| Schedule of Events | |
9AM - 10AM |
Check-In Continental Breakfast |
10AM - 12pm | Foreign Elections Panel |
12PM - 1:15PM | Lunch |
1:30PM - 3:30PM |
American Elections Panel |
3:45PM - 4:45PM |
Keynote Address Cole Durham |
5pm | Dinner |
| For more information or to RSVP, please contact Paige Renaghan at bclaw.alumni@bc.edu |
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| Symposium 2008 | ||
| Electing Faith: The Intersection of Law and Religion in Politics Around the World |
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2008 * 9am-5pm * East Wing Room 120 Boston College Law School | 885 Centre Street | Newton, MA 02459 |
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The symposium will bring together scholars from multiple nations to discuss and debate the influence of religion on elections and legislation. Throughout the build up to the 2008 presidential election, questions of faith in public life have been at the fore front. The impact of former Governor Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith was the subject of speculation, as was the role of religion among the Democratic candidates. Now that we are in the middle of primary season, faith continues to be very important, as former Governor Mike Huckabee has built his campaign on appealing to evangelical Christians. In its symposium this year, the Boston College Law School Law and Religion Program is focusing on the issue of faith in elections and law, both in the United States and abroad. The symposium will feature two panels: the morning panel addressing elections, law and religion internationally and the afternoon panel addressing elections, law and religion in this nation. Cole Durham, a noted academic in this area from Brigham Young University, will give the keynote address. |
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Morning Panel Afternoon Panel
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