Reminder: John Witte, Jr. to Discuss the Protestant Reformation, Nov. 5—Dispatch November 3, 2015

On Thursday, November 5 at 3 p.m., legal scholar John Witte, Jr. will discuss the Protestant Reformation’s enduring impact on Western life, law and learning.

The Protestant Reformation brought “sweeping changes to constitutional order, criminal law, family law, and the laws of education and social welfare,” says Witte. In anticipation of the 500^th anniversary of Luther’s Reformation, the time is appropriate to evaluate the consequences of those changes and their legacy today, Witte says. Witte’s research at the Library has focused on the legal teachings of the Protestant Reformation.  

John Witte is a specialist in legal history, marriage law and religious liberty. His publications include 220 articles, 15 journal symposia and 27 books. Currently the Robert W. Woodruff University Professor of Law; Alonzo L. McDonald Family Distinguished Professor; and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion—all at Emory University—Witte has formerly been in residence at the Kluge Center as the Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History and as a distinguished visiting scholar. He currently serves on the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

What: “From Gospel to Law: The Lutheran Reformation and its Impact on Law, Politics, and Society”, a lecture by Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the North John Witte, Jr., hosted by The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress.

When: Thursday, November 5, at 3:00 p.m. – note earlier start time

Where: Room LJ-119, 1^st Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C.

Free and open to the public. Tickets are not needed. A reception follows.

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