COMPAS Conference on 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?

8:45-9:00 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)