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Myanmar's Genocide And The Legacy Of Forgetting, Catherine Renshaw
Myanmar's Genocide And The Legacy Of Forgetting, Catherine Renshaw
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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The Practice Of Law As Christian Discipleship, Nathan Chapman
The Practice Of Law As Christian Discipleship, Nathan Chapman
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“Can the ordinary practice of law be a religious calling?” In a number of scholarly books and articles, as a teacher, and as a mentor, Robert (Bob) Cochrane has answered this question with a resounding “yes.” This essay, part of a festschrift published in Bob’s honor by the Pepperdine Law Review, engages with his work to propose a framework of Christian ethics for reconceiving the practice of law as a form of Christian discipleship. It argues that Christians should understand the practice of law as participation in government-as judgment, participation that is always fraught with the risks of deceit, injustice, …
Forgotten Federal-Missionary Partnerships: New Light On The Establishment Clause, Nathan Chapman
Forgotten Federal-Missionary Partnerships: New Light On The Establishment Clause, Nathan Chapman
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Americans have long disputed whether the government may support religious instruction as part of an elementary education. Since Everson v. Board of Education (1947), the Supreme Court has gradually articulated a doctrine that permits states to provide funds, indirectly through vouchers and in some cases directly through grants, to religious schools for the nonreligious goods they provide. Unlike most other areas of Establishment Clause jurisprudence, however, the Court has not built this doctrine on a historical foundation. In fact, in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer (2017), the dissenters from this doctrine were the ones to rely on the founding-era record.
Intriguingly, …