February 9, 2010: Politics Is Not Theology,
2010
Duquesne University
February 9, 2010: Politics Is Not Theology, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Politics is not theology“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
February 7, 2010: The Crime Of John Yoo,
2010
Duquesne University
February 7, 2010: The Crime Of John Yoo, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Crime of John Yoo“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
February 5, 2010: So, Christopher Hitchens Is A Hallowed Secularist,
2010
Duquesne University
February 5, 2010: So, Christopher Hitchens Is A Hallowed Secularist, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “So, Christopher Hitchens is a Hallowed Secularist“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
February 2, 2010: Walker Percy On Non-Believers And Believers,
2010
Duquesne University
February 2, 2010: Walker Percy On Non-Believers And Believers, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Walker Percy on Non-Believers and Believers“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 31, 2010: The Invention Of Religion,
2010
Duquesne University
January 31, 2010: The Invention Of Religion, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Invention of Religion“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 29, 2010: Pascal Boyer’S Explanation Of Religion,
2010
Duquesne University
January 29, 2010: Pascal Boyer’S Explanation Of Religion, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Pascal Boyer’s Explanation of Religion“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 28, 2010: What Secular Life Will Look Like,
2010
Duquesne University
January 28, 2010: What Secular Life Will Look Like, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “What Secular Life Will Look Like“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 25, 2010: What About Pedro?,
2010
Duquesne University
January 25, 2010: What About Pedro?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “What About Pedro?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 23, 2010: Thoughts On Citizens United, The Supreme Court Corporate Speech Case,
2010
Duquesne University
January 23, 2010: Thoughts On Citizens United, The Supreme Court Corporate Speech Case, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Thoughts on Citizens United, the Supreme Court Corporate Speech Case“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
Jaunary 21, 2010: What’S Religion Got To Do With It?,
2010
Duquesne University
Jaunary 21, 2010: What’S Religion Got To Do With It?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “What’s religion got to do with it?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 19, 2010: Dances With Wolves Meets The Matrix,
2010
Duquesne University
January 19, 2010: Dances With Wolves Meets The Matrix, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Dances with Wolves Meets The Matrix“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 17, 2010: Edward Schillebeeckx, 1914-2009,
2010
Duquesne University
January 17, 2010: Edward Schillebeeckx, 1914-2009, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Edward Schillebeeckx, 1914-2009“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 14, 2010: Can Science Explain Religion?,
2010
Duquesne University
January 14, 2010: Can Science Explain Religion?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Can Science Explain Religion?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 12, 2010: The European Court Of Human Rights,
2010
Duquesne University
January 12, 2010: The European Court Of Human Rights, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The European Court of Human Rights“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 8, 2010: The 2010 Annual Conference On Christian Legal Thought,
2010
Duquesne University
January 8, 2010: The 2010 Annual Conference On Christian Legal Thought, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The 2010 Annual Conference on Christian Legal Thought“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 5, 2010: Is The World Real?,
2010
Duquesne University
January 5, 2010: Is The World Real?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Is the World Real?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
January 3, 2010: Sarah Palin As Herbert Hoover,
2010
Duquesne University
January 3, 2010: Sarah Palin As Herbert Hoover, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Sarah Palin as Herbert Hoover“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
Ghana Journey: Private Investment, Public Funding, And Domestic Reform,
2010
Florida A & M University College of Law
Ghana Journey: Private Investment, Public Funding, And Domestic Reform, Ronald C. Griffin
Journal Publications
Some folks are good. But man is evil. He is driven by impulses, avarice, reason, scholarship, and barbarism. Ghana's history affirms some of the social and philosophical claims about man and evil. A scholarly narrative about American economic life, trenched in Ghana like an overlay, will unveil bits about big businesses, small businesses, and doing business in Ghana.
Rawls And Reparations,
2010
San Francisco State University
Rawls And Reparations, Martin D. Carcieri
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
In the past two years, four related events have sharpened debates on race in the U.S.: President Obama's election, the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, that Court's ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano, and the arrest of Obama's friend, Harvard professor Henry Gates. The President has spoken of a "teaching moment" arising from these events. Moreover, his writings, speeches and lawmaking efforts illustrate the contractual nature of Obama's thinking. The President (and all concerned citizens) should thus find useful an analysis of racial policy and justice in light of the work of John Rauls. Rawls may …
Hobbes And Wolf-Man: Melancholy And Animality In Modern Sovereignty,
2010
Northwestern University
Hobbes And Wolf-Man: Melancholy And Animality In Modern Sovereignty, Diego Rossello
Studio for Law and Culture
Homo homini lupus, man is a wolf to man, remains one of the most well-known and often quoted dictums in the tradition of political theory. Political theorists take this phrase by Thomas Hobbes in the Epistle Dedicatory of De Cive to illustrate the brutish, anarchical and violent condition of man in the natural condition, prior to the establishment of a civil state. Contrary to conventional wisdom, I suggest that this brief passage directs our attention to lycanthropy: an acute melancholic syndrome which 17th century physiologists thought could turn humans into animals. I suggest that Hobbes’s political theory stands for a …
