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Academic Freedom & Religious Expression:
A Legal Perspective

John C. Eastman

In the face of a pervasively secular cultural and intellectual climate, particularly in the university world, the noted Berkeley sociologist, Robert Bellah, observed, "If we do not recover the language and practice of Christianity . . . not only can we not contribute to a genuine pluralism, but we will be lost in the wilderness of decayed traditions" (from Postmodern Theology: Christian Faith in a Pluralist World). Can we, as Christians, "recover the use of our language" so as to thoughtfully and candidly engage ideas considered alien to the very core of Christian understanding? And can this engagement take place within the curricular life of the mainstream academy? Such issues pervade this presentation.

John C. Eastman, Ph.D., J.D., is Professor of Law, Chapman University, and Director, The Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence; he filed amicus briefs on behalf of the Institute in the School Vouchers case, the Boy Scouts case, and the Pledge of Allegiance case before the Ninth Circuit; relevant publications include, "Stare Decisis: Conservatism's One-Way Ratchet Problem," in Bradley Watson, ed.; The Courts and the Culture Wars (Lexington Books, 2002); "We Are a Religious People Whose Institutions Presuppose A Supreme Being" (Nexus, 2000).

Program recording date and length: 10-11-03 ~ 27 Minutes

Order Catalog No.: 3842