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“Seeking Common Ground And Why Assertions about ‘Most Homeschoolers’ Distract from Reasonable Oversight” by Robert Kunzman

Dec 16, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesDecember 2020, Human Rights, Kunzman, Robert

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced remote instruction, homeschooling was the fastest-growing educational choice in the United States over the past two decades. While many parents have kept their children enrolled in schools for online instruction, it appears that thousands of other families have chosen independent homeschooling this fall instead. These numbers will almost certainly…

“From Common Schools to Greenhouses: School Battles, Homeschooling, and Children’s Rights” by Rachel Coleman

Dec 14, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesColeman, Rachel, December 2020, Human Rights

Earlier this year, Harvard Magazine, the university’s alumni publication, interviewed Elizabeth Bartholet, professor at Harvard Law School and faculty director of its Child Advocacy Program, for an article titled “The Risks of Homeschooling.” In the article, Bartholet argued that unregulated homeschooling poses a danger to children, exposing them to risk of educational deprivation and even…

“Homeschool Deregulation and Child Abuse” by Milton Gaither

Dec 10, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesDecember 2020, Gaither, Milton, Human Rights

If you’re looking for a convenient signpost to mark the beginning of the homeschooling movement in the U.S. you might choose the publication of the first ever newsletter devoted to the practice, hand-typed and sent out to a few families by the famous education reformer John Holt in August of 1977. One of the major concerns…

“Why Suffer the Children? Overcoming Christian Opposition to Children’s Rights” by John Witte, Jr.

Dec 1, 2020Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsDecember 2020, Human Rights, Witte, John

Why Suffer the Children? Overcoming Christian Opposition to Children’s Rights by John Witte, Jr. John Witte, Jr. is Robert W. Woodruff of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor of Religion, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. This article is excerpted from his volume “Church, State, and Family: Reconciling Traditional Teachings…

“The ‘Drive Confession’: The Care of Souls at the Time of the Pandemic” by Daniela Tarantino

Oct 2, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesHuman Rights, October 2020, Tarantino, Daniela

A virtual conference organized in partnership with Brigham Young University Law School, Emory University Law School, Notre Dame Law School, St. John’s University School of Law, and the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. View the full video and browse all essays here. Section C. Legal and Religious Practice(s) (Michael Moreland, moderator) “The ‘Drive…

“Revival Statutes, Clergy Sexual Abuse, and COVID-19” by Patrick Hornbeck

Oct 2, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesHornbeck, Patrick, Human Rights, October 2020

“Self-Defense and Human Rights: David Little Responds Part 3”

Aug 26, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesAugust 2020, Human Rights, Little, David

As we continue the important conversation begun in early June with the publication of David Little’s The Right of Self-Defense and the Organic Unity of Human Rights, Dr. Little here responds to comments and reflections on his theory previously offered by Christian Rice and David Yoon-Jung Kim. Responding to Christian Rice’s The Moral Logic of Self-Defense…

“Self-Defense and Human Rights: David Little Responds Part 2”

Aug 25, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesAugust 2020, Human Rights, Little, David

As we continue the important conversation begun in early June with the publication of David Little’s The Right of Self-Defense and the Organic Unity of Human Rights, Dr. Little here responds to comments and reflections on his theory previously offered by Mark Hill QC and John Witte, Jr. Responding to Mark Hill’s Human Rights, Human Dignity…

“Self-Defense and Human Rights: David Little Responds Part 1”

Aug 24, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesAugust 2020, Human Rights, Little, David

To begin with, let me express my deepest appreciation to the six respondents who have taken the time and made the effort to provide such thoughtful and stimulating comments on my essay. It is only by engaging in interactions like these that we can begin to ascertain whether my proposal has any merit. Responding to Jeremy…

“The Right of Self-Defense in Confucianism” by Ping-cheung Lo

Jul 14, 2020Canopy ForumSeriesHuman Rights, July 2020, Lo, Ping-cheung

This piece contributes to David Little’s claim that the right of self-defense is universally acknowledged by analyzing the subtle idea of self-defense in the book of Mencius, a Confucian text named for its author. This treatise was influential in premodern Japan and Korea, as well as in Chinese thought then and now. It is common…