Posted at the request of, and on behalf of, Mark Sargent, Dean, Villanova University School of Law
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 Villanova University School of Law Journal of Catholic Social Thought The Third Annual Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and the Law The Legacy of John Courtney Murray, S.J. for Law and Politics THE THIRD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT AND THE LAW THE LEGACY OF JOHN COURTNEY MURRAY, S.J. FOR LAW AND POLITICS Friday, September 16, 2005 Sponsored by Villanova University School of Law & the Journal of Catholic Social Thought The 2004 presidential election showed that the perpetual question of the nature of the relationship between the Catholic Church and American politics and law remains unresolved, and that interest in the question is as great as ever. This question has always had many dimensions. It is at once a problem in the political theory of liberal democracy, in the law of Church and State and in the relationship of law and morality. It is also a problem of conscience for both ordinary Catholics and Catholic politicians. John Courtney Murray, S.J. created a major synthesis that seemed to ease what were very sharp tensions between the triumphal Church of mid-century and the claims of liberal democracy. To what extent is Father Murray's resolution of the tensions of that era useful for us today, after the culture wars of the last forty years (particularly over abortion), the rise of the religious right as a political force, the split between "right" and "left" in the Church, the trend toward privatization of religion in American life, and the increased difficulty of claiming, as did Murray, that "We Hold These Truths"? These and related questions will be explored in an interdisciplinary conference including legal academics, political theorists, theologians and others. The keynote address will be delivered by the Honorable John T. Noonan, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals, the distinguished historian of Church doctrine and scholar of both canon and civil law. Selected papers presented at the conference will be published in the Journal of Catholic Social Thought. For additional information, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] PRESENTERS Keynote Address Hon. John T. Noonan, Jr. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Paper Presentations Robert J. Araujo, S.J. Pontifical Gregorian University Michael J. Baxter University of Notre Dame Thomas C. Berg University of St. Thomas School of Law Richard W. Garnett Notre Dame Law School William Gould Fordham University Kenneth L. Grasso Texas State University - San Marcos Susan J. Stabile St. John's University School of Law Commentators (from Villanova University School of Law) Kathleen Brady Patrick McKinley Brennan Jeanne Heffernan Mark A. Sargent The Legacy of John Courtney Murray, S.J. for Law and Politics September 16, 2005 Program Schedule 8:30 INTRODUCTION * Mark A. Sargent 8:45-10:00 PANEL I: MURRAY AND CHRISTIAN SOCIAL ETHICS IN AMERICA * Michael J. Baxter Should the Catholic Worker Ever Go to Court? Notes By an Anarchist on Murray's Conception of Law, Politics, the State, and Religious Freedom * Thomas Berg Natural Law and Christian Realism: John Courtney Murray and Reinhold Niebuhr * Comments Patrick McKinley Brennan 10:00-10:15 BREAK 10:15-12:00 PANEL II: MURRAY AND AMERICAN LAW * Robert J. Araujo, S.J. The Role of International Law in United States Constitutional Law: A Question That Might be Proposed by John Courtney Murray - Is It Really Law? * Richard W. Garnett John Courtney Murray on the "Freedom of the Church" * Susan J. Stabile John Courtney Murray and the Abortion Debate * Comments Kathleen Brady Mark A. Sargent 12:00-2:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND LUNCHEON * Hon. John T. Noonan, Jr. [Topic TBA] 2:00-3:30 PANEL III: MURRAY AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY * William Gould John Courtney Murray, the Liberal Tradition and American Democracy: Can American Catholics Serve as a Creative Minority in the 21st Century? * Kenneth Grasso The "Fundamental Ambiguity" of Modern Times: John Courtney Murray on Catholicism, Modernity and the American Proposition. * Comments Jeanne Heffernan Villanova University School of Law is a Catholic and Augustinian institution that seeks to reflect the spirit of St. Augustine by the cultivation of knowledge, by respect for individual differences and by adherence to the principle that mutual love and respect should animate every aspect of the Law School's life. Attending the Program REGISTRATION General registration, including full program, Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education certificate, continental breakfast and lunch, is $50. Law student registration for non-Villanova students is $20. Villanova faculty and students may register without charge. For advance registration, please complete and return the registration form to: Annette Stalone, Villanova University School of Law, 299 North Spring Mill Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085. SYMPOSIUM LOCATION The symposium will be held at the Connelly Center on the main campus of Villanova University. The university is located approximately 15 miles west of Philadelphia's downtown, in the heart of the Philadelphia Main Line. Free parking will be available for symposium participants. CLE CREDITS This program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 5 hours of substantive credit. HOTELS There are numerous hotel options in the Villanova area for out-of-town attendees. 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