Mirror of Justice

A blog dedicated to the development of Catholic legal theory.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Supreme Court Decides Head Scarf Title VII Case Against Employer

I have a brief recap of this minor decision over here. The Twitter version:

Motivations, not knowledge, make the engine of antidiscrimination laws hum.

Dorothy Sayers on work and vocation

I imagine many MOJ readers have encountered this before ("Why Work?", by Dorothy Sayers) but, just in case, check it out.  The idea/aspiration of "vocation" has long been a subject of interest at this blog, and Sayers's thoughts are, for me, really helpful.

"Transcending Orthodoxies" conference on academic freedom at Notre Dame

Go here for information about what looks to be a fascinating conference this fall at Notre Dame:

Transcending Orthodoxies:

 Re-examining Academic Freedom in Religiously-Affiliated Colleges and Universities

A reexamination of the secular principle of academic freedom, and a discussion of how a theological understanding might build on and further develop it.