The right to freedom of religion is increasingly vulnerable worldwide. Recent studies find that 77 percent of the world’s population live under high or very high restrictions on religious freedom, and restrictions in many nations, from Africa to Asia, from the United Kingdom to the United States, are rising rapidly. Helping people understand and effectively respond to the challenges of protecting this fragile right is the work of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies of Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School.
As part of this work, the Center was pleased to sponsorm during the years 2011, 2012, and 2013, the Religious Freedom Discussion Series. The lectures, followed by a brief question & answer period, were held at BYU... more
The International Center for Law and Religion Studies announces the third Religious Freedom Discussion Series. The lectures, followed by a brief question & answer period, are held in room 472 JRCB on the campus of Brigham Young University at noon on six Wednesdays each year, and are simulcast by limited-space Webinar to listeners worldwide. The public is invited to attend the lectures in person. For those joining by Webinar, early registration to secure a place is encouraged. Webinar links are available on iclrs.org one week before each lecture.
The right to freedom of religion is increasingly vulnerable worldwide. Recent studies find that 75 percent of the world’s population live under high or very high restrictions on... more
The International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS) was pleased to host the second Religious Freedom Discussion Series, which featured bi-monthly lectures throughout the year by globally recognized religious freedom and comparative law experts who direct the work of the Center. The Lectures were given at the J. Reuben Clark Law Building on the campus of Brigham Young University and were simulcast by limited-space Webinar.
Reports on and recordings of the lectures, as well as available PowerPoint presentations or texts, are available by clicking the event... more
The International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS) at Brigham Young University and the Community Service Outreach Committee of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society (JRCLS) have presented the first Religious Freedom Discussion Series—a bi-monthly forum led by the globally recognized religious freedom experts who serve as the ICLRS leadership. Lectures are delivered at the Law School and are available as live Internet webinars. Information about the 2011 presentations, including links to recordings, print addresses, and PowerPoint... more
By Natalie Wright Romeri-Lewis
Professor David M. Kirkham's presentation on "Human Rights, the Constitution, and Religious Liberty" instructed us on the various intellectual origins of the US Constitution. The Constitution's "ideals and ideas" is the accumulation of the laws and philosophies of classical antiquity, English Common Law, the English Commonwealth, Enlightenment Rationalism, Puritan Covenant Theology, and other Christian thought. The framers were also influenced by their own state constitutions, geopolitical institutions, compromises, and other political-economic... more