Today and tomorrow, Touro Law School is hosting the fourth annual Religious Legal Theory Conference. This is a traveling conference that gathers law and religion scholars from around the world; past hosts include Seton Hall, St. John’s, and Pepperdine Law Schools. This year’s theme is “Expanding the Conversation.” Participants include First Things Editor Rusty Reno and contributors Shalom Carmy, Meir Soloveichik, and myself. Details are here . ROFT in the area, stop by and say hello.
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