Volume 5 Number 1
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 Greetings!
We launch the 2011-2012 academic year focused on the collision of law and religion. The increasingly volatile relationship of religious and political communities around the globe, particularly within the past decade, has made it imperative for diverse persons and peoples to learn to cooperate with each other -- lest they annihilate cherished traditions and cultures worldwide.
Our "When Law and Religion Meet Lecture Series" explores critical questions creating battles in courtrooms, legislatures, and places of worship: genetic cloning and other bio-medical advances, religious freedom in a diverse world, Islamic family law in the West, Jesus and the law of marriage and divorce, and same-sex marriage.
Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University and former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, headlines the series. She will tackle the challenges of the universal right to religious freedom in a world of diversity, Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m. at Emory University School of Law. Four distinguished Emory scholars complete the lineup, and details about them and their lecture topics are included in the article below.
Our Senior Fellows have been writing prolifically about these issues, and we're highlighting our newest and forthcoming volumes in a new publications catalog. If you'd like to receive a copy of this catalog in the mail, you may request one here.
As we chronicle our work at the Center, we'd like to know how to best keep you informed. Do you find this e-newsletter informative? Would you prefer to receive printed material in the mail? We've included a short readership survey in this issue; may we impose upon you to take five minutes to tell us what you think?
We hope to see you at one or more of our lectures, and we wish you a wonderful fall semester.
Sincerely,
John Witte, Jr . Frank S. Alexander
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 Mary Ann Glendon Headlines Fall Lecture Series
Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University and former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, will tackle the challenges of the universal right to religious freedom in a world of diversity, Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m. at Emory University School of Law. READ MORE |
 New Book by Michael Broyde Offers Jewish Perspective on 9/11
At the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a new book titled Contending With Catastrophe: Jewish Perspectives on September 11th, edited by Jewish law expert Michael Broyde, is a reminder that the events of that day raised issues no one could have anticipated. READ MORE I LISTEN TO PODCAST |
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 Scholars Visit CSLR during Fall
Hee Eun Lee, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Law at Handong International Law School in South Korea, joins CSLR this fall as a Visiting Fellow. His teaching and research focus on public and private international law, contracts, and international human rights. Sara Toering, a distinguished 2006 CSLR alumna, is a Visiting Senior Fellow, working with CSLR Founding Director Frank S. Alexander on creative policy and legislative initiatives to deal with the nation's housing crisis. READ MORE |
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 Berman Digital Library Completed
CSLR has completed the digital collection of published and unpublished non-book writings of Harold J. Berman (1918-2007), Emory's first Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law. Considered the father of the modern field of law and religion study, Berman published 25 books, more than 400 articles, and also left numerous unpublished works, including two nearly complete book manuscripts. Access the collection here and click on "Library." |
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 New Publications Catalog Available
An updated catalog of CSLR's newest and forthcoming volumes is now available. The nearly 100 books are products of CSLR research projects including Christian Jurisprudence II, the Pursuit of Happiness, and Law, Religion and Human Rights. REQUEST A FREE COPY I DOWNLOAD PDF |
CSLR 'In the News'
CSLR scholars are making headlines with their writing and research, and commenting in the media on current issues, from the appropriateness of displaying the cross-shaped steel beam found at Ground Zero to forgiving an ex-spouse. READ MORE |
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Please Give Us Your Feedback
We would like to learn how you prefer to receive information about CSLR's research, writing, events, and news. Please complete this short readership survey, and also please provide your updated contact information. We thank you! TAKE SURVEY |
 Land Banks and Land Banking
( Center for Community Progress, 2011) With inventories of vacant and abandoned properties at unprecedented levels, a new book argues that these empty lots and unoccupied buildings and homes are not merely the nuisances they seem to be, but are instead potential resources for fueling economic recovery, driving community development, and strengthening real estate markets. READ MORE |
 Muslims and Global Justice
( University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011) The author advances the theme of global justice from an Islamic perspective, critically examining the role that Muslims must play in the development of a pragmatic, rights-based framework for justice. The book provides a valuable theoretical approach to the challenge of realizing global justice in a world of profound religious and cultural difference. READ MORE |
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 Recruiting Young Love: How Christians Talk About Homosexuality
Mark D. Jordan
(University of Chicago Press, 2011)
This book explores the language used by Christians regarding homosexuality and the battle for the adolescent soul. It is a product of the CSLR's Child in Law, Religion and Society Project and examines the history of language surrounding homosexuality and the target of this language to shape adolescents. READ MORE |
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 The Hidden Gifts of Helping
Stephen G. Post
(Jossey-Bass, 2011)
This volume shows how helping others can get us through the inevitable tough times that come everyone's way. It is an outcome of CSLR's Pursuit of Happiness Project and was named to the Wall Street Journal's "Best-Selling Books" list this year. The Pursuit of Happiness Project is sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. READ MORE |
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 Religion and Human Rights: An Introduction
John Witte, Jr. and M. Christian Green
(Oxford University Press, 2011)
This volume provides authoritative examinations of the contributions to human rights of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and indigenous religions. Each chapter grapples with the concept and origins of "human rights" and offers insight into the major human rights issues that confront religious individuals and communities. READ MORE |
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"In the United States, the substantial weakening of the First Amendment has shifted many questions of religious liberty from the judiciary to the legislature, and from the federal to the state governments--often leaving religious liberty vulnerable to fleeting local politics and contingent upon a claimant's geographical location."
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