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“Violence in Nigeria: discussion of the statistical evidence for the disproportionate targeting of Christians” by Dennis P. Petri & John Bainbridge

Sep 11, 2024Canopy ForumEssaysAfrica (Geography), Christianity, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Petri, Dennis P.

Makoko Lagos, Nigeria by Collins Okoh (CC BY-SA 4.0) A longstanding debate in the social sciences concerns whether violence in civil conflicts targets specific groups or is indiscriminate. Security scholar Stathis Kalyvas, in his 2006 seminal book The Logic of Violence in Civil War, argues that indiscriminate violence is less likely when actors have high…

“St. Isidore of Seville Redux: Do Faith-Based Charter Schools Have a Future?” by Charles J. Russo

Sep 6, 2024Canopy ForumEssaysChristianity, Education, Religious Freedom, Russo, Charles J.

St. Isidore of Seville (1655) depicted by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (CC0). Introduction As I discussed previously, a controversy arose on June 5, 2023, when Oklahoma’s Statewide Virtual Charter School Board authorized the creation of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. Named after the patron saint of the internet, and intended to operate under the leadership of…

“Teaching the Ten Commandments and Bible in Public Schools is about Race and History, Not Just the First Amendment” by Leslie Ribovich

Sep 5, 2024Canopy ForumEssaysChristianity, Politics, Religious Freedom, Ribovich, Leslie

Image of Ten Commandments outside of Stephens County Courthouse from WikiMedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). It’s already back to school time, and while students in Louisiana and Oklahoma may notice that the Ten Commandments and Bible are now in their classrooms and curricula, religion has always been part of the structure of public schools in the…

“John Witte, Jr.’s Contributions to the Study of Sex, Marriage, and Family Law” by Helen Alvaré

Aug 28, 2024Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsAlvaré, Helen, August 2024

John Witte, Jr.’s Contributions to the Study of Sex, Marriage, and Family Law Helen M. Alvaré The following is an adapted excerpt from the chapter “John Witte, Jr. Contributions to the Study of Sex, Marriage, and Family Law” from the book, Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on the Work of John…

“Obeying Conscience: The Commands and Costs of Resisting the Law” by Jeffrey B. Hammond

Aug 28, 2024Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsAugust 2024, Hammond, Jeffrey B.

Obeying Conscience: The Commands and Costs of Resisting the Law Jeffrey B. Hammond The following is an adapted excerpt from the chapter “Obeying Conscience: The Commands and Costs of Resisting the Law” from the book, Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on the Work of John Witte, Jr. (2024). Reprinted under Creative…

“Promoting Diversity Through Court-Mandated Mediation” by Jo Chitlik

Aug 26, 2024Canopy ForumEssaysAugust 2024, Chitlik, Jo, Sex and Gender

Photo of Supreme Court of Pakistan from Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Pakistan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Act (XX of 2017) represents a significant step towards increasing female participation within the legal sphere. With specific provisions on female representation in court-mandated mediation and ADR centers, this Act moves Pakistan towards a more inclusive and equitable legal…

“The Illiberalism of Aleksandr Dugin: Romantic Anti-Capitalism, Occult-Fascism, and the War in Ukraine” by Thomas Jared Farmer

Aug 22, 2024Canopy ForumEssaysAugust 2024, Farmer, Thomas Jared

Photo of Aleksandr Dugin on Wikimedia by Mahdieh Gaforian (CC BY-SA 4.0). Alexandr Dugin is a Russian ultranationalist political theorist and television commentator. He currently serves as the head of the newly established “Ivan Ilyin Higher School of Politics” (HSP) at the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) in Moscow. In recent years, he has been…

“John Witte, Jr. On Christianity and Law” by Rafael Domingo

Aug 21, 2024Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsAugust 2024, Christianity, Domingo, Rafael

John Witte, Jr. On Christianity and LawRafael Domingo The following is an adapted excerpt from the chapter “John Witte, Jr. On Christianity and Law” from the book, Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on the Work of John Witte, Jr. (2024). Reprinted under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC-BY-NC). This is part…

“Witte’s Contribution on Human Rights and Religious Freedom” by Nicholas Wolterstorff

Aug 15, 2024Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsAugust 2024, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Religious Freedom, Wolterstorff, Nicholas

Witte’s Contribution on Human Rights and Religious FreedomNicholas Wolterstorff The following is an adapted excerpt from the chapter “Witte’s Contribution on Human Rights and Religious Freedom” from the book, Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on the Work of John Witte, Jr. (2024). Reprinted under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC-BY-NC). This…

“Can Laws and Rights Teach? John Witte and the Uses of the Law” by Patrick McKinley Brennan & William S. Brewbaker III

Aug 13, 2024Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsAugust 2024, Brennan, Patrick McKinley, Brewbaker III, William S., Christianity, History, Human Rights / Civil Rights

Can Laws and Rights Teach? John Witte and the Uses of the LawPatrick McKinley Brennan & William S. Brewbaker III The following is an adapted excerpt from the chapter “Can Laws and Rights Teach? John Witte and the Uses of the Law” from the book, Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on…

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