"The Vocation of the Christian Law Professor"

Greetings from rainy Washington, D.C., where hundreds of law teachers are gathered for the Annual Meeting of the AALS and other assorted events.  Last night, thanks to the Law Professor Christian Fellowship -- one of Prof. Bob Cochran's many gifts to the legal academy -- and the Lumen Christi Institute, I had the pleasure of gathering with some friends and colleagues (including several MOJ-ers) to hear thoughtful reflections on the "Vocation of the Christian Law Professor" from Prof. Barbara Armacost (U. Va.) and Dean Rob Vischer (St. Thomas).  After the presentatations, the participants were led in Evening Prayer by Fr. Paul Rourke, S.J., who serves as chaplain at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Both presenters shared experiences and reflections relating to the project of making our work as law teachers -- service, scholarship, and teaching -- appropriately student-centered and allowing it to be pervasively animated and inspired by what Prof. Armacost called "kingdom values", including justice and "shalom."  I'd welcome reflections and reactions from others who attended.

Thanks especially to Bob Cochran and Michael Moreland for putting the event together!