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Conference Announcement: Religious Theory at St. John's

By Lawrence Solum

Religious Legal Theory Conference: Religion in Law, Law in Religion

The Center for Law and Religion at St. John's School of Law is pleased to present the second annual Religious Legal Theory Conference. This year's theme, Religion in Law, Law in Religion, covers traditional religion/state questions as well as emerging issues in law-and-religion scholarship, such as the place of law in different religious traditions and comparative law and religion.

The conference will feature speakers from diverse nations, perspectives, and disciplines, including law, philosophy, political theory and religious studies.

Panels Include:

American Law and Religion: Selected Topics
Biblical Law
Comparative Law and Religion: Selected Topics
Duties of Judges, Legislators and Citizens
Religious Conceptions of Law and Loyalty
Varieties of Religious Legal Theory

Date: Friday, November 5, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location:

St. John's School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439

Registration
Please register for the conference online.

Contact
If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Maureen Mulligan at (718) 990-1950 or e-mail mulligam@stjohns.edu.

The Center for Law and Religion at St. John's School of Law provides a forum for the study of law and religion from domestic, international and comparative perspectives. To learn more about the Center and its programs, please visit our web site at www.stjohns.edu/clr or e-mail the Director, Professor Mark L.Movsesian, at movsesim@stjohns.edu.

Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on September 16, 2010 (boomark / email).