Conference to explore theology in the globalized world

A conference that will explore theologically influenced state policies will be held on campus Oct. 11-12.

The interdisciplinary conference, “The Place of Theology in the Liberal State and the Globalized World,” will be held at the UW Law School, 975 Bascom Mall, in Godfrey & Kahn Hall (room 2260). The two-day event is free and no registration is required.

Panelists and speakers are noted scholars from disciplines including philosophy, theology, history and law. They will discuss such topics as the Bush administration’s stand on church-based welfare, and the impact of theology on both liberal and non-liberal states, such as Israel and Iran.

The event is sponsored by the Project for Law and the Humanities, with support from the Anonymous Fund, the Institute for Legal Studies, the Religious Studies Program, the UW Law School, the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, Edgewood College and the University Book Store.

Sessions begin at 9 a.m. on both days, and end at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12. A program describing the panels and listing speakers and topics is available at and will be updated as events are finalized.

The conference papers will appear in a book that will be edited by the conference organizers Leonard Kaplan, professor of law, and Charles Cohen, professor of history and religious studies. The book will be published by the University of Wisconsin Press.

For more information, contact Pam Hollenhorst, assistant director, Institute of Legal Studies, (608) 265-2804; pshollen@facstaff.wisc.edu.