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The Reformation of Rights: Law, Religion, and Human Rights in Early Modern Calvinism

John Calvin developed arresting new teachings on rights and liberties, church and state, and religion and politics that shaped the law of Protestant lands.... more

Children and Childhood in American Religions

Whether First Communion or bar mitzvah, religious traditions play a central role in the lives of many American children. In this collection of essays, leading... more

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"Adoption: Legal, Theological, and Ethical Challenges," March 29, 2003 John C. Mayoue, Warner, Mayoue, Bates, Nolen & Collar, P.C.; Stephen G. Post, Case Western Reserve University; Stephen B. Presser, Northwestern University; Ann M. Stanton, Arizona State University     
"Affirmative Action: Did the Supreme Court Save It?," April 11, 2005 Earl Lewis, Emory University Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of History and African American Studies     
PDF link "Against Utopian Legalism," October 25, 2007 Jean Bethke Elshtain, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago 
         		  
    "American Perspectives," October 21, 2005 Martin Guggenheim, Professor, New York University School of Law     
    "An Apt and Cheerful Conversation on Marriage," February 7, 2001 John Witte, Jr.     
    "Authorizing Marriage? Canon, Tradition, and Critique in the Blessing of Same-sex Unions," March 29, 2003 Mark D. Jordan, Dale Martin, Yale University; Saul Olyan, Brown University; Mary Ann Tolbert, Pacific School of Religion     
    "Calvin the Lawyer," July 6, 2009 John Witte, Jr. 
             		  
      "Can and Should Religion Play a Role in the Struggle for Human Rights?," October 26, 2007 Nicholas P. Wolterstorff 
                 		  
        "Can There be Solutions to the Agunah Problem?," Summer 2005 Michael J. Broyde     
        PDF link "Can We Imagine a Global Civil Religion?," October 26, 2007 Robert N. Bellah, Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus, University of California at Berkeley 
                     		  
          "The Catholic Church and the Death Penalty," October 8, 2008 Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta     
          PDF link "Challenges of Adolescence and Violence," March 23, 2005 Peter Ash, Robyn L. Fivush     
          PDF link "The Challenges of Christian Jurisprudence," March 8-9, 2005 John Witte, Jr.     
          "Children: Will We Ever Get it Right?," October 27, 2004 Martin E. Marty, William H. Foege, Presidential Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Emory University and fellow and advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation     
          "Children, Youth and Spirituality in Troubling Times," May 18, 2006 Susanne Johnson, Southern Methodist University; Jennie Knight, Emory University; Joyce Mercer, San Francisco Theological Seminary; Evelyn Parker, Southern Methodist University; Luther Smith, Emory University; Karen-Marie Yust, Union Theological Seminary     
          "Children's Beliefs and Family Law," October 25, 2007 Margaret F. Brinig, Fritz Duda Family Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame     
          "Comparative and International Perspectives," October 21, 2005 Martha Albertson Fineman     
          "Conference Opening: Happily Ever After?," March 27, 2003 John Witte, Jr.     
          PDF link "A Conscripted Prophet's Guesses About the Future of Religious Liberty in America," October 25, 2007 Douglas Laycock     
          PDF link "Cosby's Call and Our Response: What the Church and Community Should Do," February 2, 2005 Robert M. Franklin     
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