Lecture on Religious Freedom

Stephen L. Carter, acclaimed author and William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale University, will give a talk titled "Religious Freedom and the Inadequacy of Conscience" on April 11. At Yale, where he has taught since 1982, his courses include law and religion, the ethics of war, contracts, evidence, and professional responsibility. He is the author of "The Violence of Peace: America's Wars in the Age of Obama," "God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics," "Civility: Manners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy," "The Dissent of the Governed: A Meditation on Law, Religion, and Loyalty," "The Confirmation Mess: Cleaning up the Federal Appointments Process," and "The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion."   Carter writes a column for Bloomberg View and is a regular contributor to Newsweek and The Daily Beast. A blogger about professional football for The Washington Post, Carter also writes fiction. His novel, "The Emperor of Ocean Park," was on The New York Times best-seller list for 11 weeks. His next novel, "The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln," will be published this year. His novella, "The Hereditary Thurifer," recently appeared in the crime anthology, "The Dark End of the Street." Formerly a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and for Judge Spottswood W. Robinson III, of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Carter is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale Law School. A reception will follow the lecture. For more information or to request disability accommodations, contact cua-leadership@cua.edu.