An-Na'im's religious freedom messages resound during Arab revolutions
¿Providential¿ describes the work of Emory University law professor Abdullahai Ahmed An-Na`im these days more than ever before. The main messages of his copious scholarship -- that democracy cannot exist within an Islamic state and that a secular state is not hostile to religious freedom ¿ are the answers that reformers in Africa and the Middle East are desperately seeking as the revolutionary spirit sweeps the Arab world.
Tipton wins Guggenheim, Louisville, Lilly awards
Renowned Emory sociology of religion professor Steven M. Tipton has been awarded three prestigious grants for his research on retirement: a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a Louisville Institute Sabbatical Grant for Researchers, and a grant from the Religion Division of the Lilly Endowment.
Witte to deliver Jefferson Lecture at Berkeley
CSLR Director John Witte, Jr. will deliver the prestigious Jefferson Memorial Lecture at the University of California, Berkeley, April 21.
Former U.S. Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon headlines law and religion lecture series
Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, will deliver the next Harold J. Berman Lecture at Emory University¿s Center for the Study of Law and Religion (CSLR) on September 20.
Holifield names to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
CSLR Senior Fellow E. Brooks Holifield, Charles Howard Candler Professor of American Church History at Emory's Candler School of Theology, has been named a 2011 fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research.
Allard wins Emory's Brittain Award
CSLR joint degree student Silas Allard has won Emory¿s highest student honor, the Marion Luther Brittain Award. The Brittain award, which recognizes a student's service to the university and the community, is given to the ¿most outstanding¿ undergraduate or graduate student at the end of each academic year. Allard graduates from Emory with dual degrees in law and religion May 9.
Law and religion scholars expand global influence
CSLR senior fellows continued their formidable global lecture schedule during the 2010-2011 academic year to increase understanding among students, religious leaders, and policymakers of the complex issues surrounding religious liberty, international human rights, marriage and family law, bioethics, and neighborhood stabilization policies.