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    • András Sajó on Religious Freedom, Constitutionalism, and Democracy in the Jurisprudence of the Strasbourg Court
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  • Posts
    • The Radical Regime Transformation in Israel Marks the Start of an Intra-Jewish Religious War
    • Challenges and Promises of Artificial Intelligence in Religion
    • Sacralization of AI
    • Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Religious Freedom: Dmytro Vovk’s Testimony before the USCIRF
    • The Great Inventor: In Memoriam Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon
    • Enemies and Brothers
    • The Fight for Rights of Holocaust Survivors—Transforming a Breach of Basic International Humanitarian Law Rights into Individual Compensations Programs
    • See All
  • Conversations
    • The Pope and the War
    • The Constitutional Crisis in Israel: Religious Dimension
    • The Sacralization of AI and the AI-zation of the Sacred
    • The Russia-Ukraine War and Religion: One Year after the Beginning of the Invasion
    • Religion’s Roles in Peacebuilding: The 29th Annual Law and Religion Symposium
    • (Un)friendly Algorithm: Religious Freedom and Digital Technologies
    • Why Religious Freedom Matters to Me: The 2022 Religious Freedom Annual Review
    • Freedom of Religion or Belief and Gender Equality across the OSCE Region
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    • The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at The Supreme Court: Commentary by Paul Gowder
    • Video: The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at the Supreme Court: Commentary by Frederick Mark Gedicks
    • Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance: Comment by Frederick Mark Gedicks
    • Jerry Pankhurst and Alar Kilp on the Russian Orthodox Church and War
    • Frederick Gedicks on Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
    • Nadia Bernaz on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: A Business and Human Rights Perspective
    • Dmytro Vovk on Religion and the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict
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    • Walking the Walk for Everyone in the Community: Andrea Schneider on Religion, Gender, and Negotiation in Jewish Communities
    • Ori Aronson on Religion and the Constitutional Crisis in Israel
    • Nazila Ghanea on Religious Freedom and Gender Equality as Non-Clashing Rights
    • András Sajó on Religious Freedom, Constitutionalism, and Democracy in the Jurisprudence of the Strasbourg Court
    • Brett Scharffs on Teaching Law and Religion Globally
    • Catherine Wanner on Religion in Post-Communist Countries
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Thomas Massaro, S.J., is Professor of Moral Theology at Fordham University in New York City. A Jesuit priest with a Ph.D. in Christian social ethics from Emory University, he teaches and writes on many ethical issues from the perspective of Catholic social thought. His most recent book is Mercy in Action: The Social Teachings of Pope Francis (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018).

Talk About posts by Thomas Massaro:

  • The Renewal of Catholic Social Concerns in Fratelli Tutti

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  • The Pope and the War
  • On Spiritual Resources and Common Homes: A Look at Crimes in Ukraine in Conversation with Raphael Lemkin and Pope Francis
  • The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Pope Francis, and Russia’s War against Ukraine
  • The Constitutional Crisis in Israel: Religious Dimension
  • Walking the Walk for Everyone in the Community: Andrea Schneider on Religion, Gender, and Negotiation in Jewish Communities

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Recent Posts

  • The Pope and the War September 22, 2023
  • On Spiritual Resources and Common Homes: A Look at Crimes in Ukraine in Conversation with Raphael Lemkin and Pope Francis September 20, 2023
  • The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Pope Francis, and Russia’s War against Ukraine September 18, 2023
  • The Constitutional Crisis in Israel: Religious Dimension September 15, 2023
  • Walking the Walk for Everyone in the Community: Andrea Schneider on Religion, Gender, and Negotiation in Jewish Communities September 13, 2023
  • The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at The Supreme Court: Commentary by Paul Gowder September 7, 2023
  • Hybrid Neutrality as the Deadlock: The Pope’s Approach to the Russia-Ukraine War September 3, 2023
  • Pope Francis’s Humanitarian Diplomacy for Ukraine: Between Peacemaking and Geopolitics August 18, 2023
  • Interview: Ori Aronson on Religion and the Constitutional Crisis in Israel August 17, 2023
  • Video: The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at the Supreme Court: Commentary by Frederick Mark Gedicks July 22, 2023

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Anti-Extremism Artificial intelligence Autocephaly Catholic Church Catholicism Chile Church-State Relations Constitutional Space COVID-19 Desmond Tutu Digitalization Discrimination Equality Family Law Fratelli tutti Freedom of Expression Gender Gender Equaility Human Dignity Humanitarian Aid Interfaith Dialogue International Religious Freedom Jewish Law LGBTI+ Marriage Minorities Peacebuilding Pluralism Politics and Religion Refugee Religion and Constitution Religion and Judging Religion and War Religious Autonomy Religious Exemption Religious Freedom Religious persecution Rule of Law Russia Russian Orthodox Church Russian World Secularity Security Ukraine war

Blog Editors

Co-editors:

Dmytro Vovk, Director, Center for the Rule of Law and Religion Studies, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Amy Andrus, Associate Director, International Center  for Law and Religion Studies

Contributing editors:

Jane Wise, Associate Director, International Center  for Law and Religion Studies

Donlu Thayer (blog originator), Senior Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies

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