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The Mattone Center for Law and Religion at St.

John's University School of Law studies law and religion from domestic, international, and comparative perspectives. CLR hosts academic programs at the University's Queens, Paris, and Rome campuses that draw scholars from around the world and promote dialogue on religion and the state and the role of law in various religious traditions. CLR also hosts CLR Forum (http://ww.clrforum.org), a frequently updated online resource for information about CLR’s programs and law and religion generally. CLR Forum provides a comprehensive compilation of new law and religion scholarship, helpful commentary on law and religion issues in the news and around the web, and a useful list of links to law and religion research centers, blogs, and news sites.

10/27/2026

This fall, the Mattone Center hosted a four-part reading group on C.S. Lewis’s "Mere Christianity," bringing together students and alumni to explore questions of faith, morality, law, and the human experience. Mark Lanier, attorney, scholar, and founder of the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, led the discussions at his firm’s Midtown Manhattan office.

A new post on the Law and Religion Forum reflects on the series and on questions Lewis raises that have particular relevance for lawyers: What can law accomplish—and what can’t it? Can forgiveness coexist with punishment and accountability? When does professional ambition become pride? And what kind of people should lawyers aspire to become?

Read the reflection here:

This fall, the Mattone Center hosted a reading group that brought together students and alumni to explore questions of faith, morality, law, and the human experience through C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity. Mark Lanier, an attorney, scholar, and founder of the Lanier Theological Library in Houston ...

10/26/2026

Check out some important law-and-religion news stories from around the web!

10/19/2026

Check out the latest law-and-religion stories from around the web on our blog!

10/12/2026

Check out the latest law-and-religion stories around the web on our blog!

https://lawandreligionforum.org/2026/10/12/around-the-web-503/

10/06/2026

New on Legal Spirits: Mark Movsesian welcomes back his friend and former colleague, Professor Marc DeGirolami of the Catholic University of America, for a conversation about Marc’s new book, The Constitution of Practice. Listen in! Link in bio.

10/06/2026

Center Director, Mark Movsesian welcomes back his friend and former colleague, Professor Marc DeGirolami of the Catholic University of America, for a conversation about Marc’s new book, The Constitution of Practice. Drawing on questions they have discussed and debated for years, Mark and Marc explore the case for constitutional traditionalism, how it differs from originalism, and what the Supreme Court’s turn to “history and tradition” means for the Establishment Clause. Mark presses Marc on some of the harder questions for a traditionalist approach: how to identify the relevant tradition, what to do about bad traditions, and whether in a country as diverse as the United States constitutional law should leave more room for regional and local variation. Listen in! St. John's University

Mark welcomes back his friend and former colleague, Professor Marc DeGirolami of the Catholic University of America, for a conversation about Marc’s new book, The Constitution of Practice. Drawing on questions they have discussed and debated for years, Mark and Marc explore the case for constituti...

09/29/2026

Last night, the Mattone Center Reading Group held the first meeting of its series on C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity. This semester, attorney and scholar Mark Lanier is leading the group’s discussion. We’re looking forward to continuing the conversation throughout the semester!

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