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Luke Timothy Johnson Wins Emory Williams Teaching Award
Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson, CSLR Senior Fellow and Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, was awarded the Emory Williams Teaching Award. One of highest honors given to faculty, the award recognizes professors for their exemplary teaching as well as remarkable service to... Read More
Welker Lecture Unleashes the Power of Mercy in Biblical Law
World renowned theologian Michael Welker deciphered the meaning of the “mercy code” in the Hebrew Bible and outlined how human beings, regardless of culture or religion, can appreciate its “enormous normative shaping power” in the quest for justice and human rights. Welker, chair for Systematic... Read More
Law and Religion Student News
Law and Religion students report a number of major accomplishments and impressive plans for the upcoming summer. Matt Cavedon (JD/MTS Candidate 2015) has been elected the 2013-2014 Executive Articles Editor for the Emory International Law Review (EILR) and will continue to serve on Emory Law’s... Read More
2013 JD/MDiv Graduate Jen Kidwell Aspires to Work for Structural Change
Congratulations to Jennifer Heald Kidwell, who graduates May 13 with a Doctor of Law/Master of Divinity joint degree. Pursuing ordination in the United Methodist Church, Kidwell was drawn to a dual degree as a way to connect her passion for ministry with her desire to work for structural... Read More
Faculty Announce New Books, Lectures, Honors
This spring, CSLR faculty report a number of major national and international lectures, newly published and forthcoming books, and high academic honors, including the election of Senior Fellow Jean Porter (Notre Dame) to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im A... Read More
Broyde Named One of America's Top 50 Rabbis
Michael J. Broyde, a professor of law at Emory University and a senior fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion (CSLR), has been named one of America’s top 50 rabbis by Newsweek magazine. Broyde ranked 37th on the list, which was released today. Article l Photo Gallery ... Read More
Alexander says Housing is a Precondition for Human Flourishing
One of the most important lessons learned from the Great Recession is that housing is an investment in individuals, relationships, and families, not just a financial investment, says Emory Law Professor Frank S. Alexander. “Building housing is one of the most significant drivers of gross domestic... Read More
Renowned Theologian Michael Welker to Discuss Mercy in Biblical Law March 27
Michael Welker, Chair for Systematic Theology at the University of Heidelberg, will explore the Bible's teachings on mercy when he delivers CSLR's annual Alonzo L. McDonald Lecture in Christianity and Law March 27 at 12:30 p.m. at Candler School of Theology. The lecture is free and open to the... Read More
Perry Reiterates that Same-Sex Marriage is a Human Right
CSLR Senior Fellow Michael J. Perry recently spoke on one of the nation's most contentious issues -- same-sex marriage as a human right -- at King College in Bristol, Tenn, where he was a featured speaker of the Buechner Institute Lecture Series. "The internationally recognized human right to... Read More
Screening of 'My Neighbourhood' at Center for Ethics Feb. 14
Emory University's Center for Ethics is presenting the movie "My Neighborhood," Thursday, February 14 at 7 p.m. as part of its Ethics at the Movies film series. "My Neighbourhood" chronicles the story of Mohammed El Kurd, a Palestinian teenager whose family is forced to share... Read More
Nation’s Leading Expert on Mortgage Crisis to Speak Feb. 20 at Emory Law
Frank S. Alexander, an Emory University law professor who has helped guide the nation out of the mortgage crisis by advising government officials on new lending policies, will reexamine the basic American ethos of housing and homeownership in light of the Great Recession, Wed., Feb. 20 at 12:30... Read More
Religion and Human Rights Named 'Choice' Outstanding Academic Book for 2012
Religion and Human Rights: An Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2012) by CSLR Director John Witte, Jr. and Senior Fellow M. Christian Green has been named an Outstanding Academic Book of 2012 by Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. Choice is the premier source for reviews of... Read More
Tam Institute Lecture to Examine Post Holocaust Prosecution of Nazi Crimes
German Historian Edith Raim will present "After the Holocaust: The Prosecution of Nazi Crimes Against German Jews in West Germany, 1945-1949," Wednesday, February 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Oxford Presentation Auditorium. It is sponsored by Emory's Tam Institute for Jewish Studies and... Read More
Alexander, Welker Tackle Housing Crisis, Mercy in Spring Lectures
CSLR's 2012-2013 lecture series, When Law and Religion Meet: The Rights of the Needy, continues in the spring semester. On February 20, Frank S. Alexander, CSLR Founding Director and Sam Nunn Professor of Law, addresses America's housing crisis in a lecture titled "Housing America's... Read More
Berman Papers on Love Featured in Law Library Exhibit
The love and work of Harold J. Berman is the focus of a new exhibit at the Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library at Emory University School of Law. "Love is the Cardinal Virtue for the Next Millennium: the Papers of Harold J. Berman” documents Berman's activities as a faculty member at Harvard... Read More
New Book Looks to Bible to Redefine 'Pursuit of Happiness'
What does the Bible have to say about the pursuit of happiness, and how does that fit with modern-day understandings of this complicated phrase crafted by America’s founding fathers? A new book edited by Emory University’s Brent A. Strawn provides some well-reasoned answers but no quick... Read More
CSLR Names Silas Allard Associate Director
The Center for the Study of Law and Religion (CSLR) at Emory University has named Silas Allard, a distinguished alumnus of its joint degree program in law and religion, as Associate Director, to begin in August 2013. Allard is charged with leading CSLR, a world-renowned research center that has... Read More
Witte Christianity Today Article on Shari`a Now Available as PDF
CSLR Director John Witte, Jr.'s article in the November issue of Christianity Today, "Shari'ah's Uphill Climb Does Muslim law have a place in the American landscape?," is available for downloading. Read More
Emory Law Students To Host Milestone Interfaith Law Panel
Emory Law students will host a milestone interfaith panel bringing together Emory professors from the three Abrahamic faiths. The event features CSLR's Founding Director Frank Alexander, Sam Nunn Professor of Law, as well as two CSLR Senior Fellows, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Charles Howard Candler... 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’re slowly overcoming our allergy to public expression of religion. We’re slowly coming to realize that every serious position on the fundamentals of public and private life – warfare, marriage reform, bioethics, environmental causes, and more -- rests on a set of founding metaphors and starting beliefs that have comparable faith-like qualities. Today, easy claims of neutrality and objectivity in public argument face very strong epistemological headwinds. "
–John Witte, Jr. Witte Discusses Religion, State, Human Rights