Religious Legal Theory Conference, St. John’s School of Law, 5 November 2010

ICLRS Associate Director Professor Brett G. Scharffs was the moderator of a session on Comparative Law and Religion at a conference held at St. John’s School of Law in New York City. The Religious Legal Theory Conference: Religion in Law, Law in Religion was held on 5 November 2010. The conference featured plenary addresses from Professor Steven Smith from the University of San Diego Law School and Professor Steven Shiffrin from Cornell University Law School. Sessions were held on Varieties of Religious Legal Theory, Religious Conceptions of Law and Loyalty, American Law and Religion, Biblical Law, and Duties of Judges, Lawmakers and Citizens. Papers from the conference will be published in the St. John’s Law Review.