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Born August 14, 1959St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada ( 1959-08-14 ) Fields legal history, religious liberty, marriage law Alma mater Calvin CollegeHarvard Law School 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 |
John witte jr on human rights language in today s globalized world
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.
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- John witte jr on human rights language in today s globalized world
- Sharia in the west with john witte jr
- Education
- Awards and honors
- Personal life
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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.
Sharia in the west with john witte jr
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
Personal life
Witte is married to Eliza Ellison, a theologian and trained mediator. They have two daughters and four grandchildren.