The Foreign Policy Association is sponsoring a lecture by Tarek Masoud (Harvard), “Beyond Political Islam: The Muslim Brotherhood and the Future of the Middle East,” at NYU School of Law on November 1. Details are here.
Panel Discussion: “Why Morality-Free Economic Theory Does Not Work”
On October 18, Fordham’s Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work will host what looks to be a fascinating panel discussion, “Why Morality-Free Economic Theory Does Not Work: A Natural Law Perspective in the Wake of the Recent Financial Crisis.” Speakers include Luigino Bruni (Milan-Bicocca), Michael Baur (Fordham) and Russell Pearce (Fordham). Details are here.
Today at St. John’s: Manhattan Declaration Panel
Today at St. John’s, the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn will host a panel discussion, “The Manhattan Declaration Crosses the River: Support the Preservation of Religious Liberty.” Speakers include Marjorie Dannenfelser (Susan B. Anthony List), Robert George (Princeton), Alan Sears (ADF), and Eric Teetsel (Manhattan Declaration). Details are here.
Koppelman and Paulsen at St. John’s on September 27
On September 27, CLR will host a debate, “Religious Liberty in the 2012 Election,” at the St. John’s University Law School campus in Queens, New York. Our two debaters will be Andy Koppelman (Northwestern) and Mike Paulsen (St. Thomas). Both are known to have strong opinions, so the event promises to be a lively and provocative one. If you’re in the neighborhood, please stop by. Details are here.
Lecture: Jewish Law and Civil Procedure
Touro’s Jewish Law Institute will host a lecture, “A Comparative Look at Jewish Law and Civil Procedure,” by Rabbi Yona Reiss (Yeshiva University), on September 21. Details are here.
Event: “The Manhattan Declaration Crosses the River”
The Diocese of Brooklyn will host a panel discussion, “The Manhattan Declaration Crosses the River: Support the Preservation of Religious Liberty,” at the St. John’s Queens campus on Thursday, September 20. Speakers include Marjorie Dannenfelser (Susan B. Anthony List), Robert George (Princeton), Alan Sears (ADF), and Eric Teetsel (Manhattan Declaration). Details are here.
Upcoming Lectures on Catholic Jurisprudence
For East Coast CLR Forum readers interested in Catholic jurisprudence, here are a couple of events to put on your fall calendar. Next Friday, September 14, Villanova Law School will host the seventh annual Scarpa Conference on Law, Politics, and Culture. This year’s theme is “Living the Catholic Faith in Public Life.” Speakers include Helen Alvaré (George Mason), Gerard Bradley (Notre Dame), Patrick Brennan (Villanova), and Peter Steinfels (Fordham). The following Friday, September 21, the Thomistic Institute NYC will kick off a series at NYU’s Catholic Center, “A Public Right to the Truth: A Series on the Natural Right to Religious Freedom,” with a lecture by Russell Hittinger (Tulsa) on “The Catholic Magisterium and Religious Freedom.” The series will continue throughout the fall. Details are here.
Lecture: Religious Freedom in America Today
The Lumen Christi Institute will host a lecture by our friend Rick Garnett (Notre Dame), “Religious Freedom in America Today,” in Chicago on September 26. The description of the lecture follows. If you’re in Chicago, make sure to go. Rick is one of America’s leading law and religion scholars and always has something valuable to say. Details are here.
As President Clinton observed, “religious freedom is . . . our first freedom.” It was central to the Founders’ vision for the American political community. They did not always agree about what religious freedom means or requires, but they knew that it matters, and that it should be respected in policy and protected by law. James Madison, the Father of our Constitution, hoped that America’s religious-liberty experiment “promised a lustre to our country.” This lecture will take stock of this experiment and consider the rights of religious believers and institutions and their roles and voices in American public life today.
Tomorrow at Kellogg College (Oxford)
For CLR Forum readers in the neighborhood, the Centre for Religion in Public Life at Kellogg College (Oxford) will host a lecture tomorrow, “Religious Diversity, Exclusivism, and Public Life,” by Dr. Olli Pekka Vainio of Helsinki University. The lecture is at 5:00 pm. For details, please contact Kellogg College.
Panel: The Original Source of Law (May 9)
The Crossroads Cultural Center will host a panel discussion, “The Original Source of Law: The Individual? The State? God?”, at NYU on May 9. The panel will address natural law, both as a general concept and in its practical implications. Speakers include Robert George (Princeton) and Andrea Simoncini (Florence). Details are here.