John Witte, Jr

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Born August 14, 1959 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada ( 1959-08-14 ) Fields legal history, religious liberty, marriage law Institutions Emory University School of Law Alma mater Calvin College Harvard Law School Education Harvard Law School, Calvin College Books From sacrament to contract, The Reformation of Rights, Law and protestantism, God's Joust - God's Jus, The Sins of the Fathers: T Similar People Michael Broyde, Richard Martin, Herman Dooyeweerd

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John Witte Jr. is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion (CSLR) at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. He is one of the world's foremost experts on legal history, marriage law, law and religion and religious freedom.

Witte has published over 250 articles, 16 journal symposia and 30 books. His writings have appeared in 12 languages, and he has lectured and convened conferences throughout North America, Western and Eastern Europe, Japan, Israel, Hong Kong, Australia, and South Africa. With major funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts, Ford Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, Henry Luce Foundation, and McDonald Agape Foundation, he has directed 12 major international projects on democracy, human rights, and religious liberty, and on marriage, family, and children. These projects have collectively yielded more than 160 new volumes and 250 public forums around the world. He edits two major book series: "Emory University Studies in Law and Religion” and "Cambridge University Law and Christianity". He has been selected 12 times by the Emory law students as the Most Outstanding Professor and has won dozens of other awards and prizes for his teaching and research.

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Education

Witte received a BA from Calvin College in 1982 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1985. While at Harvard he studied under Harold J. Berman.

Awards and honors

Honorary Doctorate in Theology, University of Heidelberg, 2017

Harry Krause Lifetime Achievement Award in Family Law, University of Illinois, 2016

James W.C. Pennington Award, University of Heidelberg, 2016

National Religious Freedom Award, Council for America’s First Freedom, 2008

Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in Professional School Teaching, 2007 and 2008

Emory Williams Distinguished Teaching Award, Emory University, 2002

Choice Outstanding Academic Title Awards, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2016

Distinguished Faculty Award and Lecture, Emory University, 2001

Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Theology and Public Life, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1999

Professor of the Year Award for 1997-1998, Black Law Students Association, Emory Law School

Max Rheinstein Fellowship and Research Prize, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Bonn, 1995

Most Outstanding Educator Award for All Methodist Affiliated Schools, United Methodist Foundation for Christian Higher Education, Nashville, 1994

Emory University Scholar/Teacher Award, 1994

Most Outstanding Professor, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999-2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006-2007, 2011–12, Student Bar Association, Emory Law School

Personal life

Witte is married to Eliza Ellison, a theologian and trained mediator. They have two daughters and four grandchildren.

References

John Witte Jr. Wikipedia

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