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Peer Reviewed, Open Access Journal. Covers Law & Religion across the South Pacific. Submissions welcome: www.ausjlr.com or e-mail editorsAJLR@gmail.com

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In the new Volume 6 of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion, Salim Farrar considers how Islamic Higher Education Institutions can be accommodated in the West. Free to read online: ausjlr.com/wp-content/u...

19.11.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the new issue of the AJLR (Volume 6), Renae Barker and Tania Pagotto discuss how to model the relationship between government and religion across nation-states. Read for free here: ausjlr.com/wp-content/u...

12.11.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy to announce the release of Volume 6 of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion! Always free to submit and read as an Open Access journal. Issue is here: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/

03.11.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 Conference β€” The Australian Association for the Study of Religion

The Australian Association for the Study of Religion has circulated a Call for Papers for its 2025 conference: www.aasr.org.au/2025-confere...

04.08.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Australian Journal of Law and Religion Collaboration: Rise of the Nones" - Canopy Forum Treachery Beach, Australia by Chris Prior (CC BY-SA 4.0). The Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University and Canopy Forum, in collaboration with the Australian Journal of Law and Rel...

The Australian Journal of Law and Religion and Canopy Forum teamed up recently for a special project on "The Rise of the Nones". Check it out here: canopyforum.org/australian-j...

16.07.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Call for Entries: 2025 Law and Religion Essay Competition - School of Law and Justice 2025-Law-and-Religion-Essay-Competition

The submission deadline of 1 June for the USQ 2025 Law & Religion Essay Competition is fast approaching. The winner gets $ 500 and an opportunity to publish in the AJLR. Details: lawfully.unisq.edu.au/call-for-ent...

08.05.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Volume 5, Benjamin Saunders reviews Robert Cochran's book The Servant Lawyer, on how to practice law as a Christian. It has relevant insights for any practitioner, but especially religious ones. Read more for free online: doi.org/10.55803/L033Q

17.04.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Volume 5, our co-editor Alex Deagon reviews the significant 864 page (!!!) Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law, edited by John Witte Jr. and Rafael Domingo. Free to read online here: doi.org/10.55803/M627S

07.04.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Free to read online, in Volume 5 we have a review of Michael Bird's book 'Religious Freedom in a Secular Age', by Jacob Carson. You can access the review here: doi.org/10.55803/I822X

20.03.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As part of Volume 5 we are pleased to present our very first interview, with esteemed former Australian High Court Justice Michael Kirby, who generously shares his thoughts and experiences on faith, sexuality and the law. Free to read online here: doi.org/10.55803/G096B

12.03.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Free to read online in the latest volume of the AJLR, Joseph Lee tackles the vexed question of how insurance works in compensation claims for abuse in religious institutions: doi.org/10.55803/X128V.

25.02.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the latest issue of the AJLR, Rosemary Teele Langford and Malcolm Anderson consider the important question of how to improve governance of religious charities. Free to read online here: doi.org/10.55803/J120P.

25.02.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Working on something in the area of law and religion? We’d love to consider it for issues # 6 and # 7 of the AJLR! See our 2025 Call for Papers here: www.ausjlr.com

12.02.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In this surrejoinder, Neil Foster continues the debate on whether exemptions in state anti-discrimination laws impose different burdens on religious schools compared to the Cth Sex Discrimination Act, and are unconstitutional. Read for free in the new issue of the AJLR: doi.org/10.55803/U458I

12.02.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the just-released Volume 5 (doi.org/10.55803/A317B) of the AJLR, Brady Earley provides a fascinating discussion of religious exemptions in ancient China, and what they can teach us about religious exemptions today. Read it online for free: doi.org/10.55803/T163B

05.02.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Issue # 5 of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion.

Cover of Issue # 5 of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion.

Issue # 5 of the AJLR has now been published: ausjlr.com/issue-archive/ (complete issue DOI: doi.org/10.55803/A317B). We’re delighted to report that this issue’s Special Topic Forum on The Rise of the Nones has been co-published with Canopy Forum (canopyforum.org/australian-j...). #lawandreligion

30.01.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mattone Center for Law and Religion Established in 2010, the Mattone Center for Law and Religion at St. John’s Law provides a forum for studying law and religion from domestic, international, and comparative perspectives with the aim of...

Congratulations to the Mattone Center for Law and Religion on the launch of its new YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/@MattoneCent..., continuing the precedent set by the informative Legal Spirits podcast. #lawandreligion

18.01.2025 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The new Federal privacy tort and religious freedom In the closing Parliamentary days of 2024, the Australian Federal Parliament created a new statutory privacy tort action, which may have a significant impact on churches and other religious groups.…

In a recent post on his Law and Religion Australia blog, (lawandreligionaustralia.blog/2025/01/03/t...) Neil Foster raises interesting questions about the new privacy tort and religious freedom. We’d be interested to see research articles about this submitted to the AJLR. #religiousfreedom #privacy

12.01.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Queensland Atlas of Religion – QLD Atlas of Religion

Congratulations to the State Library of Queensland and the University of Queensland for completing the first iteration of the Queensland Atlas of Religion: qareligion.com.au It’s an impressive achievement and a great resource for scholars!

16.12.2024 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2024 (19 of 2024) | Parliament of TasmaniaClose searchClose searchSubmit searchToggle searchOpen menuClose menuParliament of Tasmania ho...

This week, Tasmania finally abolished the crime of blasphemy

I have previously written in @ausjlr.bsky.social and @aunz.theconversation.com about the need for all states to abolish this outdated and prejudiced offence

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14.12.2024 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

If you're a graduate student doing work in law and religion, talk to your supervisor about turning a chapter of your thesis or dissertation into an article for the open-access and interdisciplinary Australian Journal of Law and Religion. #lawandreligion

10.12.2024 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Australian Journal of Law and Religion is happy to join Bluesky!

07.12.2024 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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