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In today’s episode, renowned academic and legal scholar Professor Joseph H.H. Weiler speaks with Matt about The Trial of Jesus – connecting the historical event as a lens for understanding justice, religious pluralism, and democracy. The examination leads us through the limits of state neutrality in matters of faith, the balance between freedom of and from religion, and the evolving role of digital platforms. Professor Weiler shares perspectives from his extensive legal scholarship while reflecting on the intersection of theology, democracy, and technological change in our modern world. An incredibly poignant episode that is a must-listen.
Note: This episode was recorded in Dec 2024.
Links & References:
References:
- The Trial of Jesus - First Things | By J.H.H. Weiler
- Sanhedrin trial of Jesus - Wikipedia
- The Christian Europe by J.H.H. Weiler | Una Europa cristiana - Ediciones Encuentro
- “La Rochefoucauld voice in our ear” | François de La Rochefoucauld (writer) - Wikipedia
- Nostra aetate [EN]
- Second Vatican Council - Wikipedia
- “imitatio Dei” | Imitation of God - Wikipedia
- Lautsi v. Italy - Wikipedia
- "Laïque” (FR) = “secular”
- European Convention on Human Rights
- Statement of Micah | Why Micah 6:8? | Westmont College
- Guarini Colloquium on Legal Controls of Digital Platforms | NYU School of Law
- SALVIFIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
- Voltairean - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
- Olga Tokarczuk - Wikipedia
- Telos - Wikipedia “goal”
Bios:
J.H.H. Weiler is University Professor at the NYU Law School and a Senior Fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard. He served previously as President of the European University Institute, Florence. Prof. Weiler is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of International Law (EJIL) and the International Journal of Constitutional Law (ICON). Among his Honorary Doctorates there is one in Theology awarded by the Catholic University of America. In 2022, he received the Ratzinger Prize awarded by Pope Francis.
J.H.H.’s Links:
- J.H.H. Weiler - Biography | NYU School of Law
- Freedom Of and From Religion in Democracies by J.H.H. Weiler | Combinations Magazine by RxC
Matt Prewitt (he/him) is a lawyer, technologist, and writer. He is the President of the RadicalxChange Foundation.
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Production Credits:
- Produced by G. Angela Corpus.
- Co-Produced and Audio Engineered by Aaron Benavides.
- Executive Produced by G. Angela Corpus and Matt Prewitt.
- Intro/Outro music by MagnusMoone, “Wind in the Willows,” is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
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