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“Does Biblical Literacy Enrich Constitutional Literacy? The Bible’s Forgotten Influence on the American Constitutional Tradition” by Daniel L. Dreisbach

Sep 23, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesChristianity, Constitutional Law, Dreisbach, Daniel L., History, Politics, September 2020

Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash This article is part of our “Law, Religion, and the Constitutionalism” series.If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. The American Constitution drew on diverse intellectual traditions. Among the influences constitutional scholars and political theorists have identified and studied are English common law and…

“Baptist History and Pentecostalism” by Doug Weaver

Sep 21, 2020Canopy ForumEssaysChristianity, History, Religious Freedom, September 2020, Weaver, Doug

The Apostolic Faith Mission on Azusa Street, Los Angeles, CA in 1907 / Wikimedia Most observers (and participants!) do not see much if any connection between Baptists and Pentecostals. Baptists are generally known as cessationists — contending that the miracles in the New Testament and the extraordinary spiritual gifts practiced like glossolalia (speaking in tongues),…

“Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: Christianity and the Creation of the American Republic” by Mark David Hall

Sep 15, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesChristianity, Constitutional Law, Hall, Mark David, History, Religious Freedom, September 2020

Photo by Sean Valentine on Pexels This article is part of our “Law, Religion, and the Constitutionalism” series.If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. This essay was originally published on June 16, 2020 in Cato Unbound: A Journal of Debate The Liberty Bell is one of the most prominent…

“Does Religion Have a Place in the Diverse Marketplace of Ideas?” by Charles J. Russo

Sep 14, 2020Canopy ForumEssaysConstitutional Law, History, Religious Freedom, Russo, Charles J., September 2020

Photo of Ludwigsburg, Germany marketplace/ maxmann/ Pixabay/ CCO In his dissent in Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, wherein the Supreme Court invalidated student-led prayer prior to the start of high school football games, a dismayed Chief Justice William Rehnquist expressed the sentiment of many Americans, that “[t]he Court … bristles with hostility to…

“Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies” by Michael Welker and John Witte, Jr.

Sep 10, 2020Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsChristianity, Ethics, History, September 2020, Welker, Michael, Witte Jr., John

“Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies” by Michael Welker and John Witte, Jr. Five hundred years ago, Protestant reformer Martin Luther argued that “three estates” (drei Stände) lie at the foundation of a just and orderly society — marital families, religious communities, and political authorities. Parents in…

“Schuman’s European Vision” by Rafael Domingo

Aug 27, 2020Canopy ForumEssaysAugust 2020, Christianity, Domingo, Rafael, History

Photo by freddie marriage on Unsplash The French politician Robert Schuman (1886-1963) embodies the most genuine spirit of European reconciliation after the Second World War. One of the founding fathers of the European Union, a convinced Christian Democrat of German education and French heart, he was raised in the contested border area of Alsace-Lorraine and…

“The Revolution in Freedoms of Press and Speech” by Wendell Bird

Aug 20, 2020Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsAugust 2020, Bird, Wendell, History, Human Rights / Civil Rights

The Revolution in Freedoms of Press and Speech:From Blackstone to the First Amendment and Fox’s Libel ActWendell Bird This article is adapted from the introduction of the author’s new book: The Revolution in Freedoms of Press and Speech: From Blackstone to the First Amendment (Oxford University Press, 2020). The conventional view of the history of…

“Great Christian Jurists in English History” edited by Mark Hill QC and Richard H. Helmholz

Aug 13, 2020Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsAugust 2020, Christianity, Helmholz, Richard H., Hill, Mark, History

Great Christian Jurists in English History edited by Mark Hill QC and Richard H. Helmholz This volume is part of a fifty-volume series on “Great Christian Jurists in World History”, presenting the interaction of law and Christianity through the biographies of 1000 legal figures of the past two millennia. Commissioned by the Center for the…

“The Medieval Luther” edited by Christine Helmer

Aug 3, 2020Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsAugust 2020, Christianity, Europe (Geography), Helmer, Christine, History, Philosophy

The Medieval Luther edited by Christine Helmer Staging a conversation among distinguished Luther scholars, historians of Christianity, and philosophers, The Medieval Luther makes the case that it is impossible to understand Luther’s most important doctrines without exploring his philosophical inheritance. After all, Luther was an ardent participant in and contributor to the philosophical disputes of…

“Great Christian Jurists in Spanish History” by Rafael Domingo and Javier Martínez-Torrón

Jul 30, 2020Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsChristianity, Domingo, Rafael, Europe (Geography), History, July 2020, Martínez-Torrón, Javier

Great Christian Jurists in Spanish History edited byRafael Domingo and Javier Martínez-Torrón This volume is part of a 50-volume series on “Great Christian Jurists in World History, “presenting the interaction of law and Christianity through the biographies of 1000 legal figures of the past two millennia. Commissioned by the Center for the Study of Law…