Interactions – A Law and Religion Podcast

In this season of Interactions, Terri Montague, and Brandon Paradise, engage with contemporary leaders and social change agents regarding the influence and convergence of Christianity, the law, and racial justice. Today's guest is Reverend Bernice King, the daughter of Corretta Scott and Martin Luther King Jr, a social activist in her own right and regularly speaks truth to power. Additionally, as the CEO of the King Center, Dr. King teaches the principles of nonviolent resistance, honors and shares her father's legacy, and protects against its misuse. This podcast is produced by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in collaboration with Canopy Forum.

Bernice King: The King Center [https://thekingcenter.org/]

Center for the Study of Law and Religion: Center for the Study of Law and Religion | Emory University School of Law | Atlanta, GA [https://cslr.law.emory.edu/]

Canopy Forum: Canopy Forum [https://canopyforum.org/]

In this season of Interactions, Terri Montague, and Brandon Paradise, engage with contemporary leaders and social change agents regarding the influence and convergence of Christianity, the law, and racial justice. Today's guest is Reverend Bernice King, the daughter of Corretta Scott and Martin Luther King Jr, a social activist in her own right and regularly speaks truth to power. Additionally, as the CEO of the King Center, Dr. King teaches the principles of nonviolent resistance, honors and shares her father's legacy, and protects against its misuse. This podcast is produced by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in collaboration with Canopy Forum.

Bernice King: The King Center [https://thekingcenter.org/]

Center for the Study of Law and Religion: Center for the Study of Law and Religion | Emory University School of Law | Atlanta, GA [https://cslr.law.emory.edu/]

Canopy Forum: Canopy Forum [https://canopyforum.org/]

In this season of Interactions, Terri Montague, and Brandon Paradise, engage with contemporary leaders and social change agents regarding the influence and convergence of Christianity, the law, and racial justice. Today's guest is Reverend Doctor Kelly Brown Douglas, the Canon Theologian at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, author of several books, and the president of Episcopal Divinity School. Douglas is also a leading scholar of womanist theology, social justice, sexuality, and the Black Church, as well as racial reconciliation. This podcast is produced by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in collaboration with Canopy Forum.

Kelly Brown Douglas: Episcopal Divinity School [https://www.eds.edu/about/staff-and-board/rev-dr-kelly-brown-douglas-bio]

Center for the Study of Law and Religion: Center for the Study of Law and Religion | Emory University School of Law | Atlanta, GA [https://cslr.law.emory.edu/]

Canopy Forum: Canopy Forum [https://canopyforum.org/]

In this season of Interactions, Terri Montague, and Brandon Paradise, engage with contemporary leaders and social change agents regarding the influence and convergence of Christianity, the law, and racial justice. Today's guest is Reverend Doctor Kelly Brown Douglas, the Canon Theologian at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, author of several books, and the president of Episcopal Divinity School. Douglas is also a leading scholar of womanist theology, social justice, sexuality, and the Black Church, as well as racial reconciliation. This podcast is produced by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in collaboration with Canopy Forum.

Kelly Brown Douglas: Episcopal Divinity School [https://www.eds.edu/about/staff-and-board/rev-dr-kelly-brown-douglas-bio]

Center for the Study of Law and Religion: Center for the Study of Law and Religion | Emory University School of Law | Atlanta, GA [https://cslr.law.emory.edu/]

Canopy Forum: Canopy Forum [https://canopyforum.org/]

In this season of Interactions, Terri Montague and Brandon Paradise, engage with contemporary leaders and social change agents regarding the influence and convergence of Christianity, the law, and racial justice. Today's guest is Bryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama, and the author of the 2014 memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.This book was adapted for film in 2019 and features Michael B Jordan. Stevenson is also the creator of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, and a winner of a MacArthur Genius Grant. This podcast is produced by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in collaboration with Canopy Forum. [https://canopyforum.org/]

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Bryan Stevenson: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson [https://justmercy.eji.org/]

Center for the Study of Law and Religion: Center for the Study of Law and Religion | Emory University School of Law | Atlanta, GA [https://cslr.law.emory.edu/]

Canopy Forum: Canopy Forum [https://canopyforum.org/]

In this episode, we hear from Matthew P. Cavedon, the Robert Pool Fellow in Law and Religion at Emory's Center for the Study of Law and Religion, and a Senior Lecturer at Emory Law School.

His recent book, "From the Pope's Hands to Indigenous Lands: Alexander VI in Spanish Imperialism," explores the historical impact of "inter caetera"– a papal bull issued in 1493 with wide-ranging influence on Spanish Christendom and the Catholic Church's stronghold on the New World at the cusp of modern imperialism.

