The Center for Ethics and Human Values presents, a Religion COMPAS Conference: Religious Freedom
What makes a belief, practice, or community “religious”? Should religious freedoms be given more protection under the law than secular ones? What should we do when the exercise of religious freedom collides with the public interest?
8:45a - 9:00a - Welcoming Remarks
- Don Hubin, Director of the Center for Ethics and Human Values
9:00a - 10:30a - Session 1: What (if anything) is special about religious freedom?
- Speakers:
- Jason Josephson-Storm (Religion, Williams College)
- Winnifred F. Sullivan (Religious Studies, Indiana)
- Moderator:
- Sarah Iles Johnston (Classics and Comparative Studies, Ohio State)
11:00a - 12:30p - Session 2: What are the proper limits of religious freedom?
- Speakers:
- Andrew Koppelman (Law, Northwestern),
- Steven D. Smith (Law, San Diego)
- Moderator:
- Isaac Weiner (Center for the Study of Religion and Comparative Studies, Ohio State University)
