CSLR's work with the McDonald Agape Foundation
The McDonald Agape Foundation has long sponsored CSLR's work in the area of law and Christianity, funding part or in all of our projects in Christian Legal Studies and Jurisprudence II. John Witte, Jr. is one of the Foundation's 13 Distinguished Scholars, and in 2016, the Foundation pledged $1 million for Witte to continue his work in the field of law and Christianity. The Foundation has sponsored several international conferences over the years. In 2012, the Foundation and CSLR announced the five-year McDonald Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series on Christian Scholarship.
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McDonald commits $1M
The McDonald Agape Foundation has committed $1 million to extend CSLR Director John Witte, Jr.'s McDonald Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion through 2028. The gift will ensure the continuation of Witte's internationally renowned scholarship in law and Christianity as well as the 12-year relationship between Witte and the Foundation.Final lectures in McDonald series focus on religious freedom
The final lectures in the five-year McDonald Distinguished Scholar Lectures on Christian Scholarship asked "Is Religious Theory Under Threat?" The conference was held at Christ College, hosted by the McDonald Centre and CSLR, and funded by the McDonald Agape Foundation.McDonald Distinguished Scholar Lectures on Christian Scholarship
John Witte, Jr.: The Challenges of Christianity and Human Rights
Stanley Hauerwas: What's Wrong with Rights? Christian Perspectives Pro and Con
Nigel Biggar: Imprudent Jurisprudence? Human Rights and Moral Contingency
Robert M. Franklin: Do We Still Believe in Redemption? Restoring the Rights and Dignity of the Incarcerated Masses
Jean Porter:The Catholic Foundations of Human Rights
F. Russell Hittinger:The Dignity of the Search for God
Helene Alvaré:Frought Encounters: Religious Freedom, Women's Rights, and Sexual Expression
Wolfgang Huber: Worldly Worship: Reformation and Economic Ethics
Michael Welker: The European Reformation: Advocacy of Education and Liberation
Timothy Albrecht: Organ concert
Mia Korpiola:The Reformation of Family Law in Sweden: Continuity and Change
Jonathan Walton:The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Consumption
John Witte, Jr.:Freedom of a Christian: Luther’s Contribution to Law, Liberty, and Dignity
Margot Käßmann, The Challenges of 16th Century Europe and Our Global Challenges Today
Alonzo McDonald: Welcome Message
Mary Ann Glendon: Is Religious Freedom Under Threat?
Sir Mark Hedley: Reflection on Religious Liberty from the Judicial Bench
Mark Hill, QC, and John Witte, Jr.: Historical Hinterlands: United Kingdom and United States
Norman Doe and Richard Garnett: Religious Freedom and the Churches in the 21st Century
Roger Brigg and Francis Beckwith: Freedom of - Conscious or Religion?
Julian Rivers and Kathleen Brady: Religious Freedom Versus Quality Law
Nigel Biggar and Cécile Laborde: Religious Establishment: Can It Be Liberal Enough?