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Welcome to the Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion

The Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion was founded in 1999 and is committed to increasing legal scholarship focusing on the intersection of these two dynamic aspects of the human tradition – law and religion.  As an online journal, our publication is globally accessible to numerous individuals and an active contributor to the growing conversation about law and religion among scholars, professionals and the general public.
 

Features from our Current Issue

In Morality and the Rule of Law in American Jurisprudence, James Lanshe posits that the founding fathers included spiritual and moral principles in their conception of the rule of law, and that these are central to our national legal identity.

In Church and State: The Origins and Implications of Separate Jurisdictional Spheres, Karen Jordan explores the theologian Ambrose of Milan’s approach to the relationship between church and state, arguing that the separation is a function of the church’s needs, as well as the state’s.

In The Religious Exemption Debate, Douglas Laycock charts the complex issue of when individuals can be exempt from legislation because of religious and moral commitments.