September 8, 2017
All Day
Thompson Library, 11th Floor
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?
8:45-9:00 AM - Welcoming Remarks
- Don Hubin, Director of the Center for Ethics and Human Values
9:00-10:30 AM - Session 1: What (if anything) is special about religious freedom?
- Speakers:
- Jason Josephson Storm (Religion, Williams College)
- Winnifred F. Sullivan (Religious Studies, Indiana University)
- Moderator:
- Sarah Iles Johnston (Classics and Comparative Studies, Ohio State University)
11:00 AM-12:30 PM - Session 2: What are the proper limits of religious freedom?
- Speakers:
- Andrew Koppelman (Law, Northwestern University)
- Steven D. Smith (Law, University of San Diego)
- Moderator:
- Isaac Weiner (Center for the Study of Religion and Comparative Studies, Ohio State University)