Scholars Head into Summer of National, Global Lecture Tours
CSLR scholars are fanning out across the country and around the globe this summer to engage the national and world communities in discussions of urban decline, religious liberty, conditional and religious marriages, global justice, and numerous other topics of law and religion. Frank S. Alexander,... Read More
Symposium Explores Religious and Legal Pluralism
Can there be pluralism of religious and legal norms in domestic relations that respects both the religious freedom concerns of religious communities and rule of law concerns of the state? A symposium issue of the Emory International Law Review (Vol. 25, Issue 2, 2011) co-edited by CSLR Senior... Read More
New Book is Resource for Resolving Church Conflict
A new book by CSLR Senior Fellow Paul R. Valliere offers a resource for resolving conflict in the church today. Conciliarism: A History of Decision-Making in the Church (Cambridge University Press, 2012) explores the movement of conciliarism, a way of ecclesial decision making in the Christian... Read More
Law and Religion Students Launch Blog
“Where Law and Religion Meet,” an academic blog launched this spring by CSLR students, offers book reviews and an analysis of current law and religion topics. The blog will also include an online journal and alumni contributions beginning this summer. READ BLOGThe blog and journal are the... Read More
CSLR Graduates Five Law and Religion Students
Congratulations to this year’s Law and Religion graduates! During May 14 commencement ceremonies, Jenny Hernandez, Andy Mayo, and Jennifer Williams will receive Doctor of Law and Master of Theological Studies degrees. Mark Goldfeder and Anita Hayward will receive Master of Laws in Law and Religion... Read More
Perry Says Gay Marriage is a Human Right
Catholic bishops have been in the news lately saying that the federal mandate that private insurers cover contraceptive services violates religious freedom. But the Catholic Church also supports policies that compromise the religious and moral freedom of others, namely the non-recognition of gay... Read More
Perry's Same-Sex Lecture Now on YouTube
Michael J. Perry's March 21 lecture, "Freedom of Religion, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Catholic Church" is now available on YouTube. Perry, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, delivered the annual Currie Lecture in Law and Religion. It was the concluding event of the When Law and... Read More
March 21 Lecture to Show Same-Sex Marriage is Protected by Religious Freedom
Emory Law Professor Michael J. Perry delivers CSLR's annual Currie Lecture Wednesday, March 21, 12:30 p.m., at Emory University School of Law, where he will explain why denying civil marriage to same-sex couples violates the internationally recognized right to religious freedom. Perry’s lecture,... Read More
What Did Jesus Really Say about Marriage and Divorce?
Watch video While many look to the Bible for guidance on matters of morality, including marriage and divorce, Professor Luke Timothy Johnson says mining the good book for what is “permissible” may be shortsighted. “Don’t read the text to support present proclivities,” says Johnson, Robert W.... Read More
Johnson Lecture on 'Jesus, Marriage and Divorce' Available on YouTube
Luke Timothy Johnson's lecture, "Jesus and the Law of Marriage and Divorce," is now available on YouTube. Johnson delivered the Alonzo L. McDonald Lecture in Christianity and Law February 8 at Emory Law as part of CSLR's 'When Law and Religion Meet' lecture... Read More
Parking for Feb. 8 Lecture
Visitor parking is tight on Emory's campus during the day, so allow plenty of time if you're planning to attend Professor Luke Timothy Johnson's Feb. 8, 12:30 p.m. lecture, "Jesus and the Law of Marriage and Divorce." Parking Options Fishburne DeckThe visitor entrance is at... Read More
Luke Timothy Johnson to Discuss 'Jesus and the Law of Marriage and Divorce' Feb. 8
Luke Timothy Johnson delivers the Alonzo L. McDonald Lecture in Christianity and Law February 8 at 12:30 p.m. in Emory Law's Tull Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Johnson is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins in the Candler School of... Read More
Witte Urges Muslims to Follow Catholic, Jewish Examples of Adapting to Western Law
On November 2, 2010, Oklahoma voters approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent state courts from considering or using Muslim Shari`a law. The vote was blocked by an injunction, which the U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit upheld earlier this month, but cases like this are... Read More
Witte's 'Shari`a in the West?' Lecture Available on YouTube
CSLR Director John Witte, Jr.'s January 25 lecture, "Shari`a in the West: What Place for Religious Family Laws in America and Other Western Democracies?” is available for viewing in it's entirety at http://youtu.be/S8sMxrrsdXU. The lecture was the inaugural Don S. Browning Lecture and the... Read More
Public Radio to Air CSLR's 'Summit on Happiness' Dec. 29-Jan. 4
CSLR's Interfaith Summit on Happines featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama is being rebroadcast over the New Year's weekend by the award-winning public radio show, On Being with Krista Tippett. An edited version of the Summit will air on 250+ public radio stations across the United States... Read More
Spring Lectures to Probe Problems of Law and Religion
Can and should Western law accommodate Islamic law? Should governments recognize same-sex marriage as a human right? What did Jesus really say about marriage and divorce? Distinguished CSLR faculty attempt to answer these and other difficult questions at the nexus of law and religion during the... Read More
New Book Aims to Bridge Religion and Human Rights Gap
A new book edited by CSLR Director John Witte, Jr. and CSLR Senior Fellow M. Christian Green explores how the intersecting roles of religion and human rights can build a more effective human rights culture in the world. Despite reams of human rights documents generated by committees of the United... Read More
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New Book Says Being Loved is the First Human Right
November 17, 2011
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences Inducts E. Brooks Holifield
October 14, 2011
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Broyde Outlines Jewish Law Support of Controversial Reproductive Technology
September 20, 2011
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"We are troubled by this emerging shift from the judiciary to the legislature, and from the federal to the state governments in the protection of religious liberty in America. Such a shift leaves what should be common national rights of religious liberty vulnerable to fleeting political fashions and contingent on a claimant’s geographical location."
– Religion and the Constitutional Experiment, 3rd Edition