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I look forward to participating in the third session of the St. John's Law School Center for Law and Religion's Tradition Project, “The Value of Tradition in the Global Context,” in Rome this week. 'December 12, 2018 9.00 - 13.00 LUMSA University – Jubilee Complex Via di Porta Castello, 44 - Rome LUMSA University is… Continue reading Upcoming meeting of the Tradition Project, Rome, December 12-13
'Champaign, Ill., USA – 16 November 2018 – The Religion in Society Research Network is pleased to announce the selection of “The Significance of Communal Religious Freedom for Liberal Democracy,” Hans-Martien ten Napel, as the winner of the International Award for Excellence for Volume 8 of The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society.… Continue reading Winner of the International Award for Excellence for The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, Volume 8
The abstract of the article reads as follows: 'Leading US scholar of constitutional interpretation Michael Paulsen has developed an interesting theory of religious freedom called “The Priority of God.” Paulsen distinguishes, first of all, a liberal conception of religious freedom, according to which it is widely assumed that religious truth exists in a society and… Continue reading Article on ‘The Significance of Communal Religious Freedom for Liberal Democracy’ in the International Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Society
I am grateful to Prof. Jan Klos Hab. Ph.D. for taking the effort to write a review of my book for the Journal of Markets & Morality. Jan Klos is a Professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Particular Ethics. He specializes in the history of… Continue reading Book Review of Constitutionalism, Democracy and Religious Freedom in Journal of Markets & Morality
In de onlangs uitgekomen tweede aflevering uit 2018 van Radix. Tijdschrift over geloof, wetenschap en samenleving staat een nieuwe recensie van mijn boek Constitutionalism, Democracy and Religious Freedom. To Be Fully Human van de hand van R.J. (Robert) van Putten MSc MA. Uit de recensie: 'Ten Napels boek is een rechtstheoretische studie, grotendeels geschreven… Continue reading Boekbespreking van Constitutionalism, Democracy and Religious Freedom. To Be Fully Human in Radix. Tijdschrift over geloof, wetenschap en samenleving
In 2010, Notre Dame Professor of Law Paolo Carozza led 'a group of more than 50 law professors from 15 countries who have submitted written comments asking the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights to overturn a seven-judge panel’s ruling that crucifixes may not be displayed in Italian classrooms. (...) “The challenges of… Continue reading Signatory to Amicus effort in Lautsi case before European Court of Human Rights (2010)
The description of the edited volume reads as follows: 'Offering an interdisciplinary, international and philosophical perspective, this comprehensive Handbook explores both perennial and recent legal issues that concern the modern state and its interaction with religious communities and individuals. Providing in-depth, original analysis the book includes studies of a wide array of nation-states, such as… Continue reading Chapter on ‘The Boundaries of Faith-Based Organizations in Europe’ in forthcoming Research Handbook on Law and Religion
The conference will take place at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Departamento de Direito), Brasil, from 12-14 September 2018 I will be addressing the question: “Can natural law serve as foundation for a truly universal right to freedom of religion or belief?” Other speakers during the conference include: Silvio Ferrari (University of… Continue reading Upcoming Speaking Engagement: The Fifth ICLARS Conference – Living Together in Diversity: Strategies from Law and Religion
UPDATE: see also this press release in Dutch: https://geloofindemocratie.nl/2018/07/04/boekrecensie-constitutionalism-democracy-and-religious-freedom-to-be-fully-human-2017/ Very grateful to Robert Joustra for taking the time to write this review of my book for the Review of Faith & International Affairs - worth the read also because of the other literature he references along the way and the difficult questions it raises: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15570274.2018.1469823?journalCode=rfia20… Continue reading Review of book on ‘Constitutionalism, Democracy and Religious Freedom. To Be Fully Human’
UPDATE: see for the call: I am currently putting together a panel for the 2019 conference of the European Academy of Religion on the question of what, if anything, law and religion scholarship can learn from public theology works such as James K.A. Smith's Awaiting the King. Anyone interested in joining the panel, please let… Continue reading Call for Papers, Panel on Public Theology and its potential for Law and Religion scholarship
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