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“Diner Pensant” with Prof. James Hankins

Exactly one week ago today, I had the great pleasure of attending a “diner pensant” with the American historian James Hankins. The Pascal Institute in Leiden organised the dinner. After 40 years of teaching at Harvard, Professor Hankins has been appointed Professor of Humanities at the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education at the… Continue reading “Diner Pensant” with Prof. James Hankins

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Contribution to special issue on “Possibilities for Covenantal Pluralism in the West”

Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfia20/current The Review of Faith & International Affairs has just published a special issue on “Possibilities for Covenantal Pluralism in the West.” The issue contains articles on the United States, England, Canada, Australia, France, Denmark, and Italy, as well as an analysis of “Religious Freedom and Religious Equality in Western Democracies, 1990-2023.” Authors include… Continue reading Contribution to special issue on “Possibilities for Covenantal Pluralism in the West”

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Chapter on “Natural Law and the Future of Human Rights”

Today marks the publication date of the volume Human Rights at Risk. Global Governance, American Power, and the Future of Dignity (New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark, New Jersey, and London: Rutgers University Press). The synopsis of this volume, edited by Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr. and Irene Hadiprayitno, reads as follows: "Human Rights at Risk… Continue reading Chapter on “Natural Law and the Future of Human Rights”

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Video: Hans-Martien ten Napel on constitutionalism, democracy and religious freedom

'Hans-Martien ten Napel of Leiden University delivers an address entitled "Constitutionalism, Democracy, and Religious Freedom: To Be Fully Human" at the Acton Institute's "Reclaiming the West: Public Spirit and Public Virtue" conference in Washington, D.C. The conference took place on December 6, 2017.' Source, and related videos: https://acton.org/video/hans-martien-ten-nagel-constitutionalism-democracy-and-religious-freedom. See also: