Center for the Study of Law and Religion
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The Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University School of Law
in Atlanta, Georgia
is dedicated to studying the religious dimensions of law, the legal dimensions of religion, and the interaction of legal and religious ideas and institutions, norms and practices. This study is predicated on the assumptions that religion gives law its spirit and inspires its adherence to ritual and justice. Law gives religion its structure and encourages its devotion to order and organization.
The CSLR is focused on researching and teaching the fundamentals of faith, freedom, and the family. Started in 1982, the Center began as an innovative academic program focused on producing scholarly interdisciplinary work on the interplay of Islam
, Christianity
, and Judaism
.. It was founded by Frank S. Alexander
and John Witte, Jr.
, who remains director of the Center.
It was the first of its kind among American law schools and recently had many prominent visitors come to Atlanta and give presentations as part of its Silver Anniversary celebration..
Emory University School of Law
Emory University School of Law is a first-tier US law school that is part of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It is ranked #30 among ABA-approved law schools by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
is dedicated to studying the religious dimensions of law, the legal dimensions of religion, and the interaction of legal and religious ideas and institutions, norms and practices. This study is predicated on the assumptions that religion gives law its spirit and inspires its adherence to ritual and justice. Law gives religion its structure and encourages its devotion to order and organization.
The CSLR is focused on researching and teaching the fundamentals of faith, freedom, and the family. Started in 1982, the Center began as an innovative academic program focused on producing scholarly interdisciplinary work on the interplay of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
, and Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
.. It was founded by Frank S. Alexander
Frank S. Alexander
Frank Alexander is currently the Sam Nunn Professor of Law at the Emory University School of Law. He is also General Counsel for Center for Community Progress.-Education:...
and John Witte, Jr.
John Witte, Jr.
John Witte Jr. is the Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. He is one of the world's foremost experts on church and state relations....
, who remains director of the Center.
It was the first of its kind among American law schools and recently had many prominent visitors come to Atlanta and give presentations as part of its Silver Anniversary celebration..
Important Faculty at the Center
- Harold J. BermanHarold J. BermanHarold J. Berman was an American legal scholar who was an expert in comparative, international and Soviet/Russian law as well as legal history, philosophy of law and the intersection of law and religion...
- Frank S. AlexanderFrank S. AlexanderFrank Alexander is currently the Sam Nunn Professor of Law at the Emory University School of Law. He is also General Counsel for Center for Community Progress.-Education:...
- Johan D. van der VyverJohan D. van der VyverJohan D. van der Vyver is the I.T. Cohen Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Emory law school in Atlanta, Georgia.van der Vyver received a Doctor Legum, from University of Pretoria in 1974 and a Diploma of the International and Comparative Law of Human Rights of the International...
- Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'imAbdullahi Ahmed An-Na'imAbdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law. His specialties include human rights in Islam and cross-cultural issues in human rights, and he is the director of the Religion and Human Rights Program at Emory. He is also a senior fellow of...
- Martha Albertson Fineman
- John Witte, Jr.John Witte, Jr.John Witte Jr. is the Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. He is one of the world's foremost experts on church and state relations....
- Michael BroydeMichael BroydeMichael J. Broyde is a professor of law and the academic director of the Law and Religion Program at Emory University. He is also a senior fellow in the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. His primary areas of interest are law and religion, Jewish law and ethics, and...