The book seeks to shed light on the influence of notable clergymen and social reformers, including Bartolomé de Las Casas, and their efforts to advocate for indigenous rights. Matt's work meticulously contextualizes these contested stories and sheds light on the nuance of lived experience under Spanish Imperialism.

* From the Pope's Hand to Indigenous Lands: From the Pope's Hand to Indigenous Lands [https://brill.com/display/title/68862]

* Matthew P. Cavedon faculty page:Robert Pool Fellow in Law and Religion | Emory University School of Law | Atlanta, GA [https://cslr.law.emory.edu/people/cslr-leadership/cavedon-matthew.html]

* CSLR Website:Center for the Study of Law and Religion | Emory University School of Law | Atlanta, GA [https://cslr.law.emory.edu/]

Today's guest is John Witte, Jr. — Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor of Religion, and Faculty Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. A specialist in Legal History, Human Rights, Religious Freedom, Marriage and Family Law, and Law and Religion, he has published more than 300 articles, 19 journal symposia, and 45 books. As the latest addition to this large body of work, Witte's new book —Table Talks—is a collection of short reflections on what he calls "the weightier matters of law and religion." It was published Open Access through Brill Academic Press earlier this year and is intended for both law students and the broader public.

In this conversation, we talk with John about the inspiration for the book, his advice for students, and the role of academics in public discourse, among other topics.

* Table Talks (Open Access): https://brill.com/display/title/64126

* John Witte, Jr. faculty page: https://law.emory.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/witte-profile.html

* John Witte, Jr. website: https://www.johnwittejr.com/

* CSLR Website: https://cslr.law.emory.edu/

Today's guest is Deepa Das Acevedo, Associate Professor of Law at Emory University. In this episode, we talk about her forthcoming book from Oxford University Press, "The Battle for Sabarimala: Religion, Law, and Gender in Contemporary India." The book tells the complex and ongoing story of the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, India —–a site of heated dispute over gender equality, religious freedom, and religion-state relations. Drawing on more than a decade's worth of research, the book delves into the intersection of anthropology and law, providing innovative solutions that effectively navigate the intricate legal landscape of the temple, while also contextualizing it within the larger framework of Indian and constitutional law.

In this conversation, we cover a lot of ground, including the background and historical importance of the Sabarimala Temple, why recent disputes can be considered a turning point for the Indian judiciary, and the relationship between anthropology and law.

* Deepa Das Acevedo faculty page: https://law.emory.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/acevedo-profile.html

* Deepa Das Acevedo website: https://www.deepadasacevedo.com/

In this episode, we hear from Michael Broyde, a law professor at Emory Law School,  and Berman Projects director at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion. 

Recently, Professor Broyde has turned his scholarly attention to the potential impacts of artificial intelligence on law and religion.  He and the Center's Executive Director Whittney Barth have convened a working group on law, religion, and AI, that includes faculty from institutions around the world. The Center is also involved in two scholarly publishing projects related to law, religion, and AI. One is a symposium issue of the Journal of Law and Religion, published by Cambridge University Press, and the other is a special issue of the journal LAWS, published by MDPI with Michael Broyde and Whittney Barth as co-editors. You can visit the Center's website for more information.

In a Work in Progress session at the Center, Professor Broyde shared his most recent work: "AI and Jewish Law: Seeing How ChatGPT 4.0 Looks at a Novel Issue." During the talk, he explores the translation capabilities of Chat GPT 4.0 from Hebrew to English, how well Chat GPT 4.0 analyzed a novel issue for Jewish Law when prompted with a curated set of sources, and some of the implications of this and future technological developments for Jewish Law as well as for the American federal courts. After his remarks, we will hear from a few audience members as the floor opens for a wider discussion of the implications of this research.

In a special episode of the Interactions podcast, Whittney Barth and John Bernau sat down to discuss some of the report's main findings with three distinguished guests: Rev. Dr. Ted Smith, Rev. Caroline Magee, and Rev. Ingrid McIntyre. While our guests were not involved in the study, we brought them in to talk about three themes that emerged from the study, including the nature of theological education, the role of a pastor versus the role of a lawyer, and ministers' interactions with government.

CSLR would like to thank the Lilly Endowment, Inc., for their generous support of the Center's law and ministry study. Our executive producer is Eythen Anthony. Our theme music is "Elevator Pitch" by Shane Ivers from silvermansound.com. To learn more about Center for the Study of Law and Religion and the study on law and ministry, please visit cslr.law.emory.edu