Description

The next Law & Religion (L&R) Speaker Series will be a Panel discussion based on Dr Joel Harrison’s book “Post-Liberal Religious Liberty: Forming Communities of Charity“.

Abstract:

Under perhaps dominant liberal egalitarian accounts,  religious liberty claims are often rejected when faced with competing individual interests. The state is characterised as neutral, secular, and protecting us against the liberty-constraining acts of religions. Joel Harrison argues that this account is rooted in a theologically derived narrative of secularisation: it rests on a specific construction of ‘secular’ and ‘religious’ spheres. He contends that it can be challenged by an alternative theological, political, and legal vision. Drawing from Christian thought, from St Augustine to John Milbank, Harrison develops a post-liberal focus on association. Religious liberty, he argues, facilitates creating communities seeking solidarity, fraternity, and charity – goals that are central to our common good.

Speakers:

• Dr Arif Jamal (Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore) – Moderator
• Dr Joel Harrison (Sydney Law School, University of Sydney) – Author
• Dr Daniel Goh (Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore)
• Dr Tan Seow Hon (Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University)

Date/Time: Thursday 20 May 2021, 11.00 AM (SGT) (90mins)

Venue: via Zoom

Register HERE.

View the Flyer HERE.

This Speaker Series is part of the CALS Law & Religion (L&R) in Asia Cluster and is organised by the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (Faculty of Law, NUS). The L&R Cluster aims to lead ground-breaking research on the interaction between law and religion both in Asia and globally utilising contextual and inter-disciplinary approaches. To find out more, click HERE.

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