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. For information, contact Annette Stalone at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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