2020-2021 School of Law Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 School of Law Catalog archived

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LAW 355 - Law and Religion Seminar.


Drawing on examples from diverse periods and legal cultures, this seminar addresses “law” and “religion” as two realms of life that have much shared history and continue to intersect in the modern world. Several important topics in comparative law and jurisprudence are covered, including authority and legitimacy, the relation between custom and statute, legal pluralism, church-state relations, and competing models of constitutional secularism. A selective survey of legal systems and practices rooted in particular religious traditions will be followed by an examination of how secular legal systems conceptualize religion and balance the protection of religious freedom with their standards of equity and neutrality. Students will write biweekly responses to analytical questions, as well as a research paper. Two hours. Lubin Not offered in 2020-2021.



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