What's New
November, 2021: Witte's Gifford Lecture will be delivered in Aberdeen, Scotland on September 27, 2022. The theme of his lecture will be "Law, Religion, and Human Rights".
November, 2021: Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University (CSLR) released its Annual Report of 2020-21
August, 2021: New books published, by John Witte, Jr.:
The Blessings of Liberty
Faith, Freedom, and Family
The Blessings of Liberty
Faith, Freedom, and Family
May, 2021: New flyer announcing the paperback edition of Church, State and Family: Reconciling Traditional Teachings and Modern Liberties, which is available at a reduced price until May 2022.
March, 2021: New books edited by John Witte, Jr.:
The Impact of Academic Research on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
The Impact of the Law on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
The Impact of Academic Research on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
The Impact of the Law on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
September, 2020: Witte's Gifford Lecture, to be delivered in Aberdeen, Scotland on September 27-29, 2022, will be titled "Between Martin Luther and Martin Luther King: The American Protestant Struggle to Abolish Slavery and Protect Liberty for All"
September, 2020: New books published, edited by John Witte, Jr.:
Christianity and Global Law
Great Christian Jurists in German History
Christianity and Criminal Law
The Impact of the Market on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
The Impact of Religion on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
Christianity and Global Law
Great Christian Jurists in German History
Christianity and Criminal Law
The Impact of the Market on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
The Impact of Religion on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
September, 2020: Ecuadorian translation of Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment published
February, 2019: New brochure released by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion: Law and Christianity
January, 2019: Audio interview posted - "The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy" - New Books Network, New Books in Law
January, 2019: New book to be published March 2019 (UK) and May 2019 (USA): Church, State, and Family: Reconciling Traditional Teachings and Modern Liberties
December, 2018: Witte named Gifford Lecturer for Scottish series' bicentennial celebration
December, 2018: Update on Cambridge Law and Christianity Series
September, 2018: New book published, edited by John Witte, Jr. (with Amy Wheeler): The Protestant Reformation of the Church and the World
July, 2018: The McDonald Distinguished Scholar Lectures in Christian Scholarship was held May 23-25, 2018, at Christ Church in Oxford, with a theme of Is Religious Freedom Under Threat? A Trans-Atlantic Dialogue
March, 2018: Witte lecture reviewed in Fresh Thinking Magazine of the Center for Theological Inquiry
February, 2018: Spanish translation of Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment published
December, 2017: Italian translation of The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy published
November, 2017: Audio of Reformation Anniversary Lecture, Center of Theological Inquiry added to the "Lectures" page
October, 2017: New CSLR Leadership Profile added to the "About" page
August, 2017: New Cambridge Law and Christianity Series flyer released
August, 2017: New book published, edited by John Witte, Jr. (with Gary S. Hauk): Christianity and Family Law
August, 2017: Polish translation of The Reformation of Rights: Law, Religion, and Human Rights in Early Modern Calvinism published
January, 2017: New book published, edited by John Witte, Jr. (with Sara McDougall and Anna di Robilant): Texts and Contexts in Legal History: Essays in Honor of Charles Donahue
September, 2016: McDonald Agape Foundation commits $1 million to advance Witte's work in Christianity and law
September, 2016: Witte receives lifetime achievement award in family law
April, 2016: John Witte, Jr. and Joel A. Nichols have now published the fourth edition of their classic classroom text, Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment, newly available from Oxford University Press