The Ten Commandments posted in Jasper County, GA by John Phelan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Collected Works: Ten Commandments in Schools
In recent years, Canopy Forum has published a number of articles that center questions about the Ten Commandments in public schools and places. Given the newsworthy nature of this issue, our editors have compiled below a selection of these articles, spanning a period of multiple years, for readers interested in the topic. Some of these articles detail recent court cases and legislation, while others look into twentieth century American history to identify other moments of debate around the public posting of the Ten Commandments.
As this issue continues to animate national debate about law and religion, Canopy Forum will continue to publish articles that look to examine different facets of its reach. ♦
“For the Word of God is Posted and Passive”
May 2026
Christopher D. Hampson is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He is a former law clerk to Richard A. Posner and a graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Divinity School.
“Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District“
May 2026
Nathan S. Chapman is Associate Dean for Faculty Development and A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Law at the University of Georgia School of Law. He is the author, with Michael W. McConnell, of Agreeing to Disagree: How the Establishment Clause Promotes Religious Pluralism and Protects Freedom of Conscience (Oxford University Press, 2023).
September 2024
Leslie Ribovich is the Director of the Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life and Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Public Policy & Law at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. She is the author of Without a Prayer: Religion and Race in New York City Public Schools (NYU Press, 2024).
“Religion in State Education Policy”
April 2023
Bryan Kelley is a policy researcher who has worked for organizations including the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Education Commission of the States. He is particularly interested in education access and equity issues, and often writes on the intersection of public education systems and religious institutions. He can be contacted at bryanpatrickkelley@gmail.com.
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