John Witte, Jr.

John Witte has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS)—the third Emory Law scholar to receive this honor.

Brill Publishers has released a book of essays in honor of John Witte, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor of Religion, and faculty director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University.

Digital platform engages video and social media to encourage scholarly discussion

Two professors in the Center for the Study of Law and Religion published Cambridge University Press titles that examine intersections of religion and law.

John Witte Jr. has been invited as a Gifford Lecturer for 2020, a celebratory year that marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Scottish jurist Adam Lord Gifford, founder of the esteemed lecture series begun in 1888.

"It's especially gratifying that this ancient, world-class theology faculty would honor a mere jurist," Witte said in his acceptance lecture on February 8.

John Witte, Jr., Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, has received the Harry Krause Lifetime Achievement Award in Family Law from the University of Illinois College of Law.

The McDonald Agape Foundation has committed $1 million to extend CSLR Director John Witte, Jr.'s McDonald Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion through 2028. The gift will ensure the continuation of Witte's internationally renowned scholarship in law and Christianity, and a continuing a 12-year relationship between Witte and the Foundation.

Fineman, other Emory Law faculty recognized for scholarly impact

John Witte, Jr., director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, will receive the James W.C. Pennington Award from the Heidelberg Center for American Studies and the University of Heidelberg Department of Theology.

Yale Law Professor Stephen Carter chose John Witte Jr.'s book, The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy, as one of seven of the best histories of the year. "[It's] an important book for those who want to support same-sex marriage but worry about the slippery slope," Carter writes in his column for Bloomberg View. Witte is director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion.

The Emory Law Journal's latest issue assesses the future of marriage law in the specific context of whether polygamy is constitutionally protected.

John Witte, Jr. will spend the fall 2015 semester at the Library of Congress to research his new book series.

The Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University is launching a new book series on law and Christianity.

John Witte Jr. has been named Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law.

Professor John Witte, Jr. contends that polygamy laws will likely become the next hot legal topic.

Emory Law has created a new lecture series thanks to a grant from the McDonald Agape Foundation.

Emory OUTLaw, a student organization for LGBTQ law students and their allies, will host a scholarly discussion on gay rights and religious liberty.