What's New

January, 2026: See new John Witte Newsletter covering his updates from the fall of 2023 to January 2026.
November, 2025: Witte Jr. named Distinguished Alumnus, capping recent accolades - Emory Law News Center
November, 2025: John Witte, Jr. honored with the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award from Calvin University.
June, 2025: Korean translation of The Sins of the Fathers has been published
November, 2024: As part of a new series entitled “Emory Law, Religion, and Culture Book Series”, six Chinese translations of books written by John Witte, Jr. have been published and are available at the links that can be accessed by clicking on the book title.  Additional translations are forthcoming.
September, 2024: New book by John Witte, Jr., with Andrea Pin, published:

Le origini e il futuro della libertà religiosa in Europa e negli Stati Uniti
August, 2024: The open access book Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on the Work of John Witte, Jr. - a Festschrift in honor of Witte - has been highlighted on Canopy Forum, along with the Foreword to the book by James T. Laney.
August, 2024: New video interview with John Witte, Jr. posted on the Interviews page:

“The Majesty of the Law” - Saturdays at Seven Ep. 45 (The Legal Vocation: Part Two of a Six Part Series)
April, 2024: John Witte, Jr. elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences - Humanities and Arts, Religious Studies section.
                      -  Emory News Center - news item
                      -  American Academy of Arts & Sciences - John Witte, Jr.
April, 2024: The Emory Law News Center has posted an article entitled "Witte honored with Festschrift on law and religion". 
April, 2024: New Open Access Book: Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on the Work of John Witte, Jr. is now available.  This volume, a Festschrift for Witte, was edited by Rafael Domingo, Gary S. Hauk, and Timothy P. Jackson, and is freely available to download in PDF format here.
February, 2024: Added - Digital appendix to Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment (Fifth Edition):
A comprehensive analysis of every Supreme Court case on religious freedom from 1815-2023
October, 2023: The October 2023 John Witte Newsletter ​has been posted.
October, 2023: New book edited by John Witte, Jr.:

The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law
October, 2023: New open access book published, by John Witte, Jr.:

Table Talk
June, 2023: New books edited by John Witte, Jr.:

​The Impact of the Military on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies

The Impact of Health Care on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies

​The Impact of Political Economy on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
May, 2023:  New books published, by John Witte, Jr.:

In Defense of the Marital Family 

Raíces protestantes del Derecho 
May, 2023: Video posted of Witte's Gifford Lecture - A New Calvinist Reformation of Rights
March, 2023: On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, a booklet authored by Dr. Gary S. Hauk has been published.  Entitled "Forty Years of Law and Religion at Emory University", a link to the booklet can be found here.
December, 2022: New book edited by John Witte, Jr.:
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The Impact of the Media on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
October, 2022:  CSLR tweet relating to Witte's Gifford Lecture.
October, 2022:  University of Aberdeen news item about John Witte, Jr.'s Gifford Lecture can be found here.
September, 2022:  Witte's Gifford Lecture will be delivered in Aberdeen, Scotland on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.  The theme of his lecture will be "A New Calvinist Reformation of Rights".  A video of the lecture will be posted as soon as it is available.
June, 2022:  New flyer announcing the new 5th edition of Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment, which is available at a reduced price until October 2022
April, 2022: Faith, Freedom, and Family is now available - see the flyer from Mohr Siebeck announcing its publication 
February, 2022: New books edited by John Witte, Jr.:

The Impact of the Family on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies

The Impact of Education on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
February, 2022: New brochure released by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion: - CSLR Publications 2016-2021
February, 2022: Peruvian translation of Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment published
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
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
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
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
May, 2017:  Witte receives honorary doctorate from Heidelberg University
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
October, 2016:  Witte presents 26-chapter festschrift on Charles Donahue's work at Harvard Law
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
June, 2016:  Witte receives prestigious award from German university 
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