…response from entities like the Ministry of Education. We share only a few experiences today due to time limitations in this valuable symposium titled “Masking Religious Freedom Violations.” The general…
“The Push Away From Religion and the Pull Toward Secularity: The Rise of the Nones in the US” by Jesse M. Smith and Ryan T. Cragun
…were created in their present form raise serious concerns for those who embrace evidence-based worldviews. Education and exposure to scientific thinking make it hard to reconcile religious claims with compelling…
“Freedom of Conscience and Religion in the Americas: Following OAS General Assembly Resolutions to Promote Pluralism and Strengthen Communities” by Emily Cole
…With respect to education, a curriculum that emphasizes living in pluralistic societies is vital for elementary schools, high schools, and universities. Certainly, the nuances of freedom of conscience and conscientious…
“Speaking Truth to Power in Challenging Times: Lessons from the Arab Spring Politics of Muslim Jurists” by Muhammad Amasha
…that depended on education endowments nationalized by the modern state. But I also studied cases where the sacrifice is way higher. Speaking truth to power can end up with intellectuals’…
“More a Church than a Crown? The Spanish Inquisition and Las Casas’s Legal Thought” by Matthew Cavedon
…lawyers. Bureaucracy, education, and legal professionalization were intertwined, as noted by Max Weber. Although the Inquisition did not develop its own system of incarceration, its autos de fe of ceremonial…
“Catholic Social Teaching and Agnosticism about Democracy in the US Church” by Massimo Faggioli
…Michael J. Broyde Read More “Religion, Politics, the Constitution, and Cost-Sharing Accounting: A Johnson Amendment Primer” by Benjamin Leff Read More “Constitutionally Enshrined Parental Rights to Religious Education: A Comparative…
“Economic and Religious Arguments for Welcoming Immigrants in a Nebraska Advocacy Alliance” by Laura E. Alexander
…humanity and humanitarian needs. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, for example, has an Immigration and Refugee Team that has co-sponsored refugee families and has provided educational resources about immigration for years….
“Endorsing with Caution: Jewish Law and the Politics of the Pulpit” by Michael J. Broyde
…benefits the Jewish community (as it normally does). While halakha sets rigorous expectations for personal morality, Jewish tradition also commands structural justice—fair courts, honest weights, protections for the poor. Endorsing…
“Transformations and Persistences Between Law and Religion in the Italian Legal Science of the Modern Age” by Alarico Barbagli
…et catalogus schismaticorum, haereticorum et idolatrarum (1581) by the Florentine Sebastiano Medici (c. 1545-1595), who among the various positions held was also auditor of the court of the Rota of…
“Demystifying the Academic Article” by Gene Zubovich
Demystifying the Academic Article Gene Zubovich Photo by stokpic on Pixabay (CCO) This fall I taught a graduate seminar on the history of religion in the United States. I have…