THE LEGAL SCHOLAR’S CALLING
October 10 - 11, 2009
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capital Hill
Washington, D.C.
Professors from around the world will gather at the Sixth Annual Christian Legal Scholars’ Symposium to discuss what it means to be a Christian legal scholar and to examine the implications that a Christian worldview has on the teaching and practice of law.
The Symposium will begin Friday, October 10 at noon with a luncheon address on “The Christian Vocation of the Legal Scholar.” After lunch, a panel of international law professors will share stories about the intersection of their faith and their academic and legal careers, illustrating the depth and breadth of God’s global work in and through the law. The remainder of Friday afternoon and a full session Saturday morning will be devoted to Christian jurisprudence, beginning with an address by renowned political philosopher J. Budziszewski, followed by panels on the implications of jurisprudence for religious freedom issues and the culture of life.
The Christian Scholars’ Symposium is a part of the Christian Legal Society Global Convocation (October 9-12).
We encourage you to attend the full CLS Global Convocation. The only additional fee to Convocation attendees for the Scholars’ Symposium is $40 for the Scholars’ luncheon and keynote. However, if you are unable to attend the CLS Global Convocation, you can register for the Christian Scholars’ Symposium only for $200. You may find a registration form at the website above or in the conference brochure. (See “Special Conference Opportunities” on the PDF Registration form to register for the Scholars’ Symposium only or the lunch).
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Christian Scholars' Symposium Schedule
Sponsors of the 6th Annual Christian Legal Scholars’ Symposium
The Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion & Ethics
Pepperdine University’s Nootbaar Institute explores the relationship between law, religion, and ethics through seminars, conferences, courses, and service opportunities both in the United States and abroad. It seeks to encourage students to be service-minded and purpose-driven in their chosen vocations. While affirming Pepperdine’s Christian identity, the Nootbaar Institute seeks to encourage dialogue and common ground among those of various faith traditions and of no faith tradition. Its International Human Rights Program sends students to all areas of the globe to provide legal services and care to “the least of these.”
Lumen Christi Institute
The Lumen Christi Institute was founded in 1997 by Catholic scholars at the University of Chicago. The aim of the Institute is to promote dialogue with the contemporary academy while remaining faithful to the Church's teaching and tradition. Among its many activities, Lumen Christi has organized a Regional Program in Catholic Scholarship, hosted various symposia on science and religion, sponsored the Yves Simon Lecture series, and selected visiting scholars to teach in a "Joint Program in Liberal Arts and the Catholic Tradition."
The Institute for Christian Legal Studies
A cooperative ministry of the Christian Legal Society and Regent University School of Law, ICLS was founded in 2001 to encourage Christian law students, law professors, and lawyers to seek and study biblical truth, including the natural law tradition, as it relates to law and legal institutions, and to encourage them in their spiritual formation and growth, their compassionate outreach to the poor and needy, and the integration of their Christian faith with the study, teaching, and practice of law.