From SSRN’s list of most frequently downloaded law and religion papers posted in the last 60 days, here are the current top five. Since last week,  Zoe Robinson remains at #1; Andrew Koppelman remains at #2; Michal Gilad joins the list at #3, replacing Ian Bartrum who drops to #5; and Patrick McKinley Brennan joins the list at #4.

1.What is a ‘Religious Institution’? by Zoe Robinson (Depaul University College of Law) [290 downloads]

2. ‘Freedom of the Church’ and the Authority of the State by Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern University School of Law) [181 downloads]

3. In God’s Shadow: Unveiling the Hidden World of Domestic Violence Victims in Religious Communities by Michal Gilad (University of Pennsylvania Law School) [163 downloads]

4. Resisting the Grand Coalition in Favor of the Status Quo by Giving Full Scope to the Libertas Ecclesiae by Patrick McKinley Brennan (Villanova University School of Law) [151 downloads]

5.Book Review: ‘The Tragedy of Religious Freedom’  by Ian C. Bartrum (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) [122 downloads]