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Religion, Meaning, Truth, Life, Frederick Mark Gedicks
Religion, Meaning, Truth, Life, Frederick Mark Gedicks
Faculty Scholarship
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Becoming A Fruitful Tree: Christ And The Limits Of Legal Thinking, Elizabeth A. Clark
Becoming A Fruitful Tree: Christ And The Limits Of Legal Thinking, Elizabeth A. Clark
Vol. 3: Religious Conviction
This essay is adapted from a Spirit of the Law address given at BYU Law School on March 5, 2002.
Law And Becoming, D. Todd Christofferson
Law And Becoming, D. Todd Christofferson
Vol. 3: Religious Conviction
This satellite fireside address was given to the J. Reuben Clark Law Society at the Conference Center Little Theater in Salt Lake City on February 4, 2011.
Latter-Day Saint Lawyers And The Public Square, Quentin L. Cook
Latter-Day Saint Lawyers And The Public Square, Quentin L. Cook
Vol. 3: Religious Conviction
This satellite fireside address was given to the J. Reuben Clark Law Society at the Conference Center Little Theater in Salt Lake City on March 13, 2009.
Truth And Consequences: Mitt Romney, Proposition 8, And Public Reason, Frederick Mark Gedicks
Truth And Consequences: Mitt Romney, Proposition 8, And Public Reason, Frederick Mark Gedicks
Faculty Scholarship
Although formal religious tests for federal office are constitutionally prohibited, they have long been fact of political life in presidential elections. John Kennedy remains the only nonProtestant ever elected President. The "Judeo-Christian tradition" notwithstanding, no major party has ever nominated a Jew for president - let alone a Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, Muslim, or unbeliever.
Against this electoral history, it was perhaps predictable that mainstream Christian commentators would feel free to legitimate religious attacks on Mitt Romney during the Republican presidential primaries on the ground that Mormonism is a "false" religion. Ironically, however, the Mormon church periodically intervenes in initiative and …
The Doctrine Of Religious Freedom, W. Cole Durham Jr.
The Doctrine Of Religious Freedom, W. Cole Durham Jr.
Vol. 2: Service & Integrity
This devotional address was given to the BYU student body on April 3, 2001.
How Do We Practice Our Religion While We Practice?, Thomas B. Griffith
How Do We Practice Our Religion While We Practice?, Thomas B. Griffith
Vol. 2: Service & Integrity
This address was given to the Salt Lake Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City on November 19, 2003.
Words Of Hate, Words Of Love, Constance K. Lundberg
Words Of Hate, Words Of Love, Constance K. Lundberg
Vol. 2: Service & Integrity
This devotional address was given to the BYU student body on March 11, 2003.
Peacemaking: Our Essential Work In The Last Days, Chieko N. Okazaki
Peacemaking: Our Essential Work In The Last Days, Chieko N. Okazaki
Vol. 2: Service & Integrity
This address was given at the J. Reuben Clark Law Society Conference at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, on February 16, 2007.
And With All Thy Mind, John W. Welch
And With All Thy Mind, John W. Welch
Vol. 2: Service & Integrity
This devotional address was given to the BYU student body on September 30, 2003.
American Civil Religion: An Idea Whose Time Is Past, Frederick Mark Gedicks
American Civil Religion: An Idea Whose Time Is Past, Frederick Mark Gedicks
Faculty Scholarship
From the founding of the United States, Americans have understood loyalty to their country as a religious and not just a civic commitment. The idea of a 'civil religion' that defines the collective identity of a nation originates with Rousseau, and was adapted to the United States Robert Bellah, who suggested that a peculiarly American civil religion has underwritten government and civil society in the United States.
Leaving aside the question whether civil religion has ever truly unified all or virtually all Americans, I argue that it excludes too many Americans to function as such a unifying force in the …
Religious Experience In The Age Of Digital Reproduction, Frederick Mark Gedicks, Roger Hendrix
Religious Experience In The Age Of Digital Reproduction, Frederick Mark Gedicks, Roger Hendrix
Faculty Scholarship
A religious experience is an extraordinary event that occurs against the backdrop of ordinary life, infusing that life with a meaning it would not otherwise have. Mass culture is now replete with portrayals of such experiences. Spiritually-themed television shows, movies, books, music, and fashion are now common and even popular. This is not necessarily good news for religion and religious experience. What mass culture portrays as sacred may be merely an imitation, resembling more the ubiquitous feel-good self-affirmance of popular psychology than authentic communion with the divine.
On the other hand, the appropriation and portrayal of religious experience by mass …
Professional Service As A Christian Ministry, Carl S. Hawkins
Professional Service As A Christian Ministry, Carl S. Hawkins
Vol. 1: Answering God's Interrogatories
This address was given to the entering class at the BYU Law School on August 22, 1981.
Lawyers And The Atonement, Thomas B. Griffith
Lawyers And The Atonement, Thomas B. Griffith
Vol. 1: Answering God's Interrogatories
This BYU–Hawaii Presidential Lecture was given in Laie, Hawaii on March 23, 2000.
Balance, Robert L. Backman
Balance, Robert L. Backman
Vol. 1: Answering God's Interrogatories
This fireside address was given at the BYU Law School on March 24, 1991.
Fundamentals And Initiatives, Russell M. Nelson
Fundamentals And Initiatives, Russell M. Nelson
Vol. 1: Answering God's Interrogatories
This fireside address was given at the BYU Law School on March 18, 1990.
Truth: A Shield To Memory, Marion D. Hanks
Truth: A Shield To Memory, Marion D. Hanks
Vol. 1: Answering God's Interrogatories
This fireside address was given at the BYU Law School on November 19, 1989.
A Christ-Like Attitude, Marion G. Romney
A Christ-Like Attitude, Marion G. Romney
Vol. 1: Answering God's Interrogatories
This convocation address was given at the BYU Law School on April 24, 1981.
Answering God’S Interrogatories, Marlin K. Jensen
Answering God’S Interrogatories, Marlin K. Jensen
Vol. 1: Answering God's Interrogatories
This convocation address was given April 25, 1997, when Elder Jensen’s son, Matthew, graduated from the BYU Law School.
The Study And Practice Of The Laws Of Men In Light Of The Laws Of God, James E. Faust
The Study And Practice Of The Laws Of Men In Light Of The Laws Of God, James E. Faust
Vol. 1: Answering God's Interrogatories
This fireside address was given at the BYU Law School on November 22, 1987.
Weightier Matters, Dallin H. Oaks
Weightier Matters, Dallin H. Oaks
Vol. 1: Answering God's Interrogatories
This devotional address was given to the BYU student body on February 9, 1999.
Pure Religion, Stephen A. West
Pure Religion, Stephen A. West
Vol. 1: Answering God's Interrogatories
This address was given on May 24, 1994 to graduates of the BYU Law School who had come to Washington, D.C. to be admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court on the following day.
The Future Of The Antiquities Act, James R. Rasband
The Future Of The Antiquities Act, James R. Rasband
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Public Life And Hostility To Religion, Frederick Mark Gedicks
Public Life And Hostility To Religion, Frederick Mark Gedicks
Faculty Scholarship
Many who value the contributions of religion to American life have contended that American public life is hostile to religion. They perceive many of the Supreme Court's Religion Clause opinions as hostile to religion, and circulate anecdotes about the antireligious hostility of public life. Studies also suggest that some of the principle actors in American public life systematically marginalize religious viewpoints relative to secular ones. Nevertheless, others are baffled by the suggestion that public life discriminates against religion. These people note that religion is deeply (if controversially) involved in much of contemporary American politics, and dismiss anecdotes about such hostility …
The Religious, The Secular, And The Antithetical, Frederick Mark Gedicks
The Religious, The Secular, And The Antithetical, Frederick Mark Gedicks
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Democracy, Autonomy, And Values: Some Thoughts On Religion And Law In Modern America, Frederick Mark Gedicks, Roger Hendrix
Democracy, Autonomy, And Values: Some Thoughts On Religion And Law In Modern America, Frederick Mark Gedicks, Roger Hendrix
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.