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2019 Harold J. Berman Forum in Law and Religion

Pursuing the Common Good: Constitutional Values, Human Diversity, and the Challenge of Pluralism

Free and Open to the public. Lunch will be provided for those who register 10 days prior to each lecture.

The Broader Implications of Masterpiece Cakeshop

Monday | February 18, 2019 | 12:30 PM

Douglas Laycock
Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
Tull Auditorium, Emory University School of Law

This lecture is made possible through the generosity of the anonymous donor who funded the project, “Restoring Religious Freedom: Education, Outreach, and Good Citizenship"

Liberalism, Pluralism and the Religion Clause: A Total Mess

Monday | March 25, 2019 | 12:30 PM

Stanley Fish
Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Humanities and Law, Florida International University
Tull Auditorium, Emory University School of Law

Freedom for What? The Underside of Religious Protections in the Black Freedom Struggle

Tuesday | March 26, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church and Professor of Religion and Society, Harvard University 
Pitts Lecture Hall, Candler School of Theology

Cosponsored by Candler School of Theology

Doing God in Europe: The Limits of Law and Pluralism

Wednesday | March 27, 2019 | 12:30 PM

Mona Siddiqui
Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies, University of Edinburgh
Tull Auditorium, Emory University School of Law

Cosponsored by the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry