Category: Law and Religion
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Understanding spirituality with Voice of Islam UK
This month, I joined the Voice of Islam UK (VOI) radio show again to discuss spirituality and values from a Christian natural law perspective. Thank you again to the VOI team for the kind invitation. I’m having trouble embedding the podcast into WordPress. So, feel free to click on the button below to get to…
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Oxford Workshop on Group Religious Freedom
It was a pleasure co-organising a workshop on group religious freedom with colleagues from Harvard Law and the Jagiellonian University. This month’s discussion enriched our understanding of this important area of religious liberty which so often struggles to account for group rights. Keep your eyes out for an edited volume on the topic in the…
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Even as pope, Leo XIV might have to deal with U.S. tax returns
Will the first American pope have to pay U.S. taxes? Two commentators and I weigh in in this Washington Post article (10 May 2025).
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Easter Explained with Voice of Islam UK
Listen in at 1hr 4min, as I discuss the holy season of Lent and Easter with the gracious hosts of The Breakfast Show, a live radio programme of the Voice of Islam UK. Many thanks to Tahira for the kind invitation. The Breakfast Show on Voice of Islam Radio covers current affairs and a variety…
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Book Contract: A Christian Ethic of Corporate Religious Freedom
Sometime earlier this year, two colleagues and I began a conversation. We noted our shared interests around the topic of corporate religious freedom — that is, the freedom of organisations to practice their religious beliefs. And, recognising our distinct disciplinary strengths (ethics, law, and theology), we decided to jointly author a monograph together. After shopping…
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R v Michaela Community Schools Trust (2024)
Last month, I made another guest appearance on The Breakfast Show, a live radio programme of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. I was asked to comment on a recent legal dispute involving a ban on ritualised prayer at a non-faith state school. I’m afraid that the recording is not available, but in a nutshell I…
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The CLRF at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków
Earlier this month, I presented a paper on corporate religious liberty at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. The paper was part of a panel of distinguished scholars (a questionable title for me personally!) working on emerging challenges in religious freedom. Cole Durham (BYU Law) addressed church autonomy in the United States. Edward David (yours truly)…
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The Impact of the Law on Character Formation
My review of … The Impact of the Law on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies. Edited by John Witte Jr . and Michael Welker …. can now be read on the Oxford Research Archive (open access) and at the Journal of Law and Religion (subscription required)
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New Frontiers and Emerging Challenges in Religious Liberty
Many thanks to Grzegorz Blicharz and the organizing committee for the kind invitation to participate in their upcoming conference on religious liberty. I’ll offer a Christian ethical analysis of recent developments in corporate religious liberty, with a focus upon the United States. So grateful to have the opportunity to dive back into this important topic.…
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Should Legal Education Be Transformative?
11 Oct 2023. Updated 30 Jan 2024. Anton Sorkin edits the Journal of Christian Legal Thought, a peer-reviewed publication of the Christian Legal Society, and kindly invited me to write a piece on character formation for their upcoming issue. The essay ‘Should legal education be transformative?’ is available on the Oxford Research Archive (ORA) ahead…
Edward A. David